Users can run benchmarking (Process > Benchmark, or, Ctrl/Cmd + B) to compare results across different machines.
```
Topaz Video v1.7.0
System Information
OS: Windows v11.25
CPU: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core™ i9-13900K 31.688 GB
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 23.943 GB
GPU: Intel(R) UHD Graphics 770 0.125 GB
Processing Settings
device: 0 vram: 1 instances: 1
Input Resolution: 1920x1080
Benchmark Results
Artemis 1X: 34.78 fps 2X: 16.88 fps 4X: 04.87 fps
Iris 1X: 34.09 fps 2X: 20.91 fps 4X: 05.71 fps
Proteus 1X: 37.38 fps 2X: 23.12 fps 4X: 06.25 fps
Proteus Natural 2X: 01.12 fps
Gaia 1X: 15.67 fps 2X: 10.99 fps 4X: 05.77 fps
Gaia Animation 2X: 23.17 fps
Nyx 1X: 10.95 fps 2X: 11.29 fps
Nyx Fast 1X: 25.97 fps
Nyx XL 1X: 00.31 fps
Rhea 4X: 03.97 fps
RXL 4X: 03.36 fps
Hyperion HDR 1X: 42.55 fps
4X Slowmo Apollo: 20.80 fps APFast: 29.67 fps Chronos: 15.89 fps CHFast: 23.36 fps
16X Slowmo Aion: 29.37 fps
Starlight Mini 1X: 4.208 spf
```
Topaz Video v1.7.0
System Information
OS: Windows v11.25
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with Radeon Graphics RAM: 31.849 GB
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 15.675 GB
SLP 2.6 sharp 2: 16:9 ; 24 fps ; 540p -> 1080p ; 1m 30s = 2h 27m 21s
14,66 fpm ; 4,092 spf
```
Topaz Video v1.7.0
System Information
OS: Windows v11.25
CPU: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core Processor 127.87 GB
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 23.752 GB
Processing Settings
device: 0 vram: 1 instances: 0
Input Resolution: 1920x1080
Benchmark Results
Artemis 1X: 22.73 fps 2X: 14.94 fps 4X: 03.79 fps
Iris 1X: 25.75 fps 2X: 15.77 fps 4X: 04.08 fps
Proteus 1X: 23.62 fps 2X: 15.85 fps 4X: 04.16 fps
Proteus Natural 2X: 07.05 fps
Gaia 1X: 08.73 fps 2X: 06.03 fps 4X: 04.13 fps
Gaia Animation 2X: 18.46 fps
Nyx 1X: 14.07 fps 2X: 11.92 fps
Nyx Fast 1X: 26.97 fps
Nyx XL 1X: 01.73 fps
Rhea 4X: 03.76 fps
RXL 4X: 03.72 fps
Hyperion HDR 1X: 44.44 fps
4X Slowmo Apollo: 28.23 fps APFast: 74.07 fps Chronos: 17.92 fps CHFast: 27.40 fps
16X Slowmo Aion: 24.09 fps
```
Mac Studio M4 Max 16 CPU 40 GPU
```
Topaz Video v1.7.0
System Information
OS: Mac v26.0502
CPU: Apple M4 Max 64 GB
GPU: Apple M4 Max 51.84 GB
Processing Settings
device: 0 vram: 1 instances: 1
Input Resolution: 1920x1080
Benchmark Results
Artemis 1X: 13.64 fps 2X: 07.89 fps 4X: 03.08 fps
Iris 1X: 09.43 fps 2X: 05.20 fps 4X: 01.84 fps
Proteus 1X: 12.81 fps 2X: 08.96 fps 4X: 03.05 fps
Proteus Natural 2X: 00.63 fps
Gaia 1X: 04.21 fps 2X: 03.06 fps 4X: 02.35 fps
Gaia Animation 2X: 10.58 fps
Nyx 1X: 05.81 fps 2X: 06.25 fps
Nyx Fast 1X: 13.73 fps
Nyx XL 1X: 00.10 fps
Rhea 4X: 01.22 fps
RXL 4X: 01.21 fps
Hyperion HDR 1X: 71.86 fps
4X Slowmo Apollo: 14.64 fps APFast: 26.46 fps Chronos: 05.71 fps CHFast: 09.17 fps
16X Slowmo Aion: 17.58 fps
Starlight Mini 1X: 8.195 spf
```
Output video frame size in Megapixel = input_width x input_height x scale^2 / 1000000
Starlight Precise 2.6 on RTX 5080:
| SPF | Width | Height | x# | Mpx | SPF/Mpx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.32 | 720 | 540 | 2 | 1.56 | 0.85 |
| 1.40 | 746 | 560 | 2 | 1.67 | 0.84 |
| 1.33 | 726 | 544 | 2 | 1.58 | 0.84 |
| 2.78 | 696 | 522 | 3 | 3.27 | 0.85 |
| 1.45 | 760 | 570 | 2 | 1.73 | 0.84 |
| 1.45 | 768 | 576 | 2 | 1.77 | 0.82 |
| 1.45 | 746 | 560 | 2 | 1.67 | 0.87 |
| 0.93 | 680 | 382 | 2 | 1.04 | 0.90 |
| 1.23 | 796 | 448 | 2 | 1.43 | 0.86 |
| 1.97 | 1014 | 570 | 2 | 2.31 | 0.85 |
| 2.11 | 706 | 398 | 3 | 2.53 | 0.83 |
| 1.34 | 736 | 552 | 2 | 1.63 | 0.82 |
| 1.35 | 818 | 460 | 2 | 1.51 | 0.90 |
| 1.47 | 760 | 570 | 2 | 1.73 | 0.85 |
| 1.14 | 772 | 434 | 2 | 1.34 | 0.85 |
| 1.31 | 720 | 540 | 2 | 1.56 | 0.84 |
| 1.31 | 726 | 544 | 2 | 1.58 | 0.83 |
| 1.25 | 696 | 522 | 2 | 1.45 | 0.86 |
| 1.30 | 720 | 540 | 2 | 1.56 | 0.84 |
| 1.37 | 480 | 852 | 2 | 1.64 | 0.84 |
Average 0.85 ±0.02 SPF/Mpx
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On a base M4 Mac Mini, I am getting an average of 18 seconds per frame on 720x480 input upscaled 2X (based on the elapsed time reported by Topaz Video 1.7) with Starlight Precise 2.6 (sharpness level 1). Running the latest version of Tahoe.
Here is the performance summary for 3 systems I have access to:
| System | Proc | CPU | GPU | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Studio | M4 Max | 14 | 32 | 36GB |
| MacBook Pro | M5 | 10 | 10 | 24GB |
| Mac Mini | M4 | 10 | 10 | 16GB |
And the # of seconds per frame on different video files. I only tracked the vertical resolution, which explain some minor differences
| System | Enhancement | spf | Factor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Studio | 392 → 784 | 4.7 | 2x |
| Mac Studio | 240 → 720 | 4.8 | 3x |
| Mac Studio | 360 → 960 | 4.8 | 3x |
| Mac Studio | 354 → 956 | 6.6 | 2x |
| Mac Studio | 480 → 722 | 6.6 | 2x |
| Mac Studio | 480 → 960 | 6 | 2x |
| Mac Studio | 480 → 960 | 7.3 | 2x |
| Mac Studio | 720 → 1440 | 13.2 | 2x |
| MacBook Pro | 720 → 720 | 8.3 | 1x |
| MacBook Pro | 240 → 960 | 10 | 4x |
| MacBook Pro | 336 → 672 | 10 | 2x |
| MacBook Pro | 360 → 960 | 10 | 2.6x (min) |
| MacBook Pro | 480 → 960 | 10.6 | 2x |
| Mac Mini | 328 → 656 | 14.3 | 2x |
| Mac Mini | 360 → 720 | 14.4 | 2x |
| Mac Mini | 360 → 720 | 14.7 | 2x |
| Mac Mini | 360 → 960 | 18 | 2.6x (min) |
| Mac Mini | 432 → 864 | 18 | 2x |
| Mac Mini | 480 → 960 | 18 | 2x |
Some factors were “required” by different versions of Video AI (min). I haven’t noticed huge differences in performance between version 1.6 vs. 1.7, and SLP 2.5 vs. 2.6
With today’s new Studio Driver 616.56. No significant changes from previous drivers.
```
Topaz Video v1.7.0
System Information
OS: Windows v11.25
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core Processor 63.556 GB
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 15.62 GB
Processing Settings
device: -2 vram: 1 instances: 1
Input Resolution: 1920x1080
Benchmark Results
Artemis 1X: 30.85 fps 2X: 16.09 fps 4X: 04.56 fps
Iris 1X: 35.61 fps 2X: 18.87 fps 4X: 04.95 fps
Proteus 1X: 32.34 fps 2X: 19.64 fps 4X: 05.40 fps
Proteus Natural 2X: 09.24 fps
Gaia 1X: 11.33 fps 2X: 07.83 fps 4X: 04.69 fps
Gaia Animation 2X: 23.35 fps
Nyx 1X: 15.00 fps 2X: 13.57 fps
Nyx Fast 1X: 35.71 fps
Nyx XL 1X: 02.40 fps
Rhea 4X: 04.59 fps
RXL 4X: 04.58 fps
Hyperion HDR 1X: 55.05 fps
4X Slowmo Apollo: 25.39 fps APFast: 36.61 fps Chronos: 22.90 fps CHFast: 22.37 fps
16X Slowmo Aion: 30.00 fps
Starlight Mini 1X: ERR spf
```
Nothing new to see here…
```
Topaz Video v1.7.1
System Information
OS: Windows v11.25
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core Processor 63.556 GB
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 15.436 GB
Processing Settings
device: -2 vram: 1 instances: 1
Input Resolution: 1920x1080
Benchmark Results
Artemis 1X: 30.85 fps 2X: 16.42 fps 4X: 04.33 fps
Iris 1X: 35.50 fps 2X: 20.51 fps 4X: 05.03 fps
Proteus 1X: 31.83 fps 2X: 19.90 fps 4X: 05.57 fps
Proteus Natural 2X: 09.38 fps
Gaia 1X: 11.32 fps 2X: 07.75 fps 4X: 04.61 fps
Gaia Animation 2X: 24.59 fps
Nyx 1X: 15.00 fps 2X: 13.59 fps
Nyx Fast 1X: 35.82 fps
Nyx XL 1X: 02.41 fps
Rhea 4X: 04.60 fps
RXL 4X: 04.57 fps
Hyperion HDR 1X: 56.60 fps
4X Slowmo Apollo: 25.54 fps APFast: 36.72 fps Chronos: 22.92 fps CHFast: 22.02 fps
16X Slowmo Aion: 29.48 fps
Starlight Mini 1X: ERR spf
```
Has anyone bought a M6 mac mini and tested the actual performance?
```
Topaz Video v1.7.1
System Information
OS: Mac v26.0701
CPU: Apple M2 Ultra 64 GB
GPU: Apple M2 Ultra 51.84 GB
Processing Settings
device: 0 vram: 1 instances: 1
Input Resolution: 1920x1080
Benchmark Results
Artemis 1X: 15.83 fps 2X: 10.56 fps 4X: 03.12 fps
Iris 1X: 08.88 fps 2X: 06.74 fps 4X: 02.21 fps
Proteus 1X: 13.11 fps 2X: 09.88 fps 4X: 03.13 fps
Proteus Natural 2X: 00.59 fps
Gaia 1X: 06.23 fps 2X: 03.67 fps 4X: 02.63 fps
Gaia Animation 2X: 11.89 fps
Nyx 1X: 03.98 fps 2X: 03.83 fps
Nyx Fast 1X: 11.88 fps
Nyx XL 1X: 00.09 fps
Rhea 4X: 01.27 fps
RXL 4X: 01.24 fps
Hyperion HDR 1X: 69.36 fps
4X Slowmo Apollo: 17.36 fps APFast: 32.12 fps Chronos: 05.77 fps CHFast: 07.55 fps
16X Slowmo Aion: 16.37 fps
Starlight Mini 1X: 7.432 spf
```
```
Topaz Video v1.7.1
System Information
OS: Mac v27.0001
CPU: Apple M5 Max 48 GB
GPU: Apple M5 Max 37.44 GB
Processing Settings
device: 0 vram: 1 instances: 1
Input Resolution: 1920x1080
Benchmark Results
Artemis 1X: 19.35 fps 2X: 10.27 fps 4X: 03.10 fps
Iris 1X: 16.37 fps 2X: 09.91 fps 4X: 02.26 fps
Proteus 1X: 19.11 fps 2X: 13.95 fps 4X: 03.91 fps
Proteus Natural 2X: 01.27 fps
Gaia 1X: 05.97 fps 2X: 04.13 fps 4X: 03.25 fps
Gaia Animation 2X: 17.91 fps
Nyx 1X: 09.78 fps 2X: 08.84 fps
Nyx Fast 1X: 18.81 fps
Nyx XL 1X: 00.12 fps
Rhea 4X: 02.94 fps
RXL 4X: 02.94 fps
Hyperion HDR 1X: ERR fps
4X Slowmo Apollo: 18.69 fps APFast: 35.78 fps Chronos: 06.56 fps CHFast: 10.71 fps
16X Slowmo Aion: 47.23 fps
Starlight Mini 1X: 3.024 spf
Just received Mac Mini M6 base version (M6 12 CPU / 12 GPU / 16GB RAM / 256GB SSD). After 1h+ I stopped Aion 16X Slowmo, memory pressure was high (15GB used + 3GB swap), so I figured it was not interesting anyway. Will try Starlight Precise now
Topaz Video BETA v1.7.1.2.b
System Information
OS: Mac v27.0001
CPU: Apple M6 16 GB
GPU: Apple M6 11.84 GB
Processing Settings
device: 0 vram: 1 instances: 1
Input Resolution: 1920x1080
Benchmark Results
Artemis 1X: 13.81 fps 2X: 07.22 fps 4X: 00.70 fps
Iris 1X: 22.56 fps 2X: 10.96 fps 4X: 01.09 fps
Proteus 1X: 21.66 fps 2X: 14.56 fps 4X: 00.85 fps
Proteus Natural 2X: 01.57 fps
Gaia 1X: 05.12 fps 2X: 03.52 fps 4X: 02.24 fps
Gaia Animation 2X: 14.27 fps
Nyx 1X: 05.91 fps 2X: 03.58 fps
Nyx Fast 1X: 10.68 fps
Nyx XL 1X: 00.04 fps
Rhea 4X: 00.77 fps
RXL 4X: 00.80 fps
Hyperion HDR 1X: ERR fps
4X Slowmo Apollo: 17.20 fps APFast: 56.67 fps Chronos: 03.94 fps CHFast: 05.72 fps
16X Slowmo Aion: ... fps
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Starlight Precise 2.6 on Mac Mini base model (M6 12 CPU / 12 GPU / 16GB RAM / 256GB SSD). Getting 8 spf per frame on a 360p video, in comparison with 14 spf on Mac Mini M4 (also base model). MacBook Pro M5 was running at ~10 spf on the same type of video (not the same video, so complexity can be altering results).
Could Topaz bring Starlight Precise to the Benchmark? (already asked)
Thanks!
My M2 Ultra would not run the benchmark for Aion. It never got to the Starlight benchmark because it was stuck on Aion. I tried to run Aion on a small video file and it crashed after a few minutes.
I ran the same video with Starlight Precise 2.6, 640x480 2x up-scaled to 1280x960 on 2 different machines, both are base models of Mac Mini:
- Mac Mini M4 10 CPU / 10 GPU / 16GB RAM / 256GB SSD
- Mac Mini M6 12 CPU / 12 GPU / 16GB RAM / 256GB SSD
Mac Mini M4 took 18.0s per frame
Mac Mini M6 took 10.4s per frame!
That’s a 73% performance increase!!! A few notes:
- M6 comes with 2 additional GPU cores vs. M4
- Base price has increased, but that’s a different story
When you consider the price (even increased) and power consumption, this little machine is impressive!
