Can the RTX 5080 16 GB run FLUX.1 Fill [dev]?
Yes, but only just: Q8_0 leaves 0.7 GB free on the RTX 5080 16 GB.
Q8_0 (12.7 GB) fits with only 0.7 GB to spare (about 15.3 GB of 16 GB).
01What to download
| Part | File | Folder | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | flux1-fill-dev-Q8_0.gguf Q8_0 · YarvixPA/FLUX.1-Fill-dev-GGUF | models/unet | 12.7 GB | Download → |
| Text encoder | t5xxl_fp8_e4m3fn.safetensors T5-XXL FP8 · comfyanonymous/flux_text_encoders | models/text_encoders | 4.9 GB | Download → |
| Text encoder | clip_l.safetensors CLIP-L · comfyanonymous/flux_text_encoders | models/text_encoders | 0.2 GB | Download → |
| VAE | ae.safetensors FLUX.1 VAE (ae) · Comfy-Org/Lumina_Image_2.0_Repackaged | models/vae | 0.3 GB | Download → |
| Total download · keep about the same free on disk | 18.2 GB | |||
Alternatives: T5-XXL FP16 (9.8 GB). Sizes from Hugging Face, 2026-10-01.
02Every FLUX.1 Fill file on 16 GB
| File | Size | Needed | On this card | Quality | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-bit SAFETENSORS · black-forest-labs | 23.8 GB | 26.4 GB | 10.4 GB too big | the original weights | Hugging Face → |
| Q8_0 ← GGUF · YarvixPA | 12.7 GB | 15.3 GB | fits · 0.7 GB spare | practically identical to the original | Hugging Face → |
| Q6_K GGUF · YarvixPA | 9.9 GB | 12.5 GB | fits · 3.5 GB spare | very close to the original | Hugging Face → |
| Q5_K_S GGUF · YarvixPA | 8.3 GB | 10.9 GB | fits · 5.1 GB spare | close; small differences in fine detail | Hugging Face → |
| Q4_K_S GGUF · YarvixPA | 6.8 GB | 9.4 GB | fits · 6.6 GB spare | good; some loss in fine detail and text | Hugging Face → |
| Q3_K_S GGUF · YarvixPA | 5.2 GB | 7.8 GB | fits · 8.2 GB spare | noticeable loss of detail | Hugging Face → |
“Needed” adds 1.8 GB of working memory for FLUX.1 Fill 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 FLUX.1 Fill on a RTX 5080 16 GB, send your time per image and peak VRAM and it will appear here, credited.
04About the RTX 5080 16 GB
The RTX 5080 16 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.
16 GB GDDR7 · 256-bit · 960 GB/s · Blackwell. Everything that runs on it →
05Questions
How much VRAM does FLUX.1 Fill need?
Around 7.8 GB with the smallest file (Q3_K_S) and 15.3 GB with an 8-bit file (Q8_0). The full 16-bit file needs about 26.4 GB.
Which FLUX.1 Fill file should I download for the RTX 5080 16 GB?
Q8_0 (12.7 GB) from YarvixPA/FLUX.1-Fill-dev-GGUF. Load it with Unet Loader (GGUF) from the ComfyUI-GGUF node pack.
How much do I need to download for FLUX.1 Fill on the RTX 5080 16 GB?
18.2 GB: flux1-fill-dev-Q8_0.gguf, t5xxl_fp8_e4m3fn.safetensors, clip_l.safetensors, ae.safetensors.