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FLUX.2 Dev

11 consumer GPUs can run FLUX.2 Dev at Q4 natively. Precise VRAM thresholds and benchmarks below.

11 Compatible GPUs
18 with offloading
32B params
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Execution Context

ARCHITECTURE TRANSFORMER
QUANTIZATION 4-BIT GGUF
PROVIDER Black Forest Labs
LICENSE FLUX.2-dev Non-Commercial
VRAM REQUIREMENT
17.6 GB
4GB 8GB 12GB 16GB 24GB+
Hardware Decision

This model requires a High-end GPU (24 GB VRAM)

Minimum

M3 Pro

Runs at Q4 — functional, some wait

18 GB VRAM
View compatible setup
Balanced

M4 Max 48GB

Best value for daily use

48 GB VRAM
View compatible setup
Optimal

RTX 5090

Full quality, fastest inference

32 GB VRAM
View compatible setup

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System Requirements

GPU VRAM 17.6 GB High-end GPU
System RAM 27 GB 32 GB recommended
Storage 16 GB Q4 · SSD recommended
CPU Any modern CPU GPU required

VRAM by Quantization

Quantization VRAM needed Disk space Quality
FP16 (max quality) 70.4 GB 64 GB Maximum
Q8 (high quality) 35.2 GB 32 GB Near-lossless
Q4 (recommended) Best balance 17.6 GB 16 GB Recommended
Q2 (minimum) 8.8 GB 8 GB Quality loss

Model Details

Developer Black Forest Labs
Parameters 32B
License FLUX.2-dev Non-Commercial
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Released 2025-11

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Technical Requirements

Can your GPU run FLUX.2 Dev?

FLUX.2 Dev requires 17.6 GB VRAM at Q4. 11 consumer GPUs meet this threshold. Below 8 GB or 15.600000000000001 GB you'll hit significant offload latency.

8.8GB Critical min
17.6GB Optimal Q4
35.2GB High Quality Q8
70.4GB Max FP16

Hardware Performance Matrix

11 Q4 native · 18 offload · 11 unsupported

GPU Unit VRAM Compatibility Est. Speed Action
RTX 5090 32GB Optimal Calculate →
RTX 4090 24GB Optimal Calculate →
M4 Ultra 128GB Optimal 26 tok/s Calculate →
M3 Ultra 192GB Optimal 20 tok/s Calculate →
RTX 3090 24GB Optimal Calculate →
M4 Max 48GB 48GB Optimal 13 tok/s Calculate →
RX 7900 XTX 24GB Optimal Calculate →
M4 Max 36GB 36GB Optimal Calculate →
RX 7900 XT 20GB Optimal Calculate →
M4 Pro 24GB Optimal Calculate →
M3 Pro 18GB Optimal Calculate →
RTX 5080 16GB Offload Calculate →
RTX 4080 Super 16GB Offload Calculate →
RTX 5070 Ti 16GB Offload Calculate →
RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB Offload Calculate →
RTX 3080 Ti 12GB Offload Calculate →
RTX 5070 12GB Offload Calculate →
RTX 3080 10GB Offload Calculate →
RX 7800 XT 16GB Offload Calculate →
RX 6800 XT 16GB Offload Calculate →
RTX 4070 12GB Offload Calculate →
RTX 4060 Ti 16GB 16GB Offload Calculate →
RX 7700 XT 12GB Offload Calculate →
RX 6700 XT 12GB Offload Calculate →
RTX 2080 Ti 11GB Offload Calculate →
RTX 3060 12GB Offload Calculate →
M2 Pro 16GB Offload Calculate →
Arc A770 16GB 16GB Offload Calculate →
M1 Pro 16GB Offload Calculate →
RTX 3070 Ti 8GB N/A Calculate →
RTX 4060 Ti 8GB N/A Calculate →
RTX 3070 8GB N/A Calculate →
RTX 3060 Ti 8GB N/A Calculate →
RTX 4060 8GB N/A Calculate →
RX 7600 8GB N/A Calculate →
RX 6600 XT 8GB N/A Calculate →
Arc A750 8GB 8GB N/A Calculate →
RX 6600 8GB N/A Calculate →
RTX 3050 8GB 8GB N/A Calculate →
GTX 1660 Super 6GB N/A Calculate →

Recommended GPUs for FLUX.2 Dev

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FLUX.2 Dev — Compatibility guide

FLUX.2 Dev requires a high-end GPU like the RTX 4090 or a Mac with M2 Ultra or better. The Q4 version needs 17.6 GB VRAM. Check the VRAM calculator for your options.

Compare GPUs for FLUX.2 Dev

Which GPU is worth it? Real specs and benchmarks side by side.

Compatible Hardware

GPUs that run FLUX.2 Dev at Q4 — sorted by AI performance score.

Benchmarks Reales
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Basado en Datos
RTX 5090
RTX 5090

NVIDIA · 32 GB VRAM

Q4 OK
> $1000
RTX 4090
RTX 4090

NVIDIA · 24 GB VRAM

Q4 OK
> $1000
M4 Ultra

Apple · 128 GB VRAM

Q4 OK
26 tok/s > $1000
M3 Ultra

Apple · 192 GB VRAM

Q4 OK
20 tok/s > $1000
RTX 3090
RTX 3090

NVIDIA · 24 GB VRAM

Q4 OK
$600–1000
M4 Max 48GB

Apple · 48 GB VRAM

Q4 OK
13 tok/s > $1000

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