MobileFaceNet: Optimized for Qualcomm Devices
MobileFaceNet is an efficient CNN that maps a 112x112 face image to a compact 128-dimensional embedding. Two embeddings are compared via cosine similarity to determine whether they belong to the same person, achieving 99.48% accuracy on the LFW benchmark. The model uses depthwise-separable convolutions and inverted residual blocks (MobileNetV2-style) to stay under 1M parameters, making it well-suited for real-time face verification on mobile and edge devices. Trained with ArcFace loss on MS-Celeb-1M.
This is based on the implementation of MobileFaceNet 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 2.50, ONNX Runtime 1.27.1 | Download |
| ONNX | w8a16 | Universal | QAIRT 2.50, ONNX Runtime 1.27.1 | Download |
| QNN_DLC | float | Universal | QAIRT 2.50 | Download |
| QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Universal | QAIRT 2.50 | Download |
| TFLITE | float | Universal | QAIRT 2.50 | Download |
For more device-specific assets and performance metrics, visit MobileFaceNet 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 MobileFaceNet on GitHub for usage instructions.
Model Details
Model Type: Model_use_case.object_detection
Model Stats:
- Embedding dimension: 128
- Input resolution: 112x112
- Model checkpoint: mobilefacenet.pt
- Model size (float): 4MB
- Number of parameters: 1M
Performance Summary
| Model | Runtime | Precision | Chipset | Inference Time (ms) | Peak Memory Range (MB) | Primary Compute Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 For Galaxy Mobile | 0.531 ms | 0 - 38 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | 0.545 ms | 0 - 41 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 0.609 ms | 1 - 1 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | 1.034 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 0.699 ms | 0 - 57 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 1.467 ms | 0 - 59 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 | 1.457 ms | 0 - 4 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 1.001 ms | 0 - 5 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 1.467 ms | 0 - 59 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 1.393 ms | 0 - 4 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 | 1.034 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 0.545 ms | 0 - 41 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | w8a16 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 For Galaxy Mobile | 0.377 ms | 0 - 47 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | w8a16 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | 0.451 ms | 0 - 51 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | w8a16 | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 0.459 ms | 1 - 1 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | w8a16 | Snapdragon® X Elite | 0.819 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | w8a16 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 0.575 ms | 0 - 59 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | w8a16 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 1.054 ms | 0 - 61 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS6490 | 2.372 ms | 0 - 3 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 | 0.879 ms | 0 - 4 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 0.797 ms | 0 - 3 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | w8a16 | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 1.054 ms | 0 - 61 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 0.907 ms | 0 - 3 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 | 0.819 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690 | 5.437 ms | 0 - 158 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790 | 0.924 ms | 0 - 46 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 0.451 ms | 0 - 51 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | ONNX | w8a16 | Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile | 0.924 ms | 0 - 46 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 For Galaxy Mobile | 0.532 ms | 0 - 35 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | 0.591 ms | 0 - 34 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 0.733 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | 1.343 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 0.786 ms | 0 - 50 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 1.624 ms | 0 - 55 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 | 1.464 ms | 0 - 3 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 1.171 ms | 0 - 30 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 1.624 ms | 0 - 55 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 1.496 ms | 0 - 3 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 | 1.343 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 0.591 ms | 0 - 34 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 1.907 ms | 0 - 33 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 For Galaxy Mobile | 0.389 ms | 0 - 42 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | 0.497 ms | 0 - 41 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 0.585 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Snapdragon® X Elite | 1.154 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 0.682 ms | 0 - 53 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 1.202 ms | 0 - 58 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS6490 | 2.705 ms | 0 - 2 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 | 0.966 ms | 0 - 3 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 0.997 ms | 0 - 2 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® SA8650P | 1.205 ms | 0 - 38 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® SA8255P | 1.205 ms | 0 - 38 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 1.202 ms | 0 - 58 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 1.091 ms | 0 - 2 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 | 1.154 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690 | 6.035 ms | 0 - 148 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790 | 1.081 ms | 0 - 40 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 0.497 ms | 0 - 41 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 1.456 ms | 0 - 40 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile | 1.081 ms | 0 - 40 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | TFLITE | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 For Galaxy Mobile | 0.533 ms | 0 - 36 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | TFLITE | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | 0.562 ms | 0 - 35 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | TFLITE | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 0.699 ms | 9 - 60 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | TFLITE | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 1.411 ms | 0 - 53 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 | 1.442 ms | 0 - 6 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 0.976 ms | 0 - 2 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA8775P | 16.232 ms | 1 - 6 MB | CPU |
| MobileFaceNet | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA8650P | 16.232 ms | 1 - 6 MB | CPU |
| MobileFaceNet | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA8255P | 16.232 ms | 1 - 6 MB | CPU |
| MobileFaceNet | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 1.411 ms | 0 - 53 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 1.357 ms | 0 - 5 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 0.562 ms | 0 - 35 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA7255P | 4.497 ms | 0 - 38 MB | NPU |
| MobileFaceNet | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 1.702 ms | 0 - 33 MB | NPU |
License
- The license for the original implementation of MobileFaceNet can be found here.
References
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