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library_name: pytorch
license: other
tags:
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pipeline_tag: image-classification

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# ResNet50: Optimized for Qualcomm Devices

ResNet50 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 ResNet50 found [here](https://github.com/pytorch/vision/blob/main/torchvision/models/resnet.py).
This repository contains pre-exported model files optimized for Qualcomm® devices. You can use the [Qualcomm® AI Hub Models](https://github.com/qualcomm/ai-hub-models/blob/v0.59.0/src/qai_hub_models/models/resnet50) library to export with custom configurations. More details on model performance across various devices, can be found [here](#performance-summary).

Qualcomm AI Hub Models uses [Qualcomm AI Hub Workbench](https://workbench.aihub.qualcomm.com) to compile, profile, and evaluate this model. [Sign up](https://myaccount.qualcomm.com/signup) to run these models on a hosted Qualcomm® device.

## 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 1.27.1 | [Download](https://qaihub-public-assets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/qai-hub-models/models/resnet50/releases/v0.59.0/resnet50-onnx-float.zip)
| ONNX | w8a8 | Universal | QAIRT 2.45, ONNX Runtime 1.27.1 | [Download](https://qaihub-public-assets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/qai-hub-models/models/resnet50/releases/v0.59.0/resnet50-onnx-w8a8.zip)
| QNN_DLC | float | Universal | QAIRT 2.45 | [Download](https://qaihub-public-assets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/qai-hub-models/models/resnet50/releases/v0.59.0/resnet50-qnn_dlc-float.zip)
| QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Universal | QAIRT 2.45 | [Download](https://qaihub-public-assets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/qai-hub-models/models/resnet50/releases/v0.59.0/resnet50-qnn_dlc-w8a8.zip)
| TFLITE | float | Universal | QAIRT 2.45 | [Download](https://qaihub-public-assets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/qai-hub-models/models/resnet50/releases/v0.59.0/resnet50-tflite-float.zip)
| TFLITE | w8a8 | Universal | QAIRT 2.45 | [Download](https://qaihub-public-assets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/qai-hub-models/models/resnet50/releases/v0.59.0/resnet50-tflite-w8a8.zip)

For more device-specific assets and performance metrics, visit **[ResNet50 on Qualcomm® AI Hub](https://aihub.qualcomm.com/models/resnet50)**.


### Option 2: Export with Custom Configurations

Use the [Qualcomm® AI Hub Models](https://github.com/qualcomm/ai-hub-models/blob/v0.59.0/src/qai_hub_models/models/resnet50) 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 [ResNet50 on GitHub](https://github.com/qualcomm/ai-hub-models/blob/v0.59.0/src/qai_hub_models/models/resnet50) for usage instructions.

## Model Details

**Model Type:** Model_use_case.image_classification

**Model Stats:**
- Model checkpoint: Imagenet
- Input resolution: 224x224
- Number of parameters: 25.5M
- Model size (float): 97.4 MB
- Model size (w8a8): 25.1 MB

## Performance Summary
| Model | Runtime | Precision | Chipset | Inference Time (ms) | Peak Memory Range (MB) | Primary Compute Unit
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
| ResNet50 | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 0.986 ms | 2 - 2 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | 1.917 ms | 50 - 50 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 1.465 ms | 0 - 79 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 3.19 ms | 0 - 63 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 1.971 ms | 0 - 58 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 3.19 ms | 0 - 63 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 3.016 ms | 0 - 4 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 | 1.917 ms | 50 - 50 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 1.207 ms | 0 - 51 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 1.207 ms | 0 - 51 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 1.054 ms | 0 - 53 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | ONNX | w8a8 | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 0.41 ms | 1 - 1 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | ONNX | w8a8 | Snapdragon® X Elite | 0.833 ms | 25 - 25 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | ONNX | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 0.678 ms | 0 - 83 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | ONNX | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 1.204 ms | 0 - 85 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | ONNX | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS6490 | 3.71 ms | 0 - 3 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | ONNX | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 0.905 ms | 0 - 67 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | ONNX | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 1.204 ms | 0 - 85 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | ONNX | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 1.007 ms | 0 - 3 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | ONNX | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 | 0.833 ms | 25 - 25 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | ONNX | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 0.577 ms | 0 - 49 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | ONNX | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 0.577 ms | 0 - 49 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | ONNX | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 0.559 ms | 0 - 50 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 1.247 ms | 1 - 1 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | 2.332 ms | 1 - 1 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 1.607 ms | 0 - 79 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 3.734 ms | 0 - 61 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8275 | 10.725 ms | 1 - 46 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 2.212 ms | 0 - 3 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® SA8775P | 3.35 ms | 1 - 47 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® SA8650P | 3.35 ms | 1 - 47 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® SA8255P | 3.35 ms | 1 - 47 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 3.734 ms | 0 - 61 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 3.181 ms | 3 - 5 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 | 2.332 ms | 1 - 1 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 1.268 ms | 1 - 50 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® SA7255P | 10.725 ms | 1 - 46 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 3.642 ms | 0 - 28 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 1.268 ms | 1 - 50 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 1.1 ms | 1 - 49 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 0.529 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Snapdragon® X Elite | 0.945 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 0.678 ms | 0 - 78 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 1.193 ms | 0 - 79 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS6490 | 3.77 ms | 0 - 2 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8275 | 2.05 ms | 0 - 45 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 0.893 ms | 0 - 2 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8775P | 1.089 ms | 0 - 46 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8650P | 1.089 ms | 0 - 46 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8255P | 1.089 ms | 0 - 46 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 1.193 ms | 0 - 79 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 0.986 ms | 0 - 2 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 | 0.945 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690 | 6.612 ms | 0 - 164 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790 | 1.224 ms | 0 - 51 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 0.536 ms | 0 - 46 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA7255P | 2.05 ms | 0 - 45 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 1.431 ms | 0 - 42 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 0.536 ms | 0 - 46 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 0.494 ms | 0 - 44 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile | 1.224 ms | 0 - 51 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 1.586 ms | 0 - 112 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 3.729 ms | 0 - 97 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8275 | 10.664 ms | 0 - 69 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 2.218 ms | 0 - 2 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA8775P | 3.343 ms | 0 - 70 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA8650P | 3.343 ms | 0 - 70 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA8255P | 3.343 ms | 0 - 70 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 3.729 ms | 0 - 97 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 3.125 ms | 0 - 52 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 1.25 ms | 0 - 72 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA7255P | 10.664 ms | 0 - 69 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 3.636 ms | 0 - 50 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 1.25 ms | 0 - 72 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 1.09 ms | 0 - 66 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 0.569 ms | 0 - 73 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 1.05 ms | 0 - 81 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS6490 | 3.649 ms | 0 - 27 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8275 | 1.755 ms | 0 - 42 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 0.758 ms | 0 - 1 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8775P | 0.964 ms | 0 - 45 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8650P | 0.964 ms | 0 - 45 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8255P | 0.964 ms | 0 - 45 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 1.05 ms | 0 - 81 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 0.89 ms | 0 - 27 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690 | 6.191 ms | 0 - 161 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790 | 1.096 ms | 0 - 49 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 0.485 ms | 0 - 40 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA7255P | 1.755 ms | 0 - 42 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 1.278 ms | 0 - 40 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 0.485 ms | 0 - 40 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 0.448 ms | 0 - 47 MB | NPU
| ResNet50 | TFLITE | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile | 1.096 ms | 0 - 49 MB | NPU

## License
* The license for the original implementation of ResNet50 can be found
  [here](https://github.com/pytorch/vision/blob/main/LICENSE).

## References
* [Deep Residual Learning for Image Recognition](https://arxiv.org/abs/1512.03385)
* [Source Model Implementation](https://github.com/pytorch/vision/blob/main/torchvision/models/resnet.py)

## Community
* Join [our AI Hub Slack community](https://aihub.qualcomm.com/community/slack) to collaborate, post questions and learn more about on-device AI.
* For questions or feedback please [reach out to us](mailto:ai-hub-support@qti.qualcomm.com).