Can the RX 7900 XTX 24 GB run Wan 2.1 T2V 14B?
Yes. Q8_0 fits on the RX 7900 XTX 24 GB with 3.8 GB to spare.
Take Q8_0 (15.9 GB). In use it comes to about 20.2 GB, with 3.8 GB left over on 24 GB.
01What to download
| Part | File | Folder | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | wan2.1-t2v-14b-Q8_0.gguf Q8_0 · city96/Wan2.1-T2V-14B-gguf | models/unet | 15.9 GB | Download → |
| Text encoder | umt5_xxl_fp8_e4m3fn_scaled.safetensors UMT5-XXL FP8 (scaled) · Comfy-Org/Wan_2.1_ComfyUI_repackaged | models/text_encoders | 6.7 GB | Download → |
| VAE | wan_2.1_vae.safetensors Wan 2.1 VAE · Comfy-Org/Wan_2.1_ComfyUI_repackaged | models/vae | 0.3 GB | Download → |
| Total download · keep about the same free on disk | 22.9 GB | |||
Alternatives: UMT5-XXL FP16 (11.4 GB). Sizes from Hugging Face, 2026-10-01.
02Every Wan 2.1 14B file on 24 GB
| File | Size | Needed | On this card | Quality | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-bit SAFETENSORS · Comfy-Org | 28.6 GB | 32.9 GB | 8.9 GB too big | the original weights | Hugging Face → |
| Q8_0 ← GGUF · city96 | 15.9 GB | 20.2 GB | fits · 3.8 GB spare | practically identical to the original | Hugging Face → |
| FP8 SAFETENSORS · Comfy-Org | 14.3 GB | 18.6 GB | fits · 5.4 GB spare | practically identical to the original | Hugging Face → |
| Q6_K GGUF · city96 | 12.5 GB | 16.8 GB | fits · 7.2 GB spare | very close to the original | Hugging Face → |
| Q5_K_M GGUF · city96 | 11.3 GB | 15.6 GB | fits · 8.4 GB spare | close; small differences in fine detail | Hugging Face → |
| Q4_K_M GGUF · city96 | 10.1 GB | 14.4 GB | fits · 9.6 GB spare | good; some loss in fine detail and text | Hugging Face → |
| Q3_K_M GGUF · city96 | 7.6 GB | 11.9 GB | fits · 12.1 GB spare | noticeable loss of detail | Hugging Face → |
“Needed” adds 3.5 GB of working memory for Wan 2.1 14B 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 Wan 2.1 14B on a RX 7900 XTX 24 GB, send your time per image and peak VRAM and it will appear here, credited.
04About the RX 7900 XTX 24 GB
ComfyUI supports AMD GPUs on Windows officially since v0.7.0 (January 2026), through ROCm. Memory works the same as on NVIDIA, so the fit verdicts apply. Some custom nodes are NVIDIA-only. RDNA 3 has no FP8 compute, so FP8 files save memory but give no speed-up.
24 GB GDDR6 · 384-bit · 960 GB/s · RDNA 3. Everything that runs on it →
05Questions
How much VRAM does Wan 2.1 14B need?
Around 11.9 GB with the smallest file (Q3_K_M) and 18.6 GB with an 8-bit file (FP8). The full 16-bit file needs about 32.9 GB.
Which Wan 2.1 14B file should I download for the RX 7900 XTX 24 GB?
Q8_0 (15.9 GB) from city96/Wan2.1-T2V-14B-gguf. Load it with Unet Loader (GGUF) from the ComfyUI-GGUF node pack.
FP8 or Q8_0 for Wan 2.1 14B on the RX 7900 XTX 24 GB?
Q8_0 (15.9 GB). The RX 7900 XTX 24 GB has no FP8 maths, so FP8 (14.3 GB) only saves memory and is a step further from the original.
How much do I need to download for Wan 2.1 14B on the RX 7900 XTX 24 GB?
22.9 GB: wan2.1-t2v-14b-Q8_0.gguf, umt5_xxl_fp8_e4m3fn_scaled.safetensors, wan_2.1_vae.safetensors.