# Performance and Benchmarking

## gRPC Performance

Check out our Grafana dashboard with metrics [here](https://solana-metrics.rpcfast.com/public-dashboards/7ddaf20ee1864ecaba494e079a78343c).

<figure><img src="/files/t1CNek0oDEYsW2pD1ueX" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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### Benchmarking Against Competitors

Use [GeyserBench](https://github.com/hmstudio-labs/geyserbench/blob/main/README.md) to compare multiple Solana gRPC endpoints simultaneously and measure their speed and reliability in detecting transactions.&#x20;

Compare latency percentile profiles and reliability for each RPC endpoint.&#x20;

**Example:** [RPC Fast vs. Triton](https://runs.solstack.app/run/320734d7-3556-4934-8cab-2f7c72a49c06) (May 13, 2026)

<figure><img src="/files/tmADUeAL7gTDT8xD0bWc" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

**Note:** The competitor's endpoint was masked to avoid exposing the client's data.

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### Benchmarking RPC Fast gRPC Services

#### Yellowstone vs Aperture

[Benchmark overview](https://runs.solstack.app/run/0de155e9-469d-4485-a9c3-2ad4e0c49571) (May 19, 2026)

```
┌─────────────┬─────────┬────────┬────────┬────────┬──────────┬────────┬──────────┐
│ Endpoint    ┆ First % ┆ P50 ms ┆ P95 ms ┆ P99 ms ┆ Valid Tx ┆ Firsts ┆ Backfill │
╞═════════════╪═════════╪════════╪════════╪════════╪══════════╪════════╪══════════╡
│ aperture    ┆ 99.97   ┆ 0.00   ┆ 0.00   ┆ 0.00   ┆ 20000    ┆ 19994  ┆ 0        │
├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
│ yellowstone ┆ 0.03    ┆ 10.77  ┆ 35.56  ┆ 50.72  ┆ 20000    ┆ 6      ┆ 0        │
└─────────────┴─────────┴────────┴────────┴────────┴──────────┴────────┴──────────┘
```

#### Aperture vs. Shredstream

[Benchmark overview](https://runs.solstack.app/run/5af216d2-e6f0-4da5-a32b-52a74cbe599f) (May 19, 2026)

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** Shredstream includes shreds from our partners + Jito shreds.
{% endhint %}

```
┌─────────────┬─────────┬────────┬────────┬────────┬──────────┬────────┬──────────┐
│ Endpoint    ┆ First % ┆ P50 ms ┆ P95 ms ┆ P99 ms ┆ Valid Tx ┆ Firsts ┆ Backfill │
╞═════════════╪═════════╪════════╪════════╪════════╪══════════╪════════╪══════════╡
│ shredstream ┆ 95.59   ┆ 0.00   ┆ 0.00   ┆ 0.32   ┆ 20000    ┆ 19118  ┆ 0        │
├╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┼╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
│ aperture    ┆ 4.41    ┆ 0.10   ┆ 0.41   ┆ 2.12   ┆ 20000    ┆ 882    ┆ 0        │
└─────────────┴─────────┴────────┴────────┴────────┴──────────┴────────┴──────────┘
```

**Review:** Aperture is faster than Yellowstone **by 10.7ms** on average, **by 35.5ms** in the top 5% of the results, and **by 50.7ms** in 1% of the results.

ShredStream is only **0.1ms** faster than Aperture on average, **0.4ms** in the top 5% of the results, and **2.1ms** in 1% of the results.&#x20;

{% hint style="info" %}
This signals about strong performance of the Aperture gRPC, considering that Aperture supports **server-side filters** and offers **reduced bandwidth usage**, compared to Shredstream.
{% endhint %}

**Note:** Tests were run on Latitude.sh in Frankfurt (*f4.metal.small).*

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## Transaction Landing Performance: Beam

{% hint style="info" %}
[Benchmark code on Github](https://github.com/dysnix/solana-test/tree/main/sendtx-bench-rs). Create the type of transaction you need and check real-world performance.
{% endhint %}

### [Beam](https://docs.rpcfast.com/rpc-fast-saas-solana/sending-transactions/rpc-fast-beam-beta) Providers Performance Scoring

We evaluate each provider across five key performance metrics:

* Landing latency (milliseconds)
* Landing latency (slots)
* Transaction position within the block
* Same-slot landing rate
* Overall success rate

Each metric is normalized on a **0–100 scale** relative to the best-performing provider in the comparison set.

**For latency-related metrics,** p90 performance is weighted 4× more heavily than average performance, prioritizing consistency under load and minimizing tail latency.&#x20;

**Block position** uses equal weighting between average and p90 values.

**The final performance score** is calculated as the unweighted average of all five metric scores.

#### **Five buckets:**

```
landed_ms = 0.2 × avg_score(submit_to_landed_grpc_ms)
+ 0.8 × p90_score(submit_to_landed_grpc_ms)
```

```
landed_slots = 0.2 × avg_score(submit_to_landed_slots)
+ 0.8 × p90_score(submit_to_landed_slots)
```

```
landed_idx = 0.5 × avg_score(landed_index_in_block)
+ 0.5 × p90_score(landed_index_in_block)
```

```
same_slot = higher_is_better_score(same_slot_landed_count)
```

```
success_ratio = higher_is_better_score(landed_runs / total_runs)
```

#### **Final score:**

```
performance_rate_pct = (landed_ms + landed_slots + landed_idx + same_slot + success_ratio) / 5
```

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### Beam Providers Comparison

* Generated: `2026-05-19T15:16:33.756079549+00:00`
* Runs per provider: `10`
* Selected providers: `beam-astralane, beam-bloxroute, beam-falcon`

| Provider           | Avg Ack ms | P90 Ack ms | Avg Landed ms | P90 Landed ms | Avg Block ms | P90 Block ms | Avg Landed slots | P90 Landed slots | Avg Idx-in-Block | P90 Idx-in-Block | Avg Priority Fee | Max Slots | Min Slots | Same-slot landed | Landed runs | Block seen | Total runs | Success ratio % | Performance rate % |
| ------------------ | ---------- | ---------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | --------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ---------- | --------------- | ------------------ |
| **beam-astralane** | 51.793     | 54.891     | 231.625       | 443.929       | 393.336      | 453.750      | 0.700            | 1.000            | 526.30           | 773.00           | 10000.000        | 1         | 0         | 3                | 10          | 10         | 10         | 100.00          | 99.78              |
| **beam-bloxroute** | 53.163     | 54.728     | 232.784       | 443.948       | 391.469      | 453.708      | 0.700            | 1.000            | 655.50           | 829.00           | 10000.000        | 1         | 0         | 3                | 10          | 10         | 10         | 100.00          | 99.66              |
| **beam-falcon**    | 53.888     | 54.612     | 229.601       | 443.934       | 390.611      | 453.725      | 0.700            | 1.000            | 658.30           | 830.00           | 10000.000        | 1         | 0         | 3                | 10          | 10         | 10         | 100.00          | 100.00             |

**Note:** The benchmark is optimized for same-slot landing. We subscribe to Aperture gRPC to detect new slot signals and trigger transaction submission immediately as a new slot begins. Transaction landing confirmation is determined through consensus between Aperture and Yellowstone data sources.

Aperture is not required for performance testing — unless explicitly specified, Yellowstone gRPC is used by default.

***

### Beam vs RPC Comparison

* Generated: `2026-05-19T15:22:23.427708898+00:00`
* Runs per provider: `20`
* Selected providers: `beam-astralane, rpcfast-rpc`

| Provider           | Avg Ack ms | P90 Ack ms | Avg Landed ms | P90 Landed ms | Avg Block ms | P90 Block ms | Avg Landed slots | P90 Landed slots | Avg Idx-in-Block | P90 Idx-in-Block | Avg Priority Fee | Max Slots | Min Slots | Same-slot landed | Landed runs | Block seen | Total runs | Success ratio % | Performance rate % |
| ------------------ | ---------- | ---------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | --------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ---------- | --------------- | ------------------ |
| **beam-astralane** | 52.586     | 55.406     | 330.392       | 589.025       | 345.213      | 589.025      | 0.400            | 1.000            | 704.45           | 1092.00          | 10000.000        | 1         | 0         | 12               | 20          | 20         | 20         | 100.00          | 97.42              |
| **rpcfast-rpc**    | 27.570     | 38.891     | 457.492       | 1065.526      | 503.728      | 1065.526     | 0.650            | 2.000            | 574.65           | 1012.00          | 10000.000        | 4         | 0         | 12               | 20          | 20         | 20         | 100.00          | 82.20              |

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## RPC Fast Endpoint Checker

Quick health checker for your Solana endpoint – works both on mainnet and devnet:

<https://check.rpcfast.com/>


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