diff --git a/test/pc/e2e/analyzer/video/default_video_quality_analyzer.cc b/test/pc/e2e/analyzer/video/default_video_quality_analyzer.cc
index d6bef2b1d6..b11fb970df 100644
--- a/test/pc/e2e/analyzer/video/default_video_quality_analyzer.cc
+++ b/test/pc/e2e/analyzer/video/default_video_quality_analyzer.cc
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ double RateCounter::GetEventsPerSecond() const {
          (event_last_time_ - event_first_time_).us() * kMicrosPerSecond;
 }
 
-DefaultVideoQualityAnalyzer::DefaultVideoQualityAnalyzer()
-    : clock_(Clock::GetRealTimeClock()) {}
+DefaultVideoQualityAnalyzer::DefaultVideoQualityAnalyzer(
+    bool heavy_metrics_computation_enabled)
+    : heavy_metrics_computation_enabled_(heavy_metrics_computation_enabled),
+      clock_(Clock::GetRealTimeClock()) {}
 DefaultVideoQualityAnalyzer::~DefaultVideoQualityAnalyzer() {
   Stop();
 }
@@ -497,7 +499,8 @@ void DefaultVideoQualityAnalyzer::ProcessComparison(
   // Perform expensive psnr and ssim calculations while not holding lock.
   double psnr = -1.0;
   double ssim = -1.0;
-  if (comparison.captured && !comparison.dropped) {
+  if (heavy_metrics_computation_enabled_ && comparison.captured &&
+      !comparison.dropped) {
     psnr = I420PSNR(&*comparison.captured, &*comparison.rendered);
     ssim = I420SSIM(&*comparison.captured, &*comparison.rendered);
   }
diff --git a/test/pc/e2e/analyzer/video/default_video_quality_analyzer.h b/test/pc/e2e/analyzer/video/default_video_quality_analyzer.h
index 8d7f8c0d8c..30efdf61e6 100644
--- a/test/pc/e2e/analyzer/video/default_video_quality_analyzer.h
+++ b/test/pc/e2e/analyzer/video/default_video_quality_analyzer.h
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ struct VideoBweStats {
 
 class DefaultVideoQualityAnalyzer : public VideoQualityAnalyzerInterface {
  public:
-  DefaultVideoQualityAnalyzer();
+  explicit DefaultVideoQualityAnalyzer(
+      bool heavy_metrics_computation_enabled = true);
   ~DefaultVideoQualityAnalyzer() override;
 
   void Start(std::string test_case_name, int max_threads_count) override;
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ class DefaultVideoQualityAnalyzer : public VideoQualityAnalyzerInterface {
   std::string GetTestCaseName(const std::string& stream_label) const;
   Timestamp Now();
 
+  const bool heavy_metrics_computation_enabled_;
   webrtc::Clock* const clock_;
   std::atomic<uint16_t> next_frame_id_{0};