Can the RTX 5090 32 GB run ERNIE-Image (Turbo)?
Yes. 16-bit fits on the RTX 5090 32 GB with 13.6 GB to spare.
16-bit (16.1 GB) needs about 18.4 GB in use, so 13.6 GB of the 32 GB stays free: room for a larger image, a LoRA or a ControlNet.
01What to download
| Part | File | Folder | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | ernie-image-turbo.safetensors 16-bit · Comfy-Org/ERNIE-Image | models/diffusion_models | 16.1 GB | Download → |
| Text encoder | ministral-3-3b.safetensors Ministral 3 3B · Comfy-Org/ERNIE-Image | models/text_encoders | 7.7 GB | Download → |
| VAE | flux2-vae.safetensors FLUX.2 VAE · Comfy-Org/ERNIE-Image | models/vae | 0.3 GB | Download → |
| Total download · keep about the same free on disk | 24.1 GB | |||
Only for some workflows: ERNIE prompt enhancer (optional) (6.9 GB). Sizes from Hugging Face, 2026-10-01.
02Every ERNIE-Image file on 32 GB
| File | Size | Needed | On this card | Quality | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-bit ← SAFETENSORS · Comfy-Org | 16.1 GB | 18.4 GB | fits · 13.6 GB spare | the original weights | Hugging Face → |
| Q8_0 GGUF · unsloth | 8.7 GB | 11.0 GB | fits · 21.0 GB spare | practically identical to the original | Hugging Face → |
| Q6_K GGUF · unsloth | 6.8 GB | 9.1 GB | fits · 22.9 GB spare | very close to the original | Hugging Face → |
| Q5_K_M GGUF · unsloth | 5.9 GB | 8.2 GB | fits · 23.8 GB spare | close; small differences in fine detail | Hugging Face → |
| Q4_K_M GGUF · unsloth | 5.0 GB | 7.3 GB | fits · 24.7 GB spare | good; some loss in fine detail and text | Hugging Face → |
| Q3_K_M GGUF · unsloth | 3.9 GB | 6.2 GB | fits · 25.8 GB spare | noticeable loss of detail | Hugging Face → |
| Q2_K GGUF · unsloth | 3.2 GB | 5.5 GB | fits · 26.5 GB spare | heavy loss; a last resort | Hugging Face → |
“Needed” adds 1.5 GB of working memory for ERNIE-Image and a 0.8 GB reserve. Sizes 2026-10-01.
03Measured and reported results
Nobody has sent measured numbers for this pair yet. If you run ERNIE-Image on a RTX 5090 32 GB, send your time per image and peak VRAM and it will appear here, credited.
04About the RTX 5090 32 GB
The RTX 5090 32 GB is a Blackwell GPU with FP8 and FP4 hardware: ComfyUI computes Comfy-Org's FP8 files natively here, and NVFP4 files (where a model offers them) are faster still.
32 GB GDDR7 · 512-bit · 1792 GB/s · Blackwell. Everything that runs on it →
05Questions
How much VRAM does ERNIE-Image need?
Around 5.5 GB with the smallest file (Q2_K) and 11.0 GB with an 8-bit file (Q8_0). The full 16-bit file needs about 18.4 GB.
Which ERNIE-Image file should I download for the RTX 5090 32 GB?
16-bit (16.1 GB) from Comfy-Org/ERNIE-Image.
How much do I need to download for ERNIE-Image on the RTX 5090 32 GB?
24.1 GB: ernie-image-turbo.safetensors, ministral-3-3b.safetensors, flux2-vae.safetensors.