Stable Diffusion 3 Medium on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB can run Stable Diffusion 3 Medium at FP16, though performance is acceptable. Consider a higher-end GPU for better results.
Model Size
2B
Device VRAM
16 GB
Bandwidth
288 GB/s
Quantizations Tested
1
Performance by Quantization
Each row shows Stable Diffusion 3 Medium performance at a different quality level on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB.
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 | — | — | ✓ Yes | Acceptable | estimated |
Notes
FP16
SD3 Medium ~12GB VRAM. Fits on 16GB. Slower than SDXL but better quality.
About Stable Diffusion 3 Medium
Stable Diffusion 3 Medium (2B) is a image gen model. Stability AI's SD3 medium model for high-quality image generation.
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB has 16 GB at 288 GB/s. Street price: $449.
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Source: SD3 performance reports (2026-03-01)
Data last updated: 2026-03-15