Best GPU for MiniMax H3 (33B)
Which graphics cards run MiniMax H3 (33B) well, which run it at all, and the cheapest of each by launch price.
Cheapest NVIDIA card that runs it wellNoneNo consumer card in the list does this.
Cheapest NVIDIA card that runs it at allRTX 3090 24 GBTight Q3_K_MLaunch price $1,499 · 24 GBCheapest AMD or Intel card that runs it wellNoneNo consumer card in the list does this.
Ranked by memory verdict, then by the maker's original launch price in USD — only to compare cards with each other; today's street and used prices differ. NVIDIA is listed first because most ComfyUI workflows and custom nodes are built and tested on it; AMD and Intel run ComfyUI officially, with more setup (details). The verdicts are about memory, not speed.
01Every desktop card, best first
| GPU | VRAM | Verdict | Best file | Launch price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arc Pro B70 32 GB | 32 GB | Runs | Q5_K_M | $949 |
| RTX 5090 32 GB | 32 GB | Runs | Q5_K_M | $1,999 |
| RX 7900 XTX 24 GB | 24 GB | Tight | Q3_K_M | $999 |
| RTX 3090 24 GB | 24 GB | Tight | Q3_K_M | $1,499 |
| RTX 4090 24 GB | 24 GB | Tight | Q3_K_M | $1,599 |
| RTX 3090 Ti 24 GB | 24 GB | Tight | Q3_K_M | $1,999 |
| Arc Pro B60 24 GB | 24 GB | Tight | Q3_K_M | — |
| Arc B570 10 GB | 10 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $219 |
| Arc B580 12 GB | 12 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $249 |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | 12 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $329 |
| RX 7600 XT 16 GB | 16 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $329 |
| RX 9060 XT 16 GB | 16 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $349 |
| Arc A770 16 GB | 16 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $349 |
| RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB | 16 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $429 |
| RX 7700 XT 12 GB | 12 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $449 |
| RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB | 16 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $499 |
| RX 7800 XT 16 GB | 16 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $499 |
| RTX 5070 12 GB | 12 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $549 |
| RX 9070 16 GB | 16 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $549 |
| RX 9070 GRE 12 GB | 12 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $549 |
| RX 7900 GRE 16 GB | 16 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $549 |
| RTX 4070 Super 12 GB | 12 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $599 |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | 12 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $599 |
| RX 9070 XT 16 GB | 16 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $599 |
| RTX 3080 10 GB | 10 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $699 |
| RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB | 16 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $749 |
| RTX 4070 Ti Super 16 GB | 16 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $799 |
| RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB | 12 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $799 |
| RX 7900 XT 20 GB | 20 GB | Offload only | Q3_K_M | $899 |
| RTX 5080 16 GB | 16 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $999 |
| RTX 4080 Super 16 GB | 16 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $999 |
| RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB | 11 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $999 |
| RTX 4080 16 GB | 16 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $1,199 |
| RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB | 12 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | $1,199 |
| RTX 3080 12 GB | 12 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | — |
| RTX 2060 12 GB | 12 GB | Offload only | Q4_K_M | — |
| RTX 5050 8 GB | 8 GB | Not practical | Q3_K_M | $249 |
| RTX 3050 8 GB | 8 GB | Not practical | Q3_K_M | $249 |
| RX 7600 8 GB | 8 GB | Not practical | Q3_K_M | $269 |
| RX 9050 8 GB | 8 GB | Not practical | Q3_K_M | $279 |
| RTX 5060 8 GB | 8 GB | Not practical | Q3_K_M | $299 |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | 8 GB | Not practical | Q3_K_M | $299 |
| RX 9060 XT 8 GB | 8 GB | Not practical | Q3_K_M | $299 |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | 6 GB | Not practical | Q3_K_M | $349 |
| RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB | 8 GB | Not practical | Q3_K_M | $379 |
| RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | 8 GB | Not practical | Q3_K_M | $399 |
| RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB | 8 GB | Not practical | Q3_K_M | $399 |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | 8 GB | Not practical | Q3_K_M | $499 |
| RTX 2070 Super 8 GB | 8 GB | Not practical | Q3_K_M | $499 |
| RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB | 8 GB | Not practical | Q3_K_M | $599 |
| RTX 2080 Super 8 GB | 8 GB | Not practical | Q3_K_M | $699 |
| RTX 3060 8 GB | 8 GB | Not practical | Q3_K_M | — |
| RTX 3050 6 GB | 6 GB | Not practical | Q3_K_M | — |
02Before you buy
For local AI, memory decides what you can load; speed decides how long you wait. A slower card with more VRAM runs models a faster card cannot load at all. Also check system RAM: MiniMax H3 with its text encoder wants about 64 GB of RAM at the file a 16 GB card would use. All MiniMax H3 files →