# RTX Benchmark Suite A comprehensive benchmarking framework for the RustyTorch++ platform, providing performance analysis across all components of the ML/AI stack. ## Features ### Core Infrastructure Benchmarks - **Tensor Operations**: Creation, arithmetic, linear algebra, reductions, shape manipulation - **Memory Management**: Allocation patterns, pool performance, GPU memory, fragmentation analysis - **Autograd System**: Forward/backward passes, computation graphs, gradient computation - **Runtime Performance**: Device management, context switching, kernel compilation - **GPU Kernels**: CUDA/ROCm kernel execution, compilation time, memory transfers ### Model Architecture Benchmarks - **Transformer Models**: BERT, GPT, T5 with different sizes and configurations - **Vision Models**: ResNet, ViT, EfficientNet with various input sizes - **Multimodal Models**: CLIP, DALL-E, cross-modal attention mechanisms - **Scaling Analysis**: Batch size optimization, sequence length impact, memory usage ### Distributed Training Benchmarks - **Multi-GPU Scaling**: Efficiency analysis across GPU counts - **Communication Patterns**: Gradient synchronization, bandwidth utilization - **Load Balancing**: Work distribution effectiveness - **Fault Tolerance**: Recovery time analysis ### Production Inference Benchmarks - **Latency Analysis**: Single request latency (p50, p95, p99) - **Throughput Testing**: Batch processing performance, concurrent requests - **Memory Efficiency**: Peak allocation, garbage collection impact - **Model Loading**: Initialization and warm-up performance ### Compression & Optimization Benchmarks - **Quantization**: Accuracy vs speed tradeoffs across bit depths - **Model Pruning**: Sparsity impact on performance and memory - **Knowledge Distillation**: Student model convergence rates - **Optimization Techniques**: Various acceleration methods ### Competitive Analysis Framework - **Framework Comparisons**: PyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX Runtime - **MLPerf Benchmarks**: Industry-standard compliance testing - **Hardware Optimization**: Platform-specific performance analysis - **Statistical Validation**: Rigorous comparison methodology ## Architecture ### TDD Implementation The benchmark suite follows strict Test-Driven Development: - All benchmarks start with failing tests - Statistical rigor with confidence intervals - Regression detection and alerting - Comprehensive validation of measurements ### Statistical Analysis - Coefficient of variation tracking - Outlier detection using IQR method - Welch's t-test for significance testing - Confidence interval calculation - Performance regression detection ### Reporting System - **HTML Reports**: Interactive visualizations and detailed analysis - **JSON Export**: Machine-readable results for automation - **CSV Data**: Raw measurements for external analysis - **Regression Alerts**: Automated performance regression detection ## Usage ### Command Line Interface ```bash # Run all benchmark suites rtx-bench all --gpu --competitive # Run specific benchmark categories rtx-bench core --devices cpu,cuda:0 --iterations 100 rtx-bench models --models bert,gpt,resnet --batch-sizes 1,8,16,32 rtx-bench distributed --num-gpus 4 --backend nccl rtx-bench inference --concurrency-levels 1,10,50,100 --batch-processing rtx-bench competitive --frameworks pytorch,tensorflow --mlperf # Generate reports from existing results rtx-bench report --input results/ --regression --historical --formats html,json ``` ### Programmatic API ```rust use rtx_bench::{BenchmarkConfig, BenchmarkSuite}; #[tokio::main] async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> { // Configure benchmarks let config = BenchmarkConfig::default() .with_warmup_iterations(10) .with_measurement_iterations(100) .with_gpu_enabled(true) .with_confidence_level(0.95); // Run comprehensive benchmark suite let suite = BenchmarkSuite::new(config); let results = suite.run_all_benchmarks().await?; // Generate detailed report let report_config = ReportConfig::default(); let generator = ReportGenerator::new(report_config.clone()); let report = generator.generate_report(&results, &report_config).await?; println!("Benchmark completed: {}", report.summary.average_execution_time_ms); Ok(()) } ``` ## Benchmark Categories ### 1. Core Infrastructure Performance - Tensor operations across different sizes and data types - Memory allocation patterns and pool effectiveness - GPU memory transfer optimization - Autograd computation graph efficiency - Kernel compilation and execution timing ### 2. Model Architecture Analysis - Forward pass latency and throughput - Training step performance including backward pass - Memory usage profiling during training/inference - Batch size scaling characteristics - Sequence length impact analysis ### 3. Distributed Training Evaluation - Multi-GPU communication efficiency - Gradient synchronization overhead - Load balancing across devices - Fault recovery mechanisms - Scaling efficiency with device count ### 4. Production Inference Metrics - Single request latency distribution - Concurrent request handling capability - Batch processing throughput optimization - Model loading and initialization time - Memory efficiency under production load ### 5. Competitive Performance Analysis - Head-to-head comparisons with leading frameworks - MLPerf benchmark compliance validation - Hardware-specific optimization effectiveness - Industry standard performance verification ## Output and Reporting ### Statistical Validation All benchmarks include: - Minimum sample size validation (configurable) - Outlier detection and filtering - Coefficient of variation analysis - Statistical significance testing - Confidence interval calculation ### Performance Regression Detection - Automated comparison against historical baselines - Statistical significance testing for changes - Severity classification (Low/Medium/High/Critical) - Root cause analysis suggestions - Alert generation for significant regressions ### Report Formats - **Interactive HTML**: Rich visualizations, charts, and drill-down analysis - **JSON**: Structured data for integration with CI/CD pipelines - **CSV**: Raw data export for custom analysis tools - **Regression Alerts**: Automated notifications for performance issues ## Configuration ### Benchmark Configuration ```rust BenchmarkConfig { warmup_iterations: 5, measurement_iterations: 50, max_duration: Duration::from_secs(300), enable_gpu: true, enable_distributed: false, confidence_level: 0.95, min_sample_size: 30, collect_memory_stats: true, target_devices: vec!["cpu", "cuda:0"], } ``` ### Report Configuration ```rust ReportConfig { include_statistics: true, include_regression_analysis: true, include_historical_comparison: true, generate_html: true, generate_json: true, generate_csv: false, regression_threshold: 5.0, // 5% performance change threshold } ``` ## Integration ### CI/CD Pipeline Integration ```yaml - name: Performance Benchmarks run: | rtx-bench all --output-dir results/ --formats json rtx-bench report --input results/ --regression --formats html ``` ### Automated Regression Detection The benchmark suite automatically detects: - Performance regressions above configurable thresholds - Memory usage increases - Statistical significance of changes - High variance indicating unstable performance ## System Requirements - Rust 1.70.0 or later - CUDA 12.0+ (for GPU benchmarks) - 16GB+ RAM recommended for full benchmark suite - Multi-GPU setup for distributed training benchmarks ## Contributing The benchmark suite follows strict quality standards: - All benchmarks must include statistical validation - Minimum 95% test coverage for new components - Performance regression tests for all changes - Documentation with runnable examples ## License Licensed under either Apache 2.0 or MIT at your option.