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Slow inference speed (RTF > 2) on L40 GPU for dots.tts.

Technical Positioning
Achieve competitive real-time factor (RTF) for TTS inference speed, with benchmarks provided.
SaaS Insight & Market Implications
This issue directly addresses the slow inference speed of dots.tts, with a reported RTF exceeding 2 on an L40 GPU, significantly below competitive benchmarks (0.6 for Base/Soar, 0.4 for MF on H800 with `optimize`). This performance deficit is a critical barrier for real-time applications and high-throughput environments. While the `optimize` flag and `generate_stream` are suggested, the core problem remains the baseline performance. The request for a C++ implementation underscores the user's need for fundamental speed improvements. Slow RTF directly impacts operational costs and user experience, making dots.tts less attractive for demanding enterprise use cases.
Proprietary Technical Taxonomy
inference speed RTF L40 GPU benchmark RTF optimize flag H800 voice clone mode generate_stream interface

Raw Developer Origin & Technical Request

Source Icon GitHub Issue Jun 9, 2026
Repo: rednote-hilab/dots.tts
The inference speed is very slow

The inference speed is very slow, with an RTF of more than 2. I am using an L40 GPU, and I would like to know what the benchmark RTF is for model testing.

Developer Debate & Comments

xlians555 • Jun 9, 2026
You can add the `--optimize` flag in current PyTorch version to boost inference speed. Our test results on H800 (voice clone mode, `generate_stream` interface, default inference setting): RTF is roughly 0.6 for Base/Soar and 0.4 for MF. For further speedup, you may cache the reference audio.
ukemamaster • Jun 9, 2026
@xlians555 Is there any example of `generate_stream` ?
xlians555 • Jun 9, 2026
```python from dots_tts.runtime import DotsTtsRuntime import soundfile as sf import torch runtime = DotsTtsRuntime.from_pretrained( "/path/to/dots_tts_model", precision="bfloat16", optimize=True, ) # generate_stream yields audio chunks (torch.Tensor, shape (1, samples)) as they # are produced — useful for low-latency playback or piping to a client. stream = runtime.generate_stream( text="Hello, this is a streaming speech synthesis test.", prompt_audio_path="/path/to/reference.wav", prompt_text="The exact transcript of the reference audio.", num_steps=10, guidance_scale=1.0, ) # Option A: consume chunk-by-chunk (e.g. push to a player / websocket). chunks = [] for chunk in stream: chunks.append(chunk.detach().float().cpu()) # handle_chunk(chunk) # your real-time consumer here # Option B: concatenate and write the full waveform to disk. audio = torch.cat(chunks, dim=-1).squeeze().numpy() sf.writ...
GalenMarek14 • Jun 9, 2026
Do you have plans to make this work in pure C++, like this: https://github.com/pwilkin/openmoss It would be great, and inference could be much faster. @xlians555
xlians555 • Jun 9, 2026
Thanks for the suggestion, but currently we don't have plans to implement a pure C++ version.

Adjacent Repository Pain Points

Other highly discussed features and pain points extracted from rednote-hilab/dots.tts.

Extracted Positioning
Slow speed and high VRAM consumption for long texts in dots.tts, with `optimize` flag errors.
Efficient and scalable long text synthesis with optimized resource utilization.
Top Replies
xlians555 • Jun 10, 2026
我测试了1000字中文VRAM占用为8.8G(实际上并不建议直接合成这么长的文本,效果基本不可用)。以下是一些tips供参考: - 对于长文本,最好在合适位置做一下切分,直接合成超长文本效果会差; - 参考音频10s左右即...
Jandown • Jun 10, 2026
> 我测试了1000字中文VRAM占用为8.8G(实际上并不建议直接合成这么长的文本)。以下是一些tips供参考: > > * 对于长文本,最好在合适位置做一下切分,直接合成超长文本效果会差; > * 参考音频10s左右即可,长参...
xlians555 • Jun 10, 2026
推荐200字以内,按句子/段落/语义切分均可,以你的实际体验为准
Extracted Positioning
MLX / Apple Silicon port of dots.tts-soar checkpoint.
Expand hardware compatibility to Apple Silicon via MLX, leveraging its performance benefits.
Extracted Positioning
Lack of default male voice samples or diverse default voices in dots.tts.
Provide diverse default voice options (e.g., male/female) out-of-the-box.
Extracted Positioning
Tone shift/drift issues when synthesizing long texts by segmenting.
Consistent voice timbre and emotional tone across segmented long text synthesis.
Extracted Positioning
Support for streaming inference in dots.tts.
Low-latency, real-time streaming TTS capabilities.

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