Can the RTX 5080 16 GB run LTX-2 (19B)?
Not at full quality. The 16-bit and 8-bit files are too big for the RTX 5080 16 GB; the largest that fits is Q3_K_M (10.1 GB).
Q3_K_M (10.1 GB) fits with only 1.1 GB to spare (about 14.9 GB of 16 GB). Quality: noticeable loss of detail. For better quality, Q4_K_M (12.8 GB) also runs, with about 1.6 GB spilling into system RAM - a little slower, still practical.
01What to download
| Part | File | Folder | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | ltx-2-19b-dev-Q3_K_M.gguf Q3_K_M · unsloth/LTX-2-GGUF | models/unet | 10.1 GB | Download → |
| Text encoder | gemma_3_12B_it_fp4_mixed.safetensors Gemma 3 12B FP4 mixed · Comfy-Org/ltx-2 | models/text_encoders | 9.4 GB | Download → |
| VAE | ltx-2-19b-dev_video_vae.safetensors LTX-2 video VAE · unsloth/LTX-2-GGUF | models/vae | 2.4 GB | Download → |
| Also needed | ltx-2-19b-dev_audio_vae.safetensors LTX-2 audio VAE · unsloth/LTX-2-GGUF | models/vae | 0.2 GB | Download → |
| Also needed | ltx-2-19b-dev_embeddings_connectors.safetensors LTX-2 text embeddings connectors (projection) · unsloth/LTX-2-GGUF | models/text_encoders | 2.9 GB | Download → |
| Total download · keep about the same free on disk | 25.1 GB | |||
Alternatives: Gemma 3 12B FP8 (scaled) (13.2 GB); Gemma 3 12B BF16 (24.4 GB). Only for some workflows: LTX-2 spatial upscaler x2 (1.0 GB, official two-stage template). Sizes from Hugging Face, 2026-10-01.
02Every LTX-2 file on 16 GB
| File | Size | Needed | On this card | Quality | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-bit GGUF · unsloth | 37.8 GB | 42.6 GB | 26.6 GB too big | the original weights | Hugging Face → |
| Q8_0 GGUF · unsloth | 20.4 GB | 25.2 GB | 9.2 GB too big | practically identical to the original | Hugging Face → |
| Q6_K GGUF · unsloth | 16.0 GB | 20.8 GB | 4.8 GB too big | very close to the original | Hugging Face → |
| Q5_K_M GGUF · unsloth | 14.3 GB | 19.1 GB | 3.1 GB too big | close; small differences in fine detail | Hugging Face → |
| Q4_K_M GGUF · unsloth | 12.8 GB | 17.6 GB | spills 1.6 GB | good; some loss in fine detail and text | Hugging Face → |
| Q3_K_M ← GGUF · unsloth | 10.1 GB | 14.9 GB | fits · 1.1 GB spare | noticeable loss of detail | Hugging Face → |
| Q2_K GGUF · unsloth | 8.1 GB | 12.9 GB | fits · 3.1 GB spare | heavy loss; a last resort | Hugging Face → |
“Needed” adds 4 GB of working memory for LTX-2 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 LTX-2 on a RTX 5080 16 GB, send your time per image and peak VRAM and it will appear here, credited.
04With more VRAM
With 32 GB you could run LTX-2 at 8-bit or better (Q8_0, 20.4 GB) with no offloading: for example on the RTX 5090 32 GB.
What changes from the RTX 5080 16 GB to the RTX 5090 32 GB →
05About 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 →
06Questions
How much VRAM does LTX-2 need?
Around 12.9 GB with the smallest file (Q2_K) and 25.2 GB with an 8-bit file (Q8_0). The full 16-bit file needs about 42.6 GB.
Which LTX-2 file should I download for the RTX 5080 16 GB?
Q3_K_M (10.1 GB) from unsloth/LTX-2-GGUF. Load it with Unet Loader (GGUF) from the ComfyUI-GGUF node pack.
How much do I need to download for LTX-2 on the RTX 5080 16 GB?
25.1 GB: ltx-2-19b-dev-Q3_K_M.gguf, gemma_3_12B_it_fp4_mixed.safetensors, ltx-2-19b-dev_video_vae.safetensors, ltx-2-19b-dev_audio_vae.safetensors, ltx-2-19b-dev_embeddings_connectors.safetensors.