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Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large

29 consumer GPUs can run Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large at Q4 natively. Precise VRAM thresholds and benchmarks below.

29 Compatible GPUs
10 with offloading
8B params
Javier Morales
Javier Morales AI Hardware Specialist — 8 years experience
GitHub: github.com/javier-morales-ia

llama.cpp 0.2.x · CUDA 12 · ROCm 6 · Updated monthly · methodology →

Execution Context

ARCHITECTURE TRANSFORMER
QUANTIZATION 4-BIT GGUF
PROVIDER Stability AI
LICENSE Stability AI Community
VRAM REQUIREMENT
10 GB
4GB 8GB 12GB 16GB 24GB+
Hardware Decision

This model requires a Mid-range GPU (16 GB VRAM)

Minimum

RTX 3080

Runs at Q4 — functional, some wait

10 GB VRAM
View compatible setup
Balanced

RTX 5070

Best value for daily use

12 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 10 GB Mid-range GPU
System RAM 16 GB DDR4/DDR5
Storage 4 GB Q4 · SSD recommended
CPU Any modern CPU GPU required

VRAM by Quantization

Quantization VRAM needed Disk space Quality
FP16 (max quality) 24 GB 16 GB Maximum
Q8 (high quality) 14 GB 8 GB Near-lossless
Q4 (recommended) Best balance 10 GB 4 GB Recommended
Q2 (minimum) 8 GB 2 GB Quality loss

Model Details

Developer Stability AI
Parameters 8B
License Stability AI Community
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Released 2024-10

Hugging Face

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Technical Requirements

Can your GPU run Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large?

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large requires 10 GB VRAM at Q4. 29 consumer GPUs meet this threshold. Below 8 GB or 8 GB you'll hit significant offload latency.

8GB Critical min
10GB Optimal Q4
14GB High Quality Q8
24GB Max FP16

Hardware Performance Matrix

29 Q4 native · 10 offload · 1 unsupported

GPU Unit VRAM Compatibility Est. Speed Action
RTX 5090 32GB Optimal 84 tok/s Calculate →
RTX 4090 24GB Optimal 47 tok/s Calculate →
M4 Ultra 128GB Optimal 51 tok/s Calculate →
RTX 5080 16GB Optimal 45 tok/s Calculate →
M3 Ultra 192GB Optimal 37 tok/s Calculate →
RTX 4080 Super 16GB Optimal 34 tok/s Calculate →
RTX 5070 Ti 16GB Optimal 42 tok/s Calculate →
RTX 3090 24GB Optimal 44 tok/s Calculate →
M4 Max 48GB 48GB Optimal 25 tok/s Calculate →
RX 7900 XTX 24GB Optimal 45 tok/s Calculate →
M4 Max 36GB 36GB Optimal 25 tok/s Calculate →
RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB Optimal 31 tok/s Calculate →
RTX 3080 Ti 12GB Optimal 33 tok/s Calculate →
RX 7900 XT 20GB Optimal 37 tok/s Calculate →
RTX 5070 12GB Optimal 31 tok/s Calculate →
RTX 3080 10GB Optimal 35 tok/s Calculate →
M4 Pro 24GB Optimal 13 tok/s Calculate →
RX 7800 XT 16GB Optimal 29 tok/s Calculate →
RX 6800 XT 16GB Optimal 20 tok/s Calculate →
RTX 4070 12GB Optimal 20 tok/s Calculate →
RTX 4060 Ti 16GB 16GB Optimal 13 tok/s Calculate →
RX 7700 XT 12GB Optimal 18 tok/s Calculate →
RX 6700 XT 12GB Optimal 13 tok/s Calculate →
M3 Pro 18GB Optimal 7 tok/s Calculate →
RTX 2080 Ti 11GB Optimal 16 tok/s Calculate →
RTX 3060 12GB Optimal 17 tok/s Calculate →
M2 Pro 16GB Optimal 9 tok/s Calculate →
Arc A770 16GB 16GB Optimal 8 tok/s Calculate →
M1 Pro 16GB Optimal 9 tok/s Calculate →
RTX 3070 Ti 8GB Offload 23 tok/s Calculate →
RTX 4060 Ti 8GB Offload 19 tok/s Calculate →
RTX 3070 8GB Offload 19 tok/s Calculate →
RTX 3060 Ti 8GB Offload 18 tok/s Calculate →
RTX 4060 8GB Offload 14 tok/s Calculate →
RX 7600 8GB Offload 12 tok/s Calculate →
RX 6600 XT 8GB Offload 12 tok/s Calculate →
Arc A750 8GB 8GB Offload 9 tok/s Calculate →
RX 6600 8GB Offload 10 tok/s Calculate →
RTX 3050 8GB 8GB Offload 9 tok/s Calculate →
GTX 1660 Super 6GB N/A 11 tok/s Calculate →

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Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large — Compatibility guide

A lightweight model like Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large runs well on consumer hardware from 10 GB VRAM. Ideal for daily use with Ollama or LM Studio. Use the VRAM calculator to check your setup.

Compare GPUs for Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large

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

Compatible Hardware

GPUs that run Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large at Q4 — sorted by AI performance score.

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RTX 5090
RTX 5090

NVIDIA · 32 GB VRAM

Q4 OK
84 tok/s > $1000
RTX 4090
RTX 4090

NVIDIA · 24 GB VRAM

Q4 OK
47 tok/s > $1000
M4 Ultra

Apple · 128 GB VRAM

Q4 OK
51 tok/s > $1000
RTX 5080
RTX 5080

NVIDIA · 16 GB VRAM

Q4 OK
45 tok/s $600–1000
M3 Ultra

Apple · 192 GB VRAM

Q4 OK
37 tok/s > $1000
RTX 4080 Super
RTX 4080 Super

NVIDIA · 16 GB VRAM

Q4 OK
34 tok/s $600–1000

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