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Executive Summary

This report examines the current landscape of on-device machine learning, investigating efficiency trends, deployment constraints, and the growing viability of running large models directly on consumer hardware without cloud dependency. It also serves as a robust UI stress test.

Abstract

As mobile hardware capabilities increase, the boundary between edge and cloud inference is shifting. This paper explores the performance characteristics of heavily quantized transformer models on consumer silicon, revealing that architectural efficiency often supersedes pure parameter count. Through empirical benchmarking across five device classes, we establish a new baseline for acceptable latency in on-device generative tasks.

1. Introduction

1.1 Background

The shift toward on-device inference is driven by three converging forces: increasing model compression techniques, more capable mobile silicon, and growing privacy requirements that make sending data to remote servers undesirable for many use cases.

Historically, ML inference required server-grade hardware. That assumption no longer holds for a wide class of tasks.

2. Literature Review

Prior work in the field of edge AI (e.g., Smith et al., 2025; Doe, 2024) ¹ has primarily focused on standard convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for vision tasks. The recent explosion of Large Language Models (LLMs) requires a re-evaluation of memory bandwidth constraints.

3. Methodology

Benchmarks were run across three experimental conditions per device:

1. Cold-start inference (no prior warm-up)
2. Sustained workload (15-minute continuous inference)
3. Burst workload (alternating 30s active / 30s idle)

All conditions were repeated five times; reported figures are medians with IQR noted where variance was meaningful.

4. Results & Data Tables

4.1 Data Table: Raw Benchmark Results

4.2 Comparison Table: Quantization Impact

5. Discussion

The most consistent finding: model architecture matters more than quantization depth. A well-structured small model beats a poorly structured large model even after aggressive compression.

[!CAUTION] Thermal throttling remains the primary real-world constraint that benchmarks fail to capture.

7. Numbered Figures

Figure 1: Comparison of power draw across different hardware platforms during sustained inference.

8. Conclusion

The most productive near-term research direction is heterogeneous compute scheduling — dynamically routing inference subtasks between CPU, GPU, and NPU on the same device based on real-time thermal and power headroom.

Citations & Bibliography

• Doe, J. (2024). The Limits of Mobile Silicon. Journal of Machine Learning Hardware, 12(4), 112-125.
• Smith, A., et al. (2025). Quantization Strategies for Transformer Models. Proceedings of the Edge AI Conference.

Appendices

Appendix A: Raw Output Logs

{
  "run_id": "exp_442a",
  "timestamp": "2026-07-03T14:30:00Z",
  "device_profile": "Flagship_2026",
  "metrics": {
    "avg_tps": 18.52,
    "p99_latency_ms": 120.4,
    "thermal_events": 2
  }
}

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