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Real-CUGAN ncnn Vulkan vs Real-ESRGAN ncnn Vulkan: catalog facts
Real-CUGAN ncnn Vulkan	Real-ESRGAN ncnn Vulkan
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, Command line
Runs on Intel, AMD, Nvidia and Apple Silicon GPUs Uses Vulkan for GPU inference	Runs locally on Vulkan-capable GPUs No Python environment needed
The project describes itself as early in development	Command line only Repository has seen little activity since 2024
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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