Hailo-8L (M.2/PCIe, x86 host) vs Qualcomm Dragonwing RB3 Gen 2 (QCS6490)
Split result: Hailo-8L (M.2/PCIe, x86 host) is faster in 3 and Qualcomm Dragonwing RB3 Gen 2 (QCS6490) in 1 of 4 like-for-like comparisons.
| Hailo-8L (M.2/PCIe, x86 host) | Qualcomm Dragonwing RB3 Gen 2 (QCS6490) | |
|---|---|---|
| Best image classification | 1738 FPS D undated | 940 FPS D 2026 (year only) |
| Power | 1.50 W spec | n/a |
| Perf / W | 1159 FPS/W spec | n/a |
| Price | n/a | n/a |
| Workloads with data | 6 of 7 | 6 of 7 |
Best published image classification result per platform (may be from different like-for-like groups — see data). n/a = not published; never estimated.
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object detection
⚠ MIXED COMPARISON — not like-for-like. Baseline nano (YOLO-n) at batch 1. Differs: model-size class unknown vs nano (YOLO-n).
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hailo-8L (M.2/PCIe, x86 host) | 201 FPS throughput · b=1 | yolov8n INT8 (Hailo quantized) · Hailo DFC v2.20.0 / HailoRT (model zoo) · nano (YOLO-n) | D | 1.50 W spec reported in result source — spec | Hailo Model Zoo public models (Hailo-8L) undated |
| Qualcomm Dragonwing RB3 Gen 2 (QCS6490) MIXED: model-size class unknown vs nano (YOLO-n) | 276 FPS inference_time · b=1 | yolov8_det / YOLOv8-Detection w8a8 · Qualcomm AI Hub tflite (QAIRT 2.50.0.260828221209) · unknown | D | unknown power n/a no power published | Qualcomm AI Hub Models perf.yaml (BSD-3) 2026 (year only) |
No shared like-for-like group exists for this pair.
instance segmentation
⚠ MIXED COMPARISON — not like-for-like. Baseline medium (YOLO-m) at batch 1. Differs: model-size class unknown vs medium (YOLO-m).
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hailo-8L (M.2/PCIe, x86 host) | 52.90 FPS throughput · b=1 | yolov5m_seg INT8 (Hailo quantized) · Hailo DFC v2.20.0 / HailoRT (model zoo) · medium (YOLO-m) | D | 1.50 W spec reported in result source — spec | Hailo Model Zoo public models (Hailo-8L) undated |
| Qualcomm Dragonwing RB3 Gen 2 (QCS6490) MIXED: model-size class unknown vs medium (YOLO-m) | 240 FPS inference_time · b=1 | yolov8_seg / YOLOv8-Segmentation w8a8 · Qualcomm AI Hub tflite (QAIRT 2.50.0.260828221209) · unknown | D | unknown power n/a no power published | Qualcomm AI Hub Models perf.yaml (BSD-3) 2026 (year only) |
No shared like-for-like group exists for this pair.
pose estimation
⚠ MIXED COMPARISON — not like-for-like. Baseline medium (YOLO-m) at batch 1. Differs: model-size class mobile-class CNN vs medium (YOLO-m).
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hailo-8L (M.2/PCIe, x86 host) | 48.50 FPS throughput · b=1 | yolov8m_pose INT8 (Hailo quantized) · Hailo DFC v2.20.0 / HailoRT (model zoo) · medium (YOLO-m) | D | 1.50 W spec reported in result source — spec | Hailo Model Zoo public models (Hailo-8L) undated |
| Qualcomm Dragonwing RB3 Gen 2 (QCS6490) MIXED: model-size class mobile-class CNN vs medium (YOLO-m) | 947 FPS inference_time · b=1 | mediapipe_pose / pose_landmark_detector w8a8 · Qualcomm AI Hub qnn_context_binary (QAIRT 2.50.0.260828221209) · mobile-class CNN | D | unknown power n/a no power published | Qualcomm AI Hub Models perf.yaml (BSD-3) 2026 (year only) |
No shared like-for-like group exists for this pair.
image classification
✓ Like-for-like: model-size class mobile-class CNN, batch 1. Model, precision and stack may still differ.
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hailo-8L (M.2/PCIe, x86 host) | 1738 FPS throughput · b=1 | mobilenet_v2_1.0 INT8 (Hailo quantized) · Hailo DFC v2.20.0 / HailoRT (model zoo) · mobile-class CNN | D | 1.50 W spec reported in result source — spec | Hailo Model Zoo public models (Hailo-8L) undated |
| Qualcomm Dragonwing RB3 Gen 2 (QCS6490) | 940 FPS inference_time · b=1 | mobilenet_v2 w8a8 · Qualcomm AI Hub onnx (QAIRT 2.50.0.260828221209) · mobile-class CNN | D | unknown power n/a no power published | Qualcomm AI Hub Models perf.yaml (BSD-3) 2026 (year only) |
✓ Like-for-like: model-size class mid-size CNN, batch 1. Model, precision and stack may still differ.
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualcomm Dragonwing RB3 Gen 2 (QCS6490) | 379 FPS inference_time · b=1 | resnet50 w8a8 · Qualcomm AI Hub onnx (QAIRT 2.50.0.260828221209) · mid-size CNN | D | unknown power n/a no power published | Qualcomm AI Hub Models perf.yaml (BSD-3) 2026 (year only) |
| Hailo-8L (M.2/PCIe, x86 host) | 138 FPS throughput · b=1 | resnet_v1_50 INT8 (Hailo quantized) · Hailo DFC v2.20.0 / HailoRT (model zoo) · mid-size CNN | D | 1.50 W spec reported in result source — spec | Hailo Model Zoo public models (Hailo-8L) undated |
semantic segmentation
✓ Like-for-like: model-size class mid-size CNN, batch 1. Model, precision and stack may still differ.
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hailo-8L (M.2/PCIe, x86 host) | 19.60 FPS throughput · b=1 | fcn8_resnet_v1_18 INT8 (Hailo quantized) · Hailo DFC v2.20.0 / HailoRT (model zoo) · mid-size CNN | D | 1.50 W spec reported in result source — spec | Hailo Model Zoo public models (Hailo-8L) undated |
| Qualcomm Dragonwing RB3 Gen 2 (QCS6490) | 4.11 FPS inference_time · b=1 | unet_segmentation w8a8 · Qualcomm AI Hub qnn_dlc (QAIRT 2.50.0.260828221209) · mid-size CNN | D | unknown power n/a no power published | Qualcomm AI Hub Models perf.yaml (BSD-3) 2026 (year only) |
✓ Like-for-like: model-size class mobile-class CNN, batch 1. Model, precision and stack may still differ.
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hailo-8L (M.2/PCIe, x86 host) | 99.10 FPS throughput · b=1 | unet_mobilenet_v2 INT8 (Hailo quantized) · Hailo DFC v2.20.0 / HailoRT (model zoo) · mobile-class CNN | D | 1.50 W spec reported in result source — spec | Hailo Model Zoo public models (Hailo-8L) undated |
| Qualcomm Dragonwing RB3 Gen 2 (QCS6490) | 71.69 FPS inference_time · b=1 | deeplabv3_plus_mobilenet w8a8 · Qualcomm AI Hub onnx (QAIRT 2.50.0.260828221209) · mobile-class CNN | D | unknown power n/a no power published | Qualcomm AI Hub Models perf.yaml (BSD-3) 2026 (year only) |
speech-to-text
⚠ MIXED COMPARISON — not like-for-like. Baseline Whisper base at batch 1. Differs: model-size class Whisper small vs Whisper base.
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hailo-8L (M.2/PCIe, x86 host) | 41.80 FPS throughput · b=1 | whisper_base_5s_no_kqs_decoder INT8 (Hailo quantized) · Hailo DFC v2.20.0 / HailoRT (model zoo) · Whisper base | D | 1.50 W spec reported in result source — spec | Hailo Model Zoo public models (Hailo-8L) undated |
| Qualcomm Dragonwing RB3 Gen 2 (QCS6490) MIXED: model-size class Whisper small vs Whisper base | 42.65 FPS inference_time · b=1 | whisper_small_quantized / decoder w8a16 · Qualcomm AI Hub voice_ai (QAIRT 2.50.0.260828221209) · Whisper small | D | unknown power n/a no power published | Qualcomm AI Hub Models perf.yaml (BSD-3) 2026 (year only) |
No shared like-for-like group exists for this pair.
LLM generation
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No published LLM generation results for Hailo-8L (M.2/PCIe, x86 host) or Qualcomm Dragonwing RB3 Gen 2 (QCS6490) yet.
We only show cited public figures — nothing is estimated to fill gaps. Requests tell us what to source or test next.
How to read these numbers
Every number is labelled. Confidence: A MLPerf closed, audited · B documented third-party method · C community / review · D vendor-published, not independently verified · E estimate. Power basis: measured with the result · spec vendor spec/envelope · power n/a not published.
Machine-readable: /find.json (see llms.txt); full tables are in “Show data”. Confidence grades: A audited MLPerf closed · B documented third-party · C community · D vendor-published · E estimate. Unknown values are shown as unknown, never estimated. Generated 2026-10-16 from public sources.