ERNIE-Image (Turbo) on 20 GB of VRAM
Yes, but only just: 16-bit leaves 1.6 GB free on 20 GB. Baidu's 8B model from April 2026, strong at rendering text in images. Turbo runs in about 8 steps; Base takes 50.
Runs well
Yes, just.
16-bit (16.1 GB) fits with only 1.6 GB to spare (about 18.4 GB of 20 GB).
Best file16-bit
File size16.1 GB
VRAM needed~18.4 GB
System RAM32 GB+
Memory map · 20 GB GPU18.4 GB / 20 GB
010 GB20 GB
Weights 16-bit · 16.1 GBWorking memory · 1.5 GBReserve · 0.8 GBFree · 1.6 GB
calculated How this is counted.
01What to download
| Part | File | Folder | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | ernie-image-turbo.safetensors 16-bit · Comfy-Org/ERNIE-Image | models/diffusion_models | 16.1 GB | Download → |
| Text encoder | ministral-3-3b.safetensors Ministral 3 3B · Comfy-Org/ERNIE-Image | models/text_encoders | 7.7 GB | Download → |
| VAE | flux2-vae.safetensors FLUX.2 VAE · Comfy-Org/ERNIE-Image | models/vae | 0.3 GB | Download → |
| Total download · keep about the same free on disk | 24.1 GB | |||
Only for some workflows: ERNIE prompt enhancer (optional) (6.9 GB). Sizes from Hugging Face, 2026-10-01.
02Every file, on 20 GB
| File | Size | Needed | On this card | Quality | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-bit ← SAFETENSORS · Comfy-Org | 16.1 GB | 18.4 GB | fits · 1.6 GB spare | the original weights | Hugging Face → |
| Q8_0 GGUF · unsloth | 8.7 GB | 11.0 GB | fits · 9.0 GB spare | practically identical to the original | Hugging Face → |
| Q6_K GGUF · unsloth | 6.8 GB | 9.1 GB | fits · 10.9 GB spare | very close to the original | Hugging Face → |
| Q5_K_M GGUF · unsloth | 5.9 GB | 8.2 GB | fits · 11.8 GB spare | close; small differences in fine detail | Hugging Face → |
| Q4_K_M GGUF · unsloth | 5.0 GB | 7.3 GB | fits · 12.7 GB spare | good; some loss in fine detail and text | Hugging Face → |
| Q3_K_M GGUF · unsloth | 3.9 GB | 6.2 GB | fits · 13.8 GB spare | noticeable loss of detail | Hugging Face → |
| Q2_K GGUF · unsloth | 3.2 GB | 5.5 GB | fits · 14.5 GB spare | heavy loss; a last resort | Hugging Face → |
“Needed” adds 1.5 GB of working memory for ERNIE-Image and a 0.8 GB reserve. Sizes 2026-10-01.