YOLOv5, YOLOv8 and YOLOv10: The Go-To Detectors for Real-time Vision
This is an incremental review paper that provides guidance for selecting YOLO versions for edge computing applications, targeting researchers and practitioners in computer vision.
This paper reviews the evolution of YOLO object detection algorithms, focusing on YOLOv5, YOLOv8, and YOLOv10, analyzing their architectural advancements and performance improvements for real-time vision, with YOLOv10 achieving state-of-the-art performance and reduced computational overhead.
This paper presents a comprehensive review of the evolution of the YOLO (You Only Look Once) object detection algorithm, focusing on YOLOv5, YOLOv8, and YOLOv10. We analyze the architectural advancements, performance improvements, and suitability for edge deployment across these versions. YOLOv5 introduced significant innovations such as the CSPDarknet backbone and Mosaic Augmentation, balancing speed and accuracy. YOLOv8 built upon this foundation with enhanced feature extraction and anchor-free detection, improving versatility and performance. YOLOv10 represents a leap forward with NMS-free training, spatial-channel decoupled downsampling, and large-kernel convolutions, achieving state-of-the-art performance with reduced computational overhead. Our findings highlight the progressive enhancements in accuracy, efficiency, and real-time performance, particularly emphasizing their applicability in resource-constrained environments. This review provides insights into the trade-offs between model complexity and detection accuracy, offering guidance for selecting the most appropriate YOLO version for specific edge computing applications.