diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 36dbf07..5595c17 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ color_quant = "1.0"
 [dev-dependencies]
 glob = "0.3"
 criterion = "0.3.1"
+png = "0.17.2"
 
 [features]
 default = ["raii_no_panic", "std"]
@@ -51,3 +52,8 @@ required-features = ["std"]
 name = "decode"
 harness = false
 required-features = ["std"]
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "rgb_frame"
+harness = false
+required-features = ["std"]
diff --git a/benches/rgb_frame.rs b/benches/rgb_frame.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0d1934
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benches/rgb_frame.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+use std::fs;
+
+use criterion::{Criterion, Throughput};
+use gif::{Encoder, Frame, Repeat};
+use png;
+
+const DIR: &str = "benches/samples";
+
+fn main()
+{
+    let mut c = Criterion::default().configure_from_args();
+    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("rgb_frame");
+
+    let dir = fs::read_dir(DIR).expect("Cant'r read dir:\n{}");
+
+    for path in dir {
+        let path = path.expect("Can't read path:\n{}").path();
+        if path.extension().unwrap() != "png" {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        let mut reader = {
+            let input = fs::File::open(&path).unwrap();
+            let decoder = png::Decoder::new(input);
+            decoder.read_info().unwrap()
+        };
+
+        let mut buf = vec![0; reader.output_buffer_size()];
+        let info = reader.next_frame(&mut buf).unwrap();
+
+        let (w, h, size) = {
+            // could use try_into().unwrap() but probably no need
+            (info.width as u16, info.height as u16, info.buffer_size())
+        };
+
+        //size might have to be adjusted for large images
+        group
+            .sample_size(50)
+            .throughput(Throughput::Bytes(size as u64))
+            .bench_function(path.file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap(),
+                |b| {
+                match info.color_type {
+                    png::ColorType::Rgb => b.iter(|| {
+                        Frame::from_rgb_speed(w, h, &mut buf[..size], 30)
+                    }),
+                    png::ColorType::Rgba => b.iter(|| {
+                        Frame::from_rgba_speed(w, h, &mut buf[..size], 30)
+                    }),
+                    c => {
+                        println!("Image has wrong color type: {:?}", c);
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+
+        // actually write the image as a singe frame gif... while MSE can be used
+        // for quality check, it might not be as good as visual inspection
+        let mut encoder = {
+            let output = fs::File::create(path.with_extension("gif")).unwrap();
+            Encoder::new(output, w, h, &[]).unwrap()
+        };
+        encoder.set_repeat(Repeat::Finite(0)).unwrap();
+
+        let frame = match info.color_type {
+            png::ColorType::Rgb => Frame::from_rgb(w, h, &mut buf[..size]),
+            png::ColorType::Rgba => Frame::from_rgba(w, h, &mut buf[..size]),
+            _ => continue,
+        };
+
+        encoder.write_frame(&frame).unwrap();
+    }
+    group.finish();
+    c.final_summary();
+}
diff --git a/benches/samples/test.gif b/benches/samples/test.gif
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diff --git a/benches/samples/test.png b/benches/samples/test.png
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