LiteHRNet: Optimized for Qualcomm Devices

LiteHRNet is a machine learning model that detects human pose and returns a location and confidence for each of 17 joints.

This is based on the implementation of LiteHRNet 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 1.25.0	Download
QNN_DLC	float	Universal	QAIRT 2.45	Download
TFLITE	float	Universal	QAIRT 2.45	Download

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

Model Details

Model Type: Model_use_case.pose_estimation

Model Stats:

• Input resolution: 256x192
• Number of parameters: 1.11M
• Model size (float): 4.49 MB

Performance Summary

Model	Runtime	Precision	Chipset	Inference Time (ms)	Peak Memory Range (MB)	Primary Compute Unit
LiteHRNet	ONNX	float	Snapdragon® X2 Elite	2.833 ms	212 - 212 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	ONNX	float	Snapdragon® X Elite	5.652 ms	181 - 181 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	ONNX	float	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	3.05 ms	0 - 109 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	ONNX	float	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile	6.227 ms	1 - 109 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	ONNX	float	Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy)	5.377 ms	0 - 10 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	ONNX	float	Qualcomm® QCS8450	6.227 ms	1 - 109 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	ONNX	float	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	2.833 ms	0 - 97 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	ONNX	float	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	2.737 ms	1 - 91 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	ONNX	float	Qualcomm® QCS9075	5.888 ms	0 - 50 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	ONNX	float	Qualcomm® QCS8750	2.833 ms	0 - 97 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	ONNX	float	Qualcomm® QCS7181	5.652 ms	181 - 181 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	QNN_DLC	float	Snapdragon® X2 Elite	1.284 ms	1 - 1 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	QNN_DLC	float	Snapdragon® X Elite	2.341 ms	1 - 1 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	QNN_DLC	float	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	1.341 ms	0 - 106 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	QNN_DLC	float	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile	2.882 ms	0 - 104 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	QNN_DLC	float	Qualcomm® QCS8275	4.974 ms	1 - 78 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	QNN_DLC	float	Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy)	2.051 ms	1 - 2 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	QNN_DLC	float	Qualcomm® QCS8450	2.882 ms	0 - 104 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	QNN_DLC	float	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	1.025 ms	1 - 81 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	QNN_DLC	float	Qualcomm® SA8295P	3.418 ms	0 - 80 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	QNN_DLC	float	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	0.872 ms	1 - 82 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	QNN_DLC	float	Qualcomm® SA7255P	4.974 ms	1 - 78 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	QNN_DLC	float	Qualcomm® QCS9075	2.479 ms	1 - 3 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	QNN_DLC	float	Qualcomm® QCS8750	1.025 ms	1 - 81 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	QNN_DLC	float	Qualcomm® QCS7181	2.341 ms	1 - 1 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	TFLITE	float	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile	2.641 ms	0 - 150 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	TFLITE	float	Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile	5.218 ms	0 - 136 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	TFLITE	float	Qualcomm® QCS8275	8.509 ms	0 - 115 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	TFLITE	float	Qualcomm® QCS8550 (Proxy)	4.227 ms	0 - 6 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	TFLITE	float	Qualcomm® SA8775P	16.924 ms	3 - 20 MB	CPU
LiteHRNet	TFLITE	float	Qualcomm® SA8650P	16.924 ms	3 - 20 MB	CPU
LiteHRNet	TFLITE	float	Qualcomm® SA8255P	16.924 ms	3 - 20 MB	CPU
LiteHRNet	TFLITE	float	Qualcomm® QCS8450	5.218 ms	0 - 136 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	TFLITE	float	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile	2.195 ms	0 - 120 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	TFLITE	float	Qualcomm® SA8295P	6.233 ms	0 - 111 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	TFLITE	float	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile	2.012 ms	0 - 111 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	TFLITE	float	Qualcomm® SA7255P	8.509 ms	0 - 115 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	TFLITE	float	Qualcomm® QCS9075	5.062 ms	0 - 10 MB	NPU
LiteHRNet	TFLITE	float	Qualcomm® QCS8750	2.195 ms	0 - 120 MB	NPU

License

• The license for the original implementation of LiteHRNet can be found here.

References

• Lite-HRNet: A Lightweight High-Resolution Network
• Source Model Implementation

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