RF-DETR: Optimized for Qualcomm Devices

DETR is a machine learning model that can detect objects (trained on COCO dataset).

This is based on the implementation of RF-DETR 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
QNN_DLC	float	Universal	QAIRT 2.45	Download

For more device-specific assets and performance metrics, visit RF-DETR 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 RF-DETR on GitHub for usage instructions.

Model Details

Model Type: Model_use_case.object_detection

Model Stats:

• Input resolution: 512x512
• Model checkpoint: RF-DETR-small
• Model size (float): 109 MB
• Number of parameters: 28.5M
• Supported variants: nano (384x384), small (512x512), medium (576x576), base (560x560)

Performance Summary

Model	Runtime	Precision	Chipset	Inference Time (ms)	Peak Memory Range (MB)	Primary Compute Unit
RF-DETR	ONNX	float	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	30.758 ms	0 - 408 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	ONNX	float	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile	99.23 ms	13 - 431 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	ONNX	float	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275	51.536 ms	9 - 16 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	ONNX	float	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy)	41.839 ms	6 - 10 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	ONNX	float	Qualcomm® QCS8450	99.23 ms	13 - 431 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	ONNX	float	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075	50.38 ms	11 - 17 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	ONNX	float	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750	24.011 ms	10 - 332 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	ONNX	float	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	24.011 ms	10 - 332 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	ONNX	float	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	20.115 ms	11 - 364 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	QNN_DLC	float	Snapdragon® X2 Elite	25.273 ms	3 - 3 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	QNN_DLC	float	Snapdragon® X Elite	50.732 ms	3 - 3 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	QNN_DLC	float	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	36.375 ms	0 - 472 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	QNN_DLC	float	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile	99.537 ms	3 - 477 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	QNN_DLC	float	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275	56.325 ms	3 - 8 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	QNN_DLC	float	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-8275	135.464 ms	1 - 358 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	QNN_DLC	float	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ QCS8550 (Proxy)	49.887 ms	3 - 6 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	QNN_DLC	float	Qualcomm® SA8775P	56.777 ms	1 - 385 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	QNN_DLC	float	Qualcomm® SA8650P	56.777 ms	1 - 385 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	QNN_DLC	float	Qualcomm® SA8255P	56.777 ms	1 - 385 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	QNN_DLC	float	Qualcomm® QCS8450	99.537 ms	3 - 477 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	QNN_DLC	float	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-9075	57.242 ms	5 - 10 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	QNN_DLC	float	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ IQ-X7181	50.732 ms	3 - 3 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	QNN_DLC	float	Qualcomm® Dragonwing™ Q-8750	28.162 ms	0 - 407 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	QNN_DLC	float	Qualcomm® SA7255P	135.464 ms	1 - 358 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	QNN_DLC	float	Qualcomm® SA8295P	81.197 ms	0 - 365 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	QNN_DLC	float	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	28.162 ms	0 - 407 MB	NPU
RF-DETR	QNN_DLC	float	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	23.364 ms	3 - 437 MB	NPU

License

• The license for the original implementation of RF-DETR can be found here.

References

• RF-DETR A SOTA Real-Time Object Detection Model
• Source Model Implementation

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