# Perceptual Image Super-Resolution on ImageNet H.264 x264 (val)

Source: [Perceptual Image Super-Resolution on ImageNet H.264 x264 (val)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/perceptual-image-super-resolution-on-imagenet-h-264-x264-val>)

Collection index: [llms.txt](<https://www.sota2.com/research/llms.txt>)

Data updated: 2026-03-30T07:54:12.127Z

Evaluation of perceptual image super-resolution models on the validation split of ImageNet, specifically using data processed or compressed via H.264 (x264), assessed using metrics including PSNR, LPIPS, FID, and bitrate (bpp).

A research result applies to its stated dataset, split, metric and evaluation configuration. Compare like-for-like settings, preserve the metric's unit and direction, and distinguish paper-reported results from independent reproduction. The best result recorded here is not a claim of exhaustive, current global coverage.

| Scope | Recorded value |
| --- | --- |
| Task | Perceptual Image Super-Resolution |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | ImageNet H.264 x264 (val) |
| Metric | PSNR |
| Unit | SCALAR |
| Direction | Higher is better |
| Results loaded | 18 of 18 |
| Coverage | All results currently returned for this benchmark |

Evaluation settings may differ between results. The original papers and recorded configurations are needed to establish comparability. A shared metric name alone does not establish an identical protocol.

## Metrics

- [PSNR](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/perceptual-image-super-resolution-on-imagenet-h-264-x264-val.md?metric=PSNR>): Higher is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [Bitrate (bpp)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/perceptual-image-super-resolution-on-imagenet-h-264-x264-val.md?metric=Bitrate%20(bpp)>): Lower is better; unit: SIZE.

- [LPIPS](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/perceptual-image-super-resolution-on-imagenet-h-264-x264-val.md?metric=LPIPS>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [DISTS](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/perceptual-image-super-resolution-on-imagenet-h-264-x264-val.md?metric=DISTS>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [FID](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/perceptual-image-super-resolution-on-imagenet-h-264-x264-val.md?metric=FID>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [BDBR](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/perceptual-image-super-resolution-on-imagenet-h-264-x264-val.md?metric=BDBR>): Higher is better; unit: SCALAR.

## Recorded results

| Method | PSNR | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Real-ESRGAN | 28.78 | Not recorded | 6925385fd6b0dd334292f774 |
| Real-ESRGAN + VRPSR (Ours) | 28.5 | Not recorded | 6925385fd6b0dd334292f774 |
| Real-ESRGAN | 28.18 | Not recorded | 6925385fd6b0dd334292f774 |
| Real-ESRGAN + VRPSR (Ours) | 27.89 | Not recorded | 6925385fd6b0dd334292f774 |
| Real-ESRGAN | 27.6 | Not recorded | 6925385fd6b0dd334292f774 |
| S3Diff | 27.29 | Not recorded | 6925385fd6b0dd334292f774 |
| Real-ESRGAN + VRPSR (Ours) | 27.28 | Not recorded | 6925385fd6b0dd334292f774 |
| S3Diff + VRPSR (Ours) | 27.07 | Not recorded | 6925385fd6b0dd334292f774 |
| S3Diff | 26.92 | Not recorded | 6925385fd6b0dd334292f774 |
| Real-ESRGAN | 26.63 | Not recorded | 6925385fd6b0dd334292f774 |
| S3Diff | 26.63 | Not recorded | 6925385fd6b0dd334292f774 |
| S3Diff + VRPSR (Ours) | 26.6 | Not recorded | 6925385fd6b0dd334292f774 |
| Real-ESRGAN + VRPSR (Ours) | 26.32 | Not recorded | 6925385fd6b0dd334292f774 |
| S3Diff + VRPSR (Ours) | 26.26 | Not recorded | 6925385fd6b0dd334292f774 |
| S3Diff | 25.84 | Not recorded | 6925385fd6b0dd334292f774 |
| S3Diff + VRPSR (Ours) | 25.4 | Not recorded | 6925385fd6b0dd334292f774 |
| S3Diff + VRPSR (Ours) | 24.01 | Not recorded | 6925385fd6b0dd334292f774 |
| Real-ESRGAN + VRPSR (Ours) | 20.83 | Not recorded | 6925385fd6b0dd334292f774 |

### Real-ESRGAN

PSNR: 28.78. Result ID: 69ca2c0b47f34ce924b29a2c.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6a8c1e209131cea28b80.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/xinntao/Real-ESRGAN>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Codec":"H.264 (x264)","Bitrate Level":"4"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Real-ESRGAN + VRPSR (Ours)

PSNR: 28.5. Result ID: 69ca2c0b47f34ce924b29a30.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Codec":"H.264 (x264)","Bitrate Level":"4"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Real-ESRGAN

PSNR: 28.18. Result ID: 69ca2c0b47f34ce924b29a2b.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6a8c1e209131cea28b80.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/xinntao/Real-ESRGAN>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Codec":"H.264 (x264)","Bitrate Level":"3"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Real-ESRGAN + VRPSR (Ours)

PSNR: 27.89. Result ID: 69ca2c0b47f34ce924b29a2f.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Codec":"H.264 (x264)","Bitrate Level":"3"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Real-ESRGAN

PSNR: 27.6. Result ID: 69ca2c0b47f34ce924b29a2a.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6a8c1e209131cea28b80.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/xinntao/Real-ESRGAN>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Codec":"H.264 (x264)","Bitrate Level":"2"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### S3Diff

PSNR: 27.29. Result ID: 69ca2c0b47f34ce924b29a35.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa74fa1e209131cea650bd.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Codec":"H.264 (x264)","Bitrate Level":"4"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Real-ESRGAN + VRPSR (Ours)

PSNR: 27.28. Result ID: 69ca2c0b47f34ce924b29a2e.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Codec":"H.264 (x264)","Bitrate Level":"2"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### S3Diff + VRPSR (Ours)

PSNR: 27.07. Result ID: 69ca2c0b47f34ce924b29a39.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Codec":"H.264 (x264)","Bitrate Level":"4"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### S3Diff

PSNR: 26.92. Result ID: 69ca2c0b47f34ce924b29a34.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa74fa1e209131cea650bd.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Codec":"H.264 (x264)","Bitrate Level":"3"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Real-ESRGAN

PSNR: 26.63. Result ID: 69ca2c0b47f34ce924b29a29.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6a8c1e209131cea28b80.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/xinntao/Real-ESRGAN>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Codec":"H.264 (x264)","Bitrate Level":"1"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### S3Diff

PSNR: 26.63. Result ID: 69ca2c0b47f34ce924b29a33.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa74fa1e209131cea650bd.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Codec":"H.264 (x264)","Bitrate Level":"2"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### S3Diff + VRPSR (Ours)

PSNR: 26.6. Result ID: 69ca2c0b47f34ce924b29a38.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Codec":"H.264 (x264)","Bitrate Level":"3"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Real-ESRGAN + VRPSR (Ours)

PSNR: 26.32. Result ID: 69ca2c0b47f34ce924b29a2d.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Codec":"H.264 (x264)","Bitrate Level":"1"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### S3Diff + VRPSR (Ours)

PSNR: 26.26. Result ID: 69ca2c0b47f34ce924b29a37.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Codec":"H.264 (x264)","Bitrate Level":"2"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### S3Diff

PSNR: 25.84. Result ID: 69ca2c0b47f34ce924b29a32.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa74fa1e209131cea650bd.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Codec":"H.264 (x264)","Bitrate Level":"1"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### S3Diff + VRPSR (Ours)

PSNR: 25.4. Result ID: 69ca2c0b47f34ce924b29a36.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Codec":"H.264 (x264)","Bitrate Level":"1"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### S3Diff + VRPSR (Ours)

PSNR: 24.01. Result ID: 69ca2c0b47f34ce924b29a3a.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Codec":"H.264 (x264)","Evaluation":"BDBR summary"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Real-ESRGAN + VRPSR (Ours)

PSNR: 20.83. Result ID: 69ca2c0b47f34ce924b29a31.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6925385fd6b0dd334292f774.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Codec":"H.264 (x264)","Evaluation":"BDBR summary"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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