Colorful

Stable Diffusion 1.5 fine-tune checkpoint with ~860M parameters, fp16 safetensors file is about 1.99 GB

• BARE MINIMUM

  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB

  6 GB VRAM

  ~$110 USED

  FP16 checkpoint at 512x512 resolution in ~4-6 seconds per image using medvram or xformers

  
• SWEET SPOT

  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB

  12 GB VRAM

  ~$260 USED

  Full FP16 speed, 512x512 to 768x768 native generation, batch generation, and high-res fix upscaling in ~1-2 seconds per

  
• FULL POWER

  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 12GB

  12 GB VRAM

  ~$520 NEW

  Instant sub-second generation, large batch sizes, ControlNet processing, and 4x upscaling workflows

  

HARDWARE PICKS & PRICES ARE RESEARCHED FROM THE LIVE WEB AND REFRESHED AUTOMATICALLY. TREAT THEM AS BALLPARK, NOT GOSPEL.

STARS ARE THE COMMUNITY SCORE FOR THAT KIND OF WORK, DOCKED FOR HOW SQUASHED THE WEIGHTS GET AT EACH TIER. A DASH MEANS NO SPEED WAS RESEARCHED FOR THAT RIG. TIMES ARE COMPUTED FROM RESEARCHED SPEEDS. BALLPARK, NOT GOSPEL.

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