Can the RTX 3060 12 GB run Mage-Flow (Microsoft)?
Yes, but only just: 16-bit leaves 2.0 GB free on the RTX 3060 12 GB.
16-bit (8.2 GB) fits with only 2.0 GB to spare (about 10.0 GB of 12 GB).
01What to download
| Part | File | Folder | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | mage_flow_bf16.safetensors 16-bit · Comfy-Org/Mage-Flow | models/diffusion_models | 8.2 GB | Download → |
| Text encoder | qwen3vl_4b_bf16.safetensors Qwen3-VL 4B BF16 · Comfy-Org/Mage-Flow | models/text_encoders | 8.9 GB | Download → |
| VAE | mage_flow_vae_bf16.safetensors Mage-Flow VAE · Comfy-Org/Mage-Flow | models/vae | 0.3 GB | Download → |
| Total download · keep about the same free on disk | 17.5 GB | |||
Sizes from Hugging Face, 2026-10-01.
02Every Mage-Flow file on 12 GB
| File | Size | Needed | On this card | Quality | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-bit ← SAFETENSORS · Comfy-Org | 8.2 GB | 10.0 GB | fits · 2.0 GB spare | the original weights | Hugging Face → |
| INT8 SAFETENSORS · Comfy-Org | 4.2 GB | 6.0 GB | fits · 6.0 GB spare | practically identical to the original | Hugging Face → |
“Needed” adds 1 GB of working memory for Mage-Flow 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 Mage-Flow on a RTX 3060 12 GB, send your time per image and peak VRAM and it will appear here, credited.
04About 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 →
05Questions
How much VRAM does Mage-Flow need?
Around 6.0 GB with the smallest file (INT8) and 6.0 GB with an 8-bit file (INT8). The full 16-bit file needs about 10.0 GB.
Which Mage-Flow file should I download for the RTX 3060 12 GB?
16-bit (8.2 GB) from Comfy-Org/Mage-Flow.
How much do I need to download for Mage-Flow on the RTX 3060 12 GB?
17.5 GB: mage_flow_bf16.safetensors, qwen3vl_4b_bf16.safetensors, mage_flow_vae_bf16.safetensors.