tf.keras.layers.MaxPool2D

Max pooling operation for 2D spatial data.

Main aliases

tf.keras.layers.MaxPooling2D

Compat aliases for migration

See Migration guide for more details.

tf.compat.v1.keras.layers.MaxPool2D, tf.compat.v1.keras.layers.MaxPooling2D

Downsamples the input representation by taking the maximum value over the window defined by pool_size for each dimension along the features axis. The window is shifted by strides in each dimension. The resulting output when using "valid" padding option has a shape(number of rows or columns) of: output_shape = (input_shape - pool_size + 1) / strides)

The resulting output shape when using the "same" padding option is: output_shape = input_shape / strides

For example, for stride=(1,1) and padding="valid":

x = tf.constant([[1., 2., 3.],
                 [4., 5., 6.],
                 [7., 8., 9.]])
x = tf.reshape(x, [1, 3, 3, 1])
max_pool_2d = tf.keras.layers.MaxPooling2D(pool_size=(2, 2),
   strides=(1, 1), padding='valid')
max_pool_2d(x)
<tf.Tensor: shape=(1, 2, 2, 1), dtype=float32, numpy=
  array([[[[5.],
           [6.]],
          [[8.],
           [9.]]]], dtype=float32)>

For example, for stride=(2,2) and padding="valid":

x = tf.constant([[1., 2., 3., 4.],
                 [5., 6., 7., 8.],
                 [9., 10., 11., 12.]])
x = tf.reshape(x, [1, 3, 4, 1])
max_pool_2d = tf.keras.layers.MaxPooling2D(pool_size=(2, 2),
   strides=(1, 1), padding='valid')
max_pool_2d(x)
<tf.Tensor: shape=(1, 2, 3, 1), dtype=float32, numpy=
  array([[[[ 6.],
           [ 7.],
           [ 8.]],
          [[10.],
           [11.],
           [12.]]]], dtype=float32)>

Usage Example:

input_image = tf.constant([[[[1.], [1.], [2.], [4.]],
                           [[2.], [2.], [3.], [2.]],
                           [[4.], [1.], [1.], [1.]],
                           [[2.], [2.], [1.], [4.]]]])
output = tf.constant([[[[1], [0]],
                      [[0], [1]]]])
model = tf.keras.models.Sequential()
model.add(tf.keras.layers.MaxPooling2D(pool_size=(2, 2),
   input_shape=(4,4,1)))
model.compile('adam', 'mean_squared_error')
model.predict(input_image, steps=1)
array([[[[2.],
         [4.]],
        [[4.],
         [4.]]]], dtype=float32)

For example, for stride=(1,1) and padding="same":

x = tf.constant([[1., 2., 3.],
                 [4., 5., 6.],
                 [7., 8., 9.]])
x = tf.reshape(x, [1, 3, 3, 1])
max_pool_2d = tf.keras.layers.MaxPooling2D(pool_size=(2, 2),
   strides=(1, 1), padding='same')
max_pool_2d(x)
<tf.Tensor: shape=(1, 3, 3, 1), dtype=float32, numpy=
  array([[[[5.],
           [6.],
           [6.]],
          [[8.],
           [9.],
           [9.]],
          [[8.],
           [9.],
           [9.]]]], dtype=float32)>

pool_size integer or tuple of 2 integers, window size over which to take the maximum. (2, 2) will take the max value over a 2x2 pooling window. If only one integer is specified, the same window length will be used for both dimensions.
strides Integer, tuple of 2 integers, or None. Strides values. Specifies how far the pooling window moves for each pooling step. If None, it will default to pool_size.
padding One of "valid" or "same" (case-insensitive). "valid" adds no zero padding. "same" adds padding such that if the stride is 1, the output shape is the same as input shape.
data_format A string, one of channels_last (default) or channels_first. The ordering of the dimensions in the inputs. channels_last corresponds to inputs with shape (batch, height, width, channels) while channels_first corresponds to inputs with shape (batch, channels, height, width). It defaults to the image_data_format value found in your Keras config file at ~/.keras/keras.json. If you never set it, then it will be "channels_last".

Input shape:

  • If data_format='channels_last': 4D tensor with shape (batch_size, rows, cols, channels).
  • If data_format='channels_first': 4D tensor with shape (batch_size, channels, rows, cols).

Output shape:

  • If data_format='channels_last': 4D tensor with shape (batch_size, pooled_rows, pooled_cols, channels).
  • If data_format='channels_first': 4D tensor with shape (batch_size, channels, pooled_rows, pooled_cols).

A tensor of rank 4 representing the maximum pooled values. See above for output shape.