Qwen-Image (incl. 2512 and Edit) is an image generation model by Alibaba (Qwen) (20.4B; text encoder: Qwen2.5-VL-7B). Strong at text in images (English and Chinese) and image editing.
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| Precision | Model size | 1024×1024 | 1536×1536 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 / FP16 (uncompressed) | 40.8 GB | 42.0 GB all in VRAM 50.9 GB | 42.8 GB all in VRAM 51.8 GB |
| FP8 (half size, near-lossless) | 20.8 GB | 22.0 GB all in VRAM 30.9 GB | 22.8 GB all in VRAM 31.8 GB |
| GGUF Q8_0 (similar to FP8) | 21.8 GB | 23.0 GB all in VRAM 32.0 GB | 23.9 GB all in VRAM 32.8 GB |
| GGUF Q5_K_S | 14.5 GB | 15.7 GB all in VRAM 24.6 GB | 16.5 GB all in VRAM 25.5 GB |
| GGUF Q4_K_S (popular low-VRAM choice) | 12.2 GB | 13.4 GB all in VRAM 22.4 GB | 14.3 GB all in VRAM 23.2 GB |
| GGUF Q3_K_S (lower quality) | 9.6 GB | 10.8 GB all in VRAM 19.7 GB | 11.6 GB all in VRAM 20.6 GB |
Bold = VRAM needed when ComfyUI swaps the text encoder and the model. "All in VRAM" = keeping both loaded. Text encoder assumed at FP8.
| GPU | VRAM | Best precision | VRAM needed | Verdict | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 3060 12GB previous gen | 12 GB | GGUF Q3_K_S | 10.8 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| Radeon RX 6700 XT previous gen | 12 GB | GGUF Q3_K_S | 10.8 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| Intel Arc B580 | 12 GB | GGUF Q3_K_S | 10.8 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| RTX 4070 Ti previous gen | 12 GB | GGUF Q3_K_S | 10.8 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| RTX 4070 / SUPER previous gen | 12 GB | GGUF Q3_K_S | 10.8 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| RTX 5070 | 12 GB | GGUF Q3_K_S | 10.8 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| RTX 4060 Ti 16GB previous gen | 16 GB | GGUF Q5_K_S | 15.7 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| Radeon RX 7600 XT previous gen | 16 GB | GGUF Q5_K_S | 15.7 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | 16 GB | GGUF Q5_K_S | 15.7 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | 16 GB | GGUF Q5_K_S | 15.7 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| Radeon RX 6800 previous gen | 16 GB | GGUF Q5_K_S | 15.7 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT previous gen | 16 GB | GGUF Q5_K_S | 15.7 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | 16 GB | GGUF Q5_K_S | 15.7 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| Radeon RX 9070 | 16 GB | GGUF Q5_K_S | 15.7 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| RTX 4070 Ti SUPER previous gen | 16 GB | GGUF Q5_K_S | 15.7 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| RTX 4080 previous gen | 16 GB | GGUF Q5_K_S | 15.7 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| RTX 4080 SUPER previous gen | 16 GB | GGUF Q5_K_S | 15.7 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| RTX 5070 Ti | 16 GB | GGUF Q5_K_S | 15.7 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| RTX 5080 | 16 GB | GGUF Q5_K_S | 15.7 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| Radeon RX 7900 XT previous gen | 20 GB | GGUF Q5_K_S | 15.7 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| RTX 3090 previous gen | 24 GB | FP8 | 22.0 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX previous gen | 24 GB | FP8 | 22.0 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| RTX 4090 previous gen | 24 GB | FP8 | 22.0 GB | ○ Runs with model swapping | Check price |
| RTX 5090 | 32 GB | FP8 | 22.0 GB | ◎ Fits entirely in VRAM | Check price |
ComfyUI also runs on AMD Radeon (ROCm) and Intel Arc, but setup is harder than on NVIDIA and some features (such as FP8 acceleration) are not supported.
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Estimates for ComfyUI, about ±20%. Model specs from the publisher's config files and released file sizes (checked October 2026).