EfficientFormer: Optimized for Qualcomm Devices
EfficientFormer is a vision transformer model that can classify images from the Imagenet dataset.
This is based on the implementation of EfficientFormer 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 1.27.1 | Download |
| ONNX | w8a16 | Universal | QAIRT 2.45, ONNX Runtime 1.27.1 | Download |
| QNN_DLC | float | Universal | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Universal | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
| TFLITE | float | Universal | QAIRT 2.45 | Download |
For more device-specific assets and performance metrics, visit EfficientFormer 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 EfficientFormer on GitHub for usage instructions.
Model Details
Model Type: Model_use_case.image_classification
Model Stats:
- Input resolution: 224x224
- Model checkpoint: efficientformer_l1_300d
- Model size (float): 46.9 MB
- Model size (w8a16): 12.2 MB
- Number of parameters: 12.3M
Performance Summary
| Model | Runtime | Precision | Chipset | Inference Time (ms) | Peak Memory Range (MB) | Primary Compute Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 0.563 ms | 2 - 2 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | 1.199 ms | 25 - 25 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 0.83 ms | 0 - 77 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 4.974 ms | 1 - 80 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 | 1.591 ms | 1 - 4 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 1.155 ms | 0 - 29 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 4.974 ms | 1 - 80 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 1.598 ms | 1 - 3 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 | 1.199 ms | 25 - 25 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 0.647 ms | 0 - 41 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 0.647 ms | 0 - 41 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 0.57 ms | 0 - 45 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | w8a16 | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 0.58 ms | 1 - 1 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | w8a16 | Snapdragon® X Elite | 1.263 ms | 12 - 12 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | w8a16 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 0.825 ms | 0 - 84 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | w8a16 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 1.622 ms | 0 - 86 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS6490 | 3.073 ms | 0 - 3 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 | 1.241 ms | 0 - 4 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 1.212 ms | 0 - 16 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | w8a16 | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 1.622 ms | 0 - 86 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 1.545 ms | 0 - 3 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 | 1.263 ms | 12 - 12 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690 | 5.92 ms | 0 - 67 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790 | 1.345 ms | 0 - 65 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 0.571 ms | 0 - 59 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | w8a16 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 0.571 ms | 0 - 59 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | w8a16 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 0.477 ms | 0 - 65 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | ONNX | w8a16 | Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile | 1.345 ms | 0 - 65 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 0.856 ms | 1 - 1 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® X Elite | 1.692 ms | 1 - 1 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 1.042 ms | 0 - 77 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 5.581 ms | 1 - 78 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 | 1.837 ms | 1 - 4 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 | 4.909 ms | 1 - 40 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 1.465 ms | 1 - 3 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® SA8775P | 2.063 ms | 1 - 43 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® SA8650P | 2.063 ms | 1 - 43 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® SA8255P | 2.063 ms | 1 - 43 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 5.581 ms | 1 - 78 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 1.884 ms | 1 - 3 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 | 1.692 ms | 1 - 1 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 0.788 ms | 0 - 46 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® SA7255P | 4.909 ms | 1 - 40 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | float | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 4.009 ms | 0 - 39 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 0.788 ms | 0 - 46 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 0.652 ms | 1 - 44 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Snapdragon® X2 Elite | 0.793 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Snapdragon® X Elite | 1.691 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 1.0 ms | 0 - 70 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 | 1.441 ms | 0 - 3 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 | 3.08 ms | 0 - 55 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 1.478 ms | 0 - 2 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® SA8775P | 1.772 ms | 0 - 56 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® SA8650P | 1.772 ms | 0 - 56 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® SA8255P | 1.772 ms | 0 - 56 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 1.612 ms | 0 - 2 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181 | 1.691 ms | 0 - 0 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-6690 | 6.784 ms | 0 - 176 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-7790 | 1.625 ms | 0 - 58 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 0.672 ms | 0 - 49 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Qualcomm® SA7255P | 3.08 ms | 0 - 55 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 0.672 ms | 0 - 49 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 0.571 ms | 0 - 60 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | QNN_DLC | w8a16 | Snapdragon® 7 Gen 4 Mobile | 1.625 ms | 0 - 58 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | TFLITE | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile | 1.041 ms | 0 - 95 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | TFLITE | float | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile | 5.538 ms | 0 - 96 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 | 1.822 ms | 0 - 28 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275 | 4.866 ms | 0 - 53 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy) | 1.485 ms | 0 - 4 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA8775P | 2.06 ms | 0 - 55 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA8650P | 2.06 ms | 0 - 55 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA8255P | 2.06 ms | 0 - 55 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® QCS8450 | 5.538 ms | 0 - 96 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075 | 1.868 ms | 0 - 27 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750 | 0.765 ms | 0 - 49 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA7255P | 4.866 ms | 0 - 53 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | TFLITE | float | Qualcomm® SA8295P | 3.969 ms | 0 - 48 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | TFLITE | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile | 0.765 ms | 0 - 49 MB | NPU |
| EfficientFormer | TFLITE | float | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile | 0.653 ms | 0 - 52 MB | NPU |
License
- The license for the original implementation of EfficientFormer can be found here.
References
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