Z-Image Turbo on 12 GB of VRAM
Yes, but only just: Q8_0 leaves 2.8 GB free on 12 GB. A 6B, 8-step model from Alibaba's Tongyi lab and one of the most downloaded ComfyUI models of the past year. Fast and light.
Runs well
Yes.
Take Q8_0 (7.2 GB). In use it comes to about 9.2 GB, with 2.8 GB left over on 12 GB.
Best fileQ8_0
File size7.2 GB
VRAM needed~9.2 GB
System RAM32 GB+
Memory map · 12 GB GPU9.2 GB / 12 GB
06 GB12 GB
Weights Q8_0 · 7.2 GBWorking memory · 1.2 GBReserve · 0.8 GBFree · 2.8 GB
calculated How this is counted.
01What to download
| Part | File | Folder | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | z-image-turbo-Q8_0.gguf Q8_0 · unsloth/Z-Image-Turbo-GGUF | models/unet | 7.2 GB | Download → |
| Text encoder | qwen_3_4b_fp8_mixed.safetensors Qwen3 4B FP8 · Comfy-Org/z_image_turbo | models/text_encoders | 5.6 GB | Download → |
| VAE | ae.safetensors FLUX.1 VAE (ae) · Comfy-Org/z_image_turbo | models/vae | 0.3 GB | Download → |
| Total download · keep about the same free on disk | 13.2 GB | |||
Alternatives: Qwen3 4B BF16 (8.0 GB). Sizes from Hugging Face, 2026-10-01.
Free ComfyUI workflow, tested on my RTX 5060 Ti: 16-bit workflow (.json). Drag the file into ComfyUI. All workflows →
02Every file, on 12 GB
| File | Size | Needed | On this card | Quality | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-bit SAFETENSORS · Comfy-Org | 12.3 GB | 14.3 GB | 2.3 GB too big | the original weights | Hugging Face → |
| Q8_0 ← GGUF · unsloth | 7.2 GB | 9.2 GB | fits · 2.8 GB spare | practically identical to the original | Hugging Face → |
| INT8 SAFETENSORS · Comfy-Org | 6.2 GB | 8.2 GB | fits · 3.8 GB spare | practically identical to the original | Hugging Face → |
| Q6_K GGUF · unsloth | 5.9 GB | 7.9 GB | fits · 4.1 GB spare | very close to the original | Hugging Face → |
| Q5_K_M GGUF · unsloth | 5.6 GB | 7.6 GB | fits · 4.4 GB spare | close; small differences in fine detail | Hugging Face → |
| Q4_K_M GGUF · unsloth | 5.0 GB | 7.0 GB | fits · 5.0 GB spare | good; some loss in fine detail and text | Hugging Face → |
| Q3_K_M GGUF · unsloth | 4.2 GB | 6.2 GB | fits · 5.8 GB spare | noticeable loss of detail | Hugging Face → |
| Q2_K GGUF · unsloth | 3.6 GB | 5.6 GB | fits · 6.4 GB spare | heavy loss; a last resort | Hugging Face → |
“Needed” adds 1.2 GB of working memory for Z-Image Turbo and a 0.8 GB reserve. Sizes 2026-10-01.