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Can the GTX 970M run SDXL SDXL base?

NO

8.9 GB vs 3 GB usable — does not fit

3GB · Maxwell (laptop) · model file 6.9GB · SDXL base

~4.9–8.7 tok/s

computed roofline: 120.3 GB/s × 0.28–0.50 efficiency window / 6.9GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Run SDXL SDXL base on instead

Tesla P100 (16GB, used) — cheapest catalog machine that runs SDXL SDXL base fully ($135)

every model the GTX 970M can run — full list

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2026-09-17 · ← all models on the GTX 970M · fit = weights + 4k KV vs usable memory