What AI models run on 12 GB of VRAM?
17 of 49 image and video models run at 8-bit quality or better on 12 GB. Here is every one, with the file to download.
01Every model on 12 GB
| Model | Verdict | Best file | Size | Needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| image models | ||||
| FLUX.1 [dev] | Runs | Q5_K_S | 8.3 GB | 10.6 GB |
| FLUX.1 [schnell] | Runs | Q5_K_S | 8.3 GB | 10.6 GB |
| FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] | Runs | Q5_K_M | 8.4 GB | 11.0 GB |
| FLUX.1 Krea [dev] | Runs | Q5_K_M | 8.4 GB | 10.7 GB |
| FLUX.1 Fill [dev] | Runs | Q5_K_S | 8.3 GB | 10.9 GB |
| FLUX.2 [dev] | Offload only | Q4_K_M | 20.1 GB | 23.4 GB |
| FLUX.2 [klein] 9B | Runs well | FP8 | 9.4 GB | 11.7 GB |
| FLUX.2 [klein] 4B | Runs well | 16-bit | 7.8 GB | 9.6 GB |
| Krea 2 (Turbo) | Runs | Q5_K_M | 8.9 GB | 11.5 GB |
| Qwen-Image | Tight | Q2_K | 7.1 GB | 9.9 GB |
| Qwen-Image-Edit (2511) | Tight | Q2_K | 7.5 GB | 10.5 GB |
| Qwen-Image 2.1 | Runs well | Q8_0 | 7.6 GB | 9.9 GB |
| Z-Image Turbo | Runs well | Q8_0 | 7.2 GB | 9.2 GB |
| Z-Image (base) | Runs well | Q8_0 | 7.2 GB | 9.2 GB |
| Ideogram 4 | Offload only | Q4_1 | 6.2 GB | 14.7 GB |
| Boogu-Image (Turbo) | Runs | Q5_1 | 8.6 GB | 11.2 GB |
| ERNIE-Image (Turbo) | Runs well | Q8_0 | 8.7 GB | 11.0 GB |
| HiDream-O1-Image | Runs well | FP8 | 8.1 GB | 10.9 GB |
| Mage-Flow (Microsoft) | Runs well | 16-bit | 8.2 GB | 10.0 GB |
| Lumina Image 2.0 | Runs well | 16-bit | 5.2 GB | 7.0 GB |
| HiDream-I1 (Full) | Tight | Q3_K_M | 8.8 GB | 11.6 GB |
| HiDream-I1 (Dev) | Tight | Q3_K_M | 8.8 GB | 11.6 GB |
| Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large | Runs well | Q8_0 | 8.8 GB | 11.1 GB |
| Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium | Runs well | 16-bit | 5.1 GB | 6.9 GB |
| Chroma1-HD | Runs well | FP8 | 9.2 GB | 11.5 GB |
| SDXL 1.0 | Runs well | 16-bit | 6.9 GB | 7.1 GB |
| Illustrious XL / Pony (SDXL anime) | Runs well | 16-bit | 6.9 GB | 7.1 GB |
| Stable Diffusion 1.5 | Runs well | 16-bit | 2.1 GB | 3.3 GB |
| HunyuanImage 2.1 | Tight | Q2_K | 7.3 GB | 10.6 GB |
| video models | ||||
| Wan 2.1 T2V 14B | Tight | Q3_K_M | 7.6 GB | 11.9 GB |
| Wan 2.1 T2V 1.3B | Runs well | 16-bit | 2.8 GB | 5.6 GB |
| Wan 2.1 I2V 14B 480P | Offload only | Q3_K_M | 8.6 GB | 12.9 GB |
| Wan 2.1 I2V 14B 720P | Offload only | Q4_K_M | 11.3 GB | 18.1 GB |
| Wan 2.1 VACE 14B | Offload only | Q3_K_S | 7.8 GB | 12.6 GB |
| Wan 2.2 T2V A14B | Tight | Q3_K_M | 7.2 GB | 11.5 GB |
| Wan 2.2 I2V A14B | Tight | Q3_K_M | 7.2 GB | 11.5 GB |
| Wan 2.2 TI2V 5B | Runs well | Q8_0 | 5.4 GB | 9.2 GB |
| Wan 2.2 Animate 14B | Tight | Q2_K | 6.5 GB | 11.8 GB |
| Wan Animate 2 (14B) | Tight | Q2_K | 6.5 GB | 11.8 GB |
| Wan 2.2 S2V 14B | Offload only | Q4_K_M | 13.9 GB | 18.7 GB |
| SCAIL-2 (character animation) | Offload only | Q2_K | 7.3 GB | 12.6 GB |
| HunyuanVideo (13B, original) | Tight | Q3_K_M | 6.2 GB | 10.5 GB |
| LTX-Video 13B (0.9.8) | Tight | Q3_K_M | 6.5 GB | 10.8 GB |
| HunyuanVideo 1.5 | Runs | Q6_K | 7.0 GB | 11.3 GB |
| LTX-2 (19B) | Offload only | Q2_K | 8.1 GB | 12.9 GB |
| LTX-2.3 (22B) | Offload only | Q2_K | 8.3 GB | 13.1 GB |
| LTX-2.5 (22B) | Offload only | Q2_K | 8.8 GB | 13.6 GB |
| MiniMax H3 (33B) | Offload only | Q4_K_M | 19.9 GB | 25.7 GB |
| MiniMax H3 Pruned | Offload only | Q4_K_M | 11.6 GB | 17.4 GB |
Assumes a GPU without FP8 compute (Q8_0 preferred for 8-bit). On RTX 40/50, FP8 files are used where available. How the numbers work.