diff --git a/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/_memory/_buffer.pyx b/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/_memory/_buffer.pyx
index 09179ef288..bd1f364732 100644
--- a/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/_memory/_buffer.pyx
+++ b/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/_memory/_buffer.pyx
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 cimport cython
-from libc.stdint cimport uintptr_t
+from libc.stdint cimport uint8_t, uint16_t, uint32_t, uintptr_t
+from cpython.buffer cimport PyObject_GetBuffer, PyBuffer_Release, Py_buffer, PyBUF_SIMPLE
 
 from cuda.bindings cimport cydriver
 from cuda.core.experimental._memory._device_memory_resource cimport DeviceMemoryResource
@@ -232,65 +233,27 @@ cdef class Buffer:
 
         """
         cdef Stream s_stream = Stream_accept(stream)
-        cdef unsigned char c_value8
-        cdef unsigned short c_value16
-        cdef unsigned int c_value32
-        cdef size_t N
-        cdef size_t width
-        cdef unsigned int int_value
-
-        # Get fill pattern from value
+
+        # Handle int case: 1-byte fill with automatic overflow checking.
         if isinstance(value, int):
-            # We define the int input to mean a 1-byte pattern.
-            # Match int.to_bytes(1, "little") behavior: raise OverflowError if not in [0, 256).
-            if value < 0 or value >= 256:
-                raise OverflowError("int value must be in range [0, 256)")
-            width = 1
-            int_value = <unsigned int>value
-        else:
-            try:
-                mv = memoryview(value)
-            except TypeError:
-                raise TypeError(
-                    f"value must be an int or support the buffer protocol, got {type(value).__name__}"
-                ) from None
-            width = mv.nbytes
-
-            # Validate width early to avoid copying/processing large invalid inputs.
-            if width not in (1, 2, 4):
-                raise ValueError(f"value must be 1, 2, or 4 bytes, got {width}")
-
-            # Convert to a 1-D view of bytes.
-            #
-            # Note: NumPy scalar memoryviews are 0-D, and int.from_bytes(mv, ...) errors with
-            # "0-dim memory has no length". Casting to 'B' gives us a byte-addressable view.
-            try:
-                int_value = int.from_bytes(mv.cast("B"), "little")
-            except TypeError:
-                int_value = int.from_bytes(mv.tobytes(), "little")
-
-        # Validate buffer size modulus.
-        cdef size_t buffer_size = self._size
-        if buffer_size % width != 0:
-            raise ValueError(f"buffer size ({buffer_size}) must be divisible by {width}")
-
-        # Perform fill based on width
-        cdef cydriver.CUstream s = s_stream._handle
-        if width == 1:
-            c_value8 = <unsigned char>int_value
-            N = buffer_size
-            with nogil:
-                HANDLE_RETURN(cydriver.cuMemsetD8Async(<cydriver.CUdeviceptr>self._ptr, c_value8, N, s))
-        elif width == 2:
-            c_value16 = <unsigned short>int_value
-            N = buffer_size // 2
-            with nogil:
-                HANDLE_RETURN(cydriver.cuMemsetD16Async(<cydriver.CUdeviceptr>self._ptr, c_value16, N, s))
-        else:  # width == 4
-            c_value32 = <unsigned int>int_value
-            N = buffer_size // 4
-            with nogil:
-                HANDLE_RETURN(cydriver.cuMemsetD32Async(<cydriver.CUdeviceptr>self._ptr, c_value32, N, s))
+            Buffer_fill_uint8(self, value, s_stream._handle)
+            return
+
+        # Handle bytes case: direct pointer access without intermediate objects.
+        if isinstance(value, bytes):
+            Buffer_fill_from_ptr(self, <const char*><bytes>value, len(value), s_stream._handle)
+            return
+
+        # General buffer protocol path using C buffer API.
+        cdef Py_buffer buf
+        if PyObject_GetBuffer(value, &buf, PyBUF_SIMPLE) != 0:
+            raise TypeError(
+                f"value must be an int or support the buffer protocol, got {type(value).__name__}"
+            )
+        try:
+            Buffer_fill_from_ptr(self, <const char*>buf.buf, buf.len, s_stream._handle)
+        finally:
+            PyBuffer_Release(&buf)
 
     def __dlpack__(
         self,
@@ -419,6 +382,36 @@ cdef inline void Buffer_close(Buffer self, stream):
         self._alloc_stream = None
 
 
+cdef inline void Buffer_fill_uint8(Buffer self, uint8_t value, cydriver.CUstream s):
+    with nogil:
+        HANDLE_RETURN(cydriver.cuMemsetD8Async(<cydriver.CUdeviceptr>self._ptr, value, self._size, s))
+
+
+cdef inline void Buffer_fill_from_ptr(
+    Buffer self, const char* ptr, size_t width, cydriver.CUstream s
+) except *:
+    cdef size_t buffer_size = self._size
+
+    if width == 1:
+        with nogil:
+            HANDLE_RETURN(cydriver.cuMemsetD8Async(
+                <cydriver.CUdeviceptr>self._ptr, (<uint8_t*>ptr)[0], buffer_size, s))
+    elif width == 2:
+        if buffer_size & 0x1:
+            raise ValueError(f"buffer size ({buffer_size}) must be divisible by 2")
+        with nogil:
+            HANDLE_RETURN(cydriver.cuMemsetD16Async(
+                <cydriver.CUdeviceptr>self._ptr, (<uint16_t*>ptr)[0], buffer_size // 2, s))
+    elif width == 4:
+        if buffer_size & 0x3:
+            raise ValueError(f"buffer size ({buffer_size}) must be divisible by 4")
+        with nogil:
+            HANDLE_RETURN(cydriver.cuMemsetD32Async(
+                <cydriver.CUdeviceptr>self._ptr, (<uint32_t*>ptr)[0], buffer_size // 4, s))
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f"value must be 1, 2, or 4 bytes, got {width}")
+
+
 cdef Buffer_init_mem_attrs(Buffer self):
     if not self._mem_attrs_inited:
         query_memory_attrs(self._mem_attrs, self._ptr)