Caffe and TensorFlow at Deep Learning Analytics

Thank you!

deeplearninganalytics.com

warning: opinions

• Caffe?
• TensorFlow?

Easy to start?

pip install:
✘ Caffe
✔ TensorFlow

"Easy" models:
½ Caffe
✔ TensorFlow

Easy to develop?

API level:

• high? middle? low?

Python integration:
½ Caffe
✔ TensorFlow

modular design

layer {name: "data"
       type: "Data"
       top: "data"
       top: "label"
       transform_param {crop_size: 227}
       data_param {source: "train_lmdb_path"
                   batch_size: 256
                   backend: LMDB}}

multi-GPU

Caffe

TensorFlow

tf.device()

multi-machine

Caffe

TensorFlow

tf.device()

responsiveness

merge time:

• TensorFlow: 12 hours
• Caffe: 329 days

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