Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium needs roughly 12GB of VRAM at our tested precision. A model that doesn't fit doesn't run slowly, it doesn't run. Here's every card from our bench, sorted by measured speed.
Weights: stabilityai/stable-diffusion-3.5-medium
| GPU | Speed | VRAM | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA L40S | 11.58 images/min | 48GB | ✓ Measured |
| NVIDIA A10G | 4.11 images/min | 24GB | ✓ Measured |
| NVIDIA L4 | 2.96 images/min | 24GB | ✓ Measured |
These cards' VRAM is below the requirement at tested precision, published as data, not hidden.
| GPU | VRAM |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA T4 | 16GB |
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium needs roughly 12GB of VRAM at our tested precision. 3 of the GPUs on our bench run it; 1 don't have the VRAM for it.
NVIDIA L40S is the fastest card we've measured running Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium, at 11.58 images/min.
NVIDIA L4 ($2,500 MSRP) is the cheapest card on our bench that runs Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium, at 2.96 images/min.