Real-ESRGAN: Training Real-World Blind Super-Resolution with Pure Synthetic Data
Paper • 2107.10833 • Published • 2
Real-ESRGAN-x4plus: Optimized for Qualcomm Devices
Real-ESRGAN is a machine learning model that upscales an image with minimal loss in quality. The implementation is a derivative of the Real-ESRGAN-x4plus architecture, a larger and more powerful version compared to the Real-ESRGAN-general-x4v3 architecture.
This is based on the implementation of Real-ESRGAN-x4plus 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 2.42, ONNX Runtime 1.25.0 | Download |
| ONNX | w8a8 | Universal | QAIRT 2.42, 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 Real-ESRGAN-x4plus 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 Real-ESRGAN-x4plus on GitHub for usage instructions.
Model Details
Model Type: Model_use_case.super_resolution
Model Stats:
- Model checkpoint: RealESRGAN_x4plus
- Input resolution: 128x128
- Number of parameters: 16.7M
- Model size (float): 63.9 MB
- Model size (w8a8): 16.7 MB
Performance Summary
| Model | Runtime | Precision | Chipset | Inference Time (ms) | Peak Memory Range (MB) | Primary Compute Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 28.079 ms | 6 - 352 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 34.517 ms | 212 - 212 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | 65.493 ms | 149 - 149 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 50.608 ms | 8 - 798 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) | 66.237 ms | 6 - 105 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | 38.264 ms | 6 - 347 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® QCS9075 | 107.569 ms | 6 - 51 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® QCS8750 | 38.264 ms | 6 - 347 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® QCS7181 | 65.493 ms | 149 - 149 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | ONNX | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 9.143 ms | 1 - 507 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | ONNX | w8a8 | Snapdragon® X Elite | 26.086 ms | 181 - 181 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | ONNX | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 16.937 ms | 1 - 796 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | ONNX | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) | 24.881 ms | 0 - 99 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | ONNX | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | 12.762 ms | 2 - 494 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | ONNX | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS9075 | 32.13 ms | 1 - 46 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | ONNX | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS8750 | 12.762 ms | 2 - 494 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | ONNX | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS7181 | 26.086 ms | 181 - 181 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 25.455 ms | 0 - 330 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 34.483 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | 65.186 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 49.693 ms | 0 - 707 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® QCS8275 | 452.267 ms | 1 - 353 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) | 62.254 ms | 0 - 2 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® SA8775P | 105.554 ms | 1 - 351 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® SA8650P | 105.554 ms | 1 - 351 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® SA8255P | 105.554 ms | 1 - 351 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 (Proxy) | 110.802 ms | 0 - 710 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 111.227 ms | 0 - 359 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | 38.302 ms | 0 - 334 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® SA7255P | 452.267 ms | 1 - 353 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® QCS9075 | 108.836 ms | 0 - 5 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® QCS8750 | 38.302 ms | 0 - 334 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® QCS7181 | 65.186 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 9.082 ms | 0 - 435 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 10.519 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Snapdragon® X Elite | 25.919 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 16.767 ms | 0 - 686 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS6490 | 109.607 ms | 2 - 4 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS8275 | 68.98 ms | 0 - 486 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) | 24.485 ms | 0 - 3 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8775P | 22.824 ms | 0 - 486 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8650P | 22.824 ms | 0 - 486 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8255P | 22.824 ms | 0 - 486 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA7255P | 68.98 ms | 0 - 486 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 36.439 ms | 0 - 496 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile | 39.095 ms | 0 - 486 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCM6690 | 467.171 ms | 0 - 460 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | 12.253 ms | 0 - 424 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS9075 | 30.912 ms | 0 - 2 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS8450 (Proxy) | 37.439 ms | 0 - 714 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS7790 | 39.095 ms | 0 - 486 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS8750 | 12.253 ms | 0 - 424 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | QNN_DLC | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS7181 | 25.919 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 27.673 ms | 3 - 370 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 48.907 ms | 0 - 745 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® QCS8275 | 452.787 ms | 4 - 393 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) | 63.475 ms | 3 - 290 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA8775P | 105.905 ms | 3 - 392 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA8650P | 105.905 ms | 3 - 392 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA8255P | 105.905 ms | 3 - 392 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 (Proxy) | 118.508 ms | 4 - 731 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 110.453 ms | 3 - 392 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | 37.517 ms | 3 - 374 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA7255P | 452.787 ms | 4 - 393 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® QCS9075 | 109.988 ms | 3 - 46 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® QCS8750 | 37.517 ms | 3 - 374 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 7.603 ms | 1 - 506 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 13.858 ms | 1 - 652 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS6490 | 93.644 ms | 1 - 26 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS8275 | 64.833 ms | 1 - 449 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy) | 18.638 ms | 1 - 4 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8775P | 18.273 ms | 1 - 449 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8650P | 18.273 ms | 1 - 449 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8255P | 18.273 ms | 1 - 449 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA7255P | 64.833 ms | 1 - 449 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 34.526 ms | 1 - 447 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile | 32.854 ms | 1 - 446 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCM6690 | 437.464 ms | 3 - 441 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | w8a8 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite For Galaxy Mobile | 11.772 ms | 1 - 472 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS9075 | 25.549 ms | 1 - 26 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS8450 (Proxy) | 35.353 ms | 1 - 661 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS7790 | 32.854 ms | 1 - 446 MB | NPU |
| Real-ESRGAN-x4plus | TFLITE | w8a8 | Qualcomm® QCS8750 | 11.772 ms | 1 - 472 MB | NPU |
License
- The license for the original implementation of Real-ESRGAN-x4plus can be found here.
References
- Real-ESRGAN: Training Real-World Blind Super-Resolution with Pure Synthetic Data
- Source Model Implementation
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