diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index acbf562..c9d0833 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1282,6 +1282,7 @@ name = "lact"
 version = "0.7.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "divan",
  "lact-cli",
  "lact-daemon",
  "lact-gui",
@@ -1327,7 +1328,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "indexmap",
  "insta",
- "lact-daemon",
  "lact-schema",
  "libdrm_amdgpu_sys",
  "libflate",
@@ -1358,6 +1358,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "cairo-rs",
  "chrono",
+ "divan",
  "gtk4",
  "itertools",
  "lact-client",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 02f2240..81584a9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -45,3 +45,5 @@ opt-level = 3
 [profile.bench]
 strip = false
 debug = 1
+lto = "thin"
+codegen-units = 256
diff --git a/lact-daemon/Cargo.toml b/lact-daemon/Cargo.toml
index 84fb3c2..fd7dad7 100644
--- a/lact-daemon/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lact-daemon/Cargo.toml
@@ -48,14 +48,8 @@ copes = { git = "https://gitlab.com/corectrl/copes" }
 libloading = "0.8.6"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-divan = { workspace = true }
 pretty_assertions = { workspace = true }
-lact-daemon = { path = ".", features = ["bench"] }
 insta = { version = "1.41.1", features = ["json", "yaml"] }
 
 [build-dependencies]
 bindgen = "0.68"
-
-[[bench]]
-name = "daemon"
-harness = false
diff --git a/lact-daemon/benches/daemon.rs b/lact-daemon/benches/daemon.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index f90e26e..0000000
--- a/lact-daemon/benches/daemon.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-fn main() {
-    // Include the daemon lib
-    let _ = lact_daemon::MODULE_CONF_PATH;
-    divan::main();
-}
diff --git a/lact-gui/Cargo.toml b/lact-gui/Cargo.toml
index b746f70..d6e1ec6 100644
--- a/lact-gui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lact-gui/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 default = ["gtk-tests"]
 gtk-tests = []
 adw = ["dep:adw", "relm4/libadwaita"]
+bench = ["dep:divan"]
 
 [dependencies]
 lact-client = { path = "../lact-client" }
@@ -37,5 +38,7 @@ itertools = "0.13.0"
 
 thread-priority = "1.1.0"
 
+divan = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+
 [dev-dependencies]
 pretty_assertions = "1.4.0"
diff --git a/lact-gui/src/app/graphs_window/plot/imp.rs b/lact-gui/src/app/graphs_window/plot/imp.rs
index fe5d7ce..04864f7 100644
--- a/lact-gui/src/app/graphs_window/plot/imp.rs
+++ b/lact-gui/src/app/graphs_window/plot/imp.rs
@@ -105,14 +105,19 @@ impl PlotData {
         self.push_secondary_line_series_with_time(name, point, chrono::Local::now().naive_local());
     }
 
-    fn push_line_series_with_time(&mut self, name: &str, point: f64, time: NaiveDateTime) {
+    pub(super) fn push_line_series_with_time(
+        &mut self,
+        name: &str,
+        point: f64,
+        time: NaiveDateTime,
+    ) {
         self.line_series
             .entry(name.to_owned())
             .or_default()
             .push((time.and_utc().timestamp_millis(), point));
     }
 
-    pub fn push_secondary_line_series_with_time(
+    pub(super) fn push_secondary_line_series_with_time(
         &mut self,
         name: &str,
         point: f64,
diff --git a/lact-gui/src/app/graphs_window/plot/render_thread.rs b/lact-gui/src/app/graphs_window/plot/render_thread.rs
index fc2dce6..67dd61e 100644
--- a/lact-gui/src/app/graphs_window/plot/render_thread.rs
+++ b/lact-gui/src/app/graphs_window/plot/render_thread.rs
@@ -94,62 +94,15 @@ impl RenderThread {
 
                     match current_request.take() {
                         Some(Request::Render(render_request)) => {
-                            // Create a new ImageSurface for Cairo rendering.
-                            let mut surface = ImageSurface::create(
-                                cairo::Format::ARgb32,
-                                (render_request.width * render_request.supersample_factor) as i32,
-                             (render_request.height * render_request.supersample_factor) as i32,
-                            )
-                            .unwrap();
-
-                            let cairo_context = CairoContext::new(&surface).unwrap();
-
-                            // Don't use Cairo's default antialiasing, it makes the lines look too blurry
-                            // Supersampling is our 2D anti-aliasing solution.
-                            if render_request.supersample_factor > 1 {
-                                cairo_context.set_antialias(cairo::Antialias::None);
-                            }
-
-                            let cairo_backend = CairoBackend::new(
-                                &cairo_context,
-                                // Supersample the rendering
-                                (
-                                    render_request.width * render_request.supersample_factor,
-                                    render_request.height * render_request.supersample_factor,
-                                ),
-                            )
-                            .unwrap();
-
-                            if let Err(err) = render_request.draw(cairo_backend) {
-                                error!("Failed to plot chart: {err:?}")
-                            }
-
-                            match (
-                                surface.to_texture(),
-                                last_texture.lock().unwrap().deref_mut(),
-                            ) {
-                                // Successfully generated a new texture, but the old texture is also there
-                                (Some(texture), Some(last_texture)) => {
-                                    *last_texture = texture;
-                                }
-                                // If texture conversion failed, keep the old texture if it's present.
-                                (None, None) => {
-                                    error!("Failed to convert cairo surface to gdk texture, not overwriting old one");
-                                }
-                                // Update the last texture, if The old texture wasn't ever generated (None),
-                                // No matter the result of conversion
-                                (result, last_texture) => {
-                                    *last_texture = result;
-                                }
-                            };
-                            }
+                            process_request(render_request, last_texture);
+                        }
                         // Terminate the thread if a Terminate request is received.
                         Some(Request::Terminate) => break,
                         None => {}
                     }
                 }
-        })
-        .unwrap();
+            })
+            .unwrap();
 
         Self {
             state,
@@ -177,6 +130,57 @@ impl RenderThread {
     }
 }
 
+fn process_request(render_request: RenderRequest, last_texture: &Mutex<Option<MemoryTexture>>) {
+    // Create a new ImageSurface for Cairo rendering.
+    let mut surface = ImageSurface::create(
+        cairo::Format::ARgb32,
+        (render_request.width * render_request.supersample_factor) as i32,
+        (render_request.height * render_request.supersample_factor) as i32,
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let cairo_context = CairoContext::new(&surface).unwrap();
+
+    // Don't use Cairo's default antialiasing, it makes the lines look too blurry
+    // Supersampling is our 2D anti-aliasing solution.
+    if render_request.supersample_factor > 1 {
+        cairo_context.set_antialias(cairo::Antialias::None);
+    }
+
+    let cairo_backend = CairoBackend::new(
+        &cairo_context,
+        // Supersample the rendering
+        (
+            render_request.width * render_request.supersample_factor,
+            render_request.height * render_request.supersample_factor,
+        ),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    if let Err(err) = render_request.draw(cairo_backend) {
+        error!("Failed to plot chart: {err:?}")
+    }
+
+    match (
+        surface.to_texture(),
+        last_texture.lock().unwrap().deref_mut(),
+    ) {
+        // Successfully generated a new texture, but the old texture is also there
+        (Some(texture), Some(last_texture)) => {
+            *last_texture = texture;
+        }
+        // If texture conversion failed, keep the old texture if it's present.
+        (None, None) => {
+            error!("Failed to convert cairo surface to gdk texture, not overwriting old one");
+        }
+        // Update the last texture, if The old texture wasn't ever generated (None),
+        // No matter the result of conversion
+        (result, last_texture) => {
+            *last_texture = result;
+        }
+    };
+}
+
 // Implement the default constructor for RenderThread using the `new` method.
 impl Default for RenderThread {
     fn default() -> Self {
@@ -389,3 +393,56 @@ impl RenderRequest {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(feature = "bench")]
+mod benches {
+    use super::{process_request, RenderRequest};
+    use crate::app::graphs_window::plot::PlotData;
+    use chrono::{NaiveDate, NaiveDateTime, NaiveTime};
+    use divan::{counter::ItemsCount, Bencher};
+    use std::sync::Mutex;
+
+    #[divan::bench]
+    fn render_plot(bencher: Bencher) {
+        let last_texture = &Mutex::new(None);
+
+        bencher
+            .with_inputs(sample_plot_data)
+            .input_counter(|_| ItemsCount::new(1usize))
+            .bench_values(|data| {
+                let request = RenderRequest {
+                    title: "bench render".into(),
+                    value_suffix: "%".into(),
+                    secondary_value_suffix: "".into(),
+                    y_label_area_relative_size: 1.0,
+                    secondary_y_label_relative_area_size: 1.0,
+                    data,
+                    width: 1920,
+                    height: 1080,
+                    supersample_factor: 4,
+                    time_period_seconds: 60,
+                };
+
+                process_request(request, last_texture)
+            });
+    }
+
+    fn sample_plot_data() -> PlotData {
+        let mut data = PlotData::default();
+
+        // Simulate 1 minute plot with 4 values per second
+        for sec in 0..60 {
+            for milli in [0, 250, 500, 750] {
+                let datetime = NaiveDateTime::new(
+                    NaiveDate::from_ymd_opt(2025, 1, 1).unwrap(),
+                    NaiveTime::from_hms_milli_opt(0, 0, sec, milli).unwrap(),
+                );
+
+                data.push_line_series_with_time("GPU", 100.0, datetime);
+                data.push_secondary_line_series_with_time("GPU Secondary", 10.0, datetime);
+            }
+        }
+
+        data
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lact/Cargo.toml b/lact/Cargo.toml
index 7d114cc..5404dd6 100644
--- a/lact/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lact/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,3 +13,12 @@ lact-schema = { path = "../lact-schema", features = ["args"] }
 lact-cli = { path = "../lact-cli" }
 lact-gui = { path = "../lact-gui", optional = true }
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+divan = { workspace = true }
+lact-daemon = { path = "../lact-daemon", features = ["bench"] }
+lact-gui = { path = "../lact-gui", features = ["bench"] }
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "bench"
+harness = false
diff --git a/lact/benches/bench.rs b/lact/benches/bench.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac09dbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lact/benches/bench.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+fn main() {
+    // Include crates in the binary
+    let _ = lact_daemon::run;
+    let _ = lact_gui::run;
+
+    divan::main();
+}