QuantuneV2: Compiler-Based Local Metric-Driven Mixed Precision Quantization for Practical Embedded AI Applications

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Auteurs principaux: Kim, Jeongseok, Lee, Jemin, Kwon, Yongin, Kim, Daeyoung
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author Kim, Jeongseok
Lee, Jemin
Kwon, Yongin
Kim, Daeyoung
author_facet Kim, Jeongseok
Lee, Jemin
Kwon, Yongin
Kim, Daeyoung
contents Mixed-precision quantization methods have been proposed to reduce model size while minimizing accuracy degradation. However, existing studies require retraining and do not consider the computational overhead and intermediate representations (IR) generated during the compilation process, limiting their application at the compiler level. This computational overhead refers to the runtime latency caused by frequent quantization and dequantization operations during inference. Performing these operations at the individual operator level causes significant runtime delays. To address these issues, we propose QuantuneV2, a compiler-based mixed-precision quantization method designed for practical embedded AI applications. QuantuneV2 performs inference only twice, once before quantization and once after quantization, and operates with a computational complexity of O(n) that increases linearly with the number of model parameters. We also made the sensitivity analysis more stable by using local metrics like weights, activation values, the Signal to Quantization Noise Ratio, and the Mean Squared Error. We also cut down on computational overhead by choosing the best IR and using operator fusion. Experimental results show that QuantuneV2 achieved up to a 10.28 percent improvement in accuracy and a 12.52 percent increase in speed compared to existing methods across five models: ResNet18v1, ResNet50v1, SqueezeNetv1, VGGNet, and MobileNetv2. This demonstrates that QuantuneV2 enhances model performance while maintaining computational efficiency, making it suitable for deployment in embedded AI environments.
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spellingShingle QuantuneV2: Compiler-Based Local Metric-Driven Mixed Precision Quantization for Practical Embedded AI Applications
Kim, Jeongseok
Lee, Jemin
Kwon, Yongin
Kim, Daeyoung
Artificial Intelligence
Mixed-precision quantization methods have been proposed to reduce model size while minimizing accuracy degradation. However, existing studies require retraining and do not consider the computational overhead and intermediate representations (IR) generated during the compilation process, limiting their application at the compiler level. This computational overhead refers to the runtime latency caused by frequent quantization and dequantization operations during inference. Performing these operations at the individual operator level causes significant runtime delays. To address these issues, we propose QuantuneV2, a compiler-based mixed-precision quantization method designed for practical embedded AI applications. QuantuneV2 performs inference only twice, once before quantization and once after quantization, and operates with a computational complexity of O(n) that increases linearly with the number of model parameters. We also made the sensitivity analysis more stable by using local metrics like weights, activation values, the Signal to Quantization Noise Ratio, and the Mean Squared Error. We also cut down on computational overhead by choosing the best IR and using operator fusion. Experimental results show that QuantuneV2 achieved up to a 10.28 percent improvement in accuracy and a 12.52 percent increase in speed compared to existing methods across five models: ResNet18v1, ResNet50v1, SqueezeNetv1, VGGNet, and MobileNetv2. This demonstrates that QuantuneV2 enhances model performance while maintaining computational efficiency, making it suitable for deployment in embedded AI environments.
title QuantuneV2: Compiler-Based Local Metric-Driven Mixed Precision Quantization for Practical Embedded AI Applications
topic Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.07161