Can the RTX 3060 12 GB run LTX-2.3 (22B)?
Not entirely. Even Q2_K is 1.1 GB over 12 GB, so ComfyUI keeps part of it in system RAM.
Nothing fits entirely, but Q2_K (8.3 GB) overflows by only about 1.1 GB. ComfyUI keeps that part in system RAM automatically: slower than a full fit, but usable.
01With more VRAM
With 32 GB you could run LTX-2.3 at 8-bit or better (Q8_0, 22.8 GB) with no offloading: for example on the RTX 5090 32 GB.
What changes from the RTX 3060 12 GB to the RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB → · What changes from the RTX 3060 12 GB to the RTX 3090 24 GB → · What changes from the RTX 3060 12 GB to the RTX 4070 Ti Super 16 GB →
02Every LTX-2.3 file on 12 GB
| File | Size | Needed | On this card | Quality | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-bit GGUF · unsloth | 42.0 GB | 46.8 GB | 34.8 GB too big | the original weights | Hugging Face → |
| Q8_0 GGUF · unsloth | 22.8 GB | 27.6 GB | 15.6 GB too big | practically identical to the original | Hugging Face → |
| Q6_K GGUF · unsloth | 17.8 GB | 22.6 GB | 10.6 GB too big | very close to the original | Hugging Face → |
| Q5_K_M GGUF · unsloth | 16.1 GB | 20.9 GB | 8.9 GB too big | close; small differences in fine detail | Hugging Face → |
| Q4_K_M GGUF · unsloth | 14.3 GB | 19.1 GB | 7.1 GB too big | good; some loss in fine detail and text | Hugging Face → |
| Q3_K_M GGUF · unsloth | 10.8 GB | 15.6 GB | 3.6 GB too big | noticeable loss of detail | Hugging Face → |
| Q2_K ← GGUF · unsloth | 8.3 GB | 13.1 GB | spills 1.1 GB | heavy loss; a last resort | Hugging Face → |
“Needed” adds 4 GB of working memory for LTX-2.3 and a 0.8 GB reserve. Sizes 2026-10-01.
03What to download
| Part | File | Folder | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | ltx-2.3-22b-dev-Q2_K.gguf Q2_K · unsloth/LTX-2.3-GGUF | models/unet | 8.3 GB | Download → |
| Text encoder | gemma_3_12B_it_fp8_scaled.safetensors Gemma 3 12B FP8 (scaled) · Comfy-Org/ltx-2 | models/text_encoders | 13.2 GB | Download → |
| VAE | ltx-2.3-22b-dev_video_vae.safetensors LTX-2.3 video VAE · unsloth/LTX-2.3-GGUF | models/vae | 1.5 GB | Download → |
| Also needed | ltx-2.3-22b-dev_audio_vae.safetensors LTX-2.3 audio VAE · unsloth/LTX-2.3-GGUF | models/vae | 0.4 GB | Download → |
| Also needed | ltx-2.3-22b-dev_embeddings_connectors.safetensors LTX-2.3 text embeddings connectors (projection) · unsloth/LTX-2.3-GGUF | models/text_encoders | 2.3 GB | Download → |
| Total download · keep about the same free on disk | 25.6 GB | |||
Alternatives: Gemma 3 12B FP4 mixed (9.4 GB); Gemma 3 12B BF16 (24.4 GB). FP4 files are listed only as alternatives unless the GPU is an RTX 50 (Blackwell). Only for some workflows: LTX-2.3 spatial upscaler x2 1.1 (1.0 GB, official two-stage template). Sizes from Hugging Face, 2026-10-01.
04The text encoder
Take the smallest Gemma 3 12B file (9.4 GB): it is the only one that fits in 12 GB on its own. Sizes: 16-bit 24.4 GB, FP8 13.2 GB, FP4 mixed 9.4 GB. Why the encoder does not count against VRAM →
05Measured and reported results
Nobody has sent measured numbers for this pair yet. If you run LTX-2.3 on a RTX 3060 12 GB, send your time per image and peak VRAM and it will appear here, credited.
06About the RTX 3060 12 GB
The RTX 3060 12 GB (Ampere) has no FP8 compute. FP8 files still load and save memory, but ComfyUI converts them back before the maths, so there is no speed gain - Q8_0 GGUF is the closer-to-original 8-bit choice. ComfyUI can compute INT8 files natively on NVIDIA, which is worth a try where a model offers one.
12 GB GDDR6 · 192-bit · 360 GB/s · Ampere. Everything that runs on it →
07Questions
How much VRAM does LTX-2.3 need?
Around 13.1 GB with the smallest file (Q2_K) and 27.6 GB with an 8-bit file (Q8_0). The full 16-bit file needs about 46.8 GB.
Which LTX-2.3 file should I download for the RTX 3060 12 GB?
Q2_K (8.3 GB) from unsloth/LTX-2.3-GGUF. Load it with Unet Loader (GGUF) from the ComfyUI-GGUF node pack.
How much do I need to download for LTX-2.3 on the RTX 3060 12 GB?
25.6 GB: ltx-2.3-22b-dev-Q2_K.gguf, gemma_3_12B_it_fp8_scaled.safetensors, ltx-2.3-22b-dev_video_vae.safetensors, ltx-2.3-22b-dev_audio_vae.safetensors, ltx-2.3-22b-dev_embeddings_connectors.safetensors.