ResNet18: Optimized for Qualcomm Devices
ResNet18 is a machine learning model that can classify images from the Imagenet dataset. It can also be used as a backbone in building more complex models for specific use cases.
This is based on the implementation of ResNet18 found here. This repository contains pre-exported model files optimized for Qualcomm® devices. You can use the Qualcomm® AI Hub Models library to export with custom configurations. More details on model performance across various devices, can be found here.
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Getting Started
There are two ways to deploy this model on your device:
Option 1: Download Pre-Exported Models
Below are pre-exported model assets ready for deployment.
| Runtime | Precision | Chipset | SDK Versions | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONNX | float | Universal | QAIRT 2.45, ONNX Runtime 1.25.0 | Download |
| ONNX | w8a8 | Universal | QAIRT 2.45, ONNX Runtime 1.25.0 | Download |
| QNN_DLC | float | Universal | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Universal | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| TFLITE | float | Universal | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| TFLITE | w8a8 | Universal | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
For more device-specific assets and performance metrics, visit ResNet18 on Qualcomm® AI Hub.
Option 2: Export with Custom Configurations
Use the Qualcomm® AI Hub Models Python library to compile and export the model with your own:
- Custom weights (e.g., fine-tuned checkpoints)
- Custom input shapes
- Target device and runtime configurations
This option is ideal if you need to customize the model beyond the default configuration provided here.
See our repository for ResNet18 on GitHub for usage instructions.
Model Details
Model Type: Model_use_case.image_classification
Model Stats:
- Model checkpoint: Imagenet
- Input resolution: 224x224
- Number of parameters: 11.7M
- Model size (float): 44.6 MB
- Model size (w8a8): 11.3 MB
Performance Summary
| Model | Runtime | Precision | Chipset | Inference Time (ms) | Peak Memory Range (MB) | Primary Compute Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ResNet18 | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 0.513 ms | 2 - 2 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | 1.019 ms | 22 - 22 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 0.775 ms | 0 - 38 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 1.839 ms | 1 - 39 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 1.051 ms | 0 - 142 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 1.839 ms | 1 - 39 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 1.696 ms | 1 - 3 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 0.557 ms | 0 - 28 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 0.616 ms | 0 - 24 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 0.616 ms | 0 - 24 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 | 1.019 ms | 22 - 22 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | w8a8 | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 0.308 ms | 1 - 1 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | w8a8 | Snapdragon® X Elite | 0.497 ms | 11 - 11 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 0.414 ms | 0 - 54 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 0.75 ms | 0 - 54 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS6490 | 1.91 ms | 0 - 3 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 0.546 ms | 0 - 102 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 0.75 ms | 0 - 54 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 0.359 ms | 0 - 24 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile | 0.646 ms | 0 - 33 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 0.342 ms | 0 - 25 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 0.655 ms | 0 - 3 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690 | 3.114 ms | 0 - 36 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790 | 0.646 ms | 0 - 33 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 0.359 ms | 0 - 24 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | ONNX | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 | 0.497 ms | 11 - 11 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 0.661 ms | 1 - 1 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | 1.443 ms | 1 - 1 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 0.91 ms | 0 - 34 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 2.433 ms | 0 - 37 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® QCS8275 | 5.839 ms | 1 - 24 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 1.322 ms | 1 - 40 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® SA8775P | 1.932 ms | 1 - 25 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® SA8650P | 1.932 ms | 1 - 25 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® SA8255P | 1.932 ms | 1 - 25 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 2.433 ms | 0 - 37 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 1.816 ms | 1 - 3 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 0.599 ms | 1 - 25 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® SA7255P | 5.839 ms | 1 - 24 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 0.707 ms | 1 - 24 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 2.32 ms | 1 - 20 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 0.707 ms | 1 - 24 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 | 1.443 ms | 1 - 1 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 0.304 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Snapdragon® X Elite | 0.616 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 0.41 ms | 0 - 47 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 0.741 ms | 0 - 53 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS6490 | 2.035 ms | 2 - 4 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS8275 | 1.327 ms | 0 - 24 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 0.543 ms | 0 - 3 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8775P | 0.722 ms | 0 - 26 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8650P | 0.722 ms | 0 - 26 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8255P | 0.722 ms | 0 - 26 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 0.741 ms | 0 - 53 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 0.308 ms | 0 - 22 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile | 0.677 ms | 0 - 32 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 0.276 ms | 0 - 24 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 0.615 ms | 2 - 4 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690 | 3.228 ms | 0 - 33 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA7255P | 1.327 ms | 0 - 24 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 0.962 ms | 0 - 22 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790 | 0.677 ms | 0 - 32 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 0.308 ms | 0 - 22 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 | 0.616 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 0.919 ms | 0 - 59 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 2.457 ms | 0 - 60 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® QCS8275 | 5.829 ms | 0 - 26 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 1.319 ms | 0 - 3 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA8775P | 1.918 ms | 0 - 29 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA8650P | 1.918 ms | 0 - 29 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA8255P | 1.918 ms | 0 - 29 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 2.457 ms | 0 - 60 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 1.79 ms | 0 - 25 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 0.591 ms | 0 - 27 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA7255P | 5.829 ms | 0 - 26 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 0.704 ms | 0 - 25 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 2.279 ms | 0 - 21 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 0.704 ms | 0 - 25 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 0.294 ms | 0 - 47 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 0.603 ms | 0 - 51 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS6490 | 1.738 ms | 0 - 13 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS8275 | 1.031 ms | 0 - 23 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 0.386 ms | 0 - 1 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8775P | 0.558 ms | 0 - 25 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8650P | 0.558 ms | 0 - 25 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8255P | 0.558 ms | 0 - 25 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 0.603 ms | 0 - 51 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 0.245 ms | 0 - 22 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile | 0.546 ms | 0 - 31 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 0.221 ms | 0 - 24 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 0.468 ms | 0 - 13 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690 | 2.797 ms | 0 - 31 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA7255P | 1.031 ms | 0 - 23 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 0.777 ms | 0 - 21 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790 | 0.546 ms | 0 - 31 MB | NPU |
| ResNet18 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 0.245 ms | 0 - 22 MB | NPU |
License
- The license for the original implementation of ResNet18 can be found here.
References
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