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can it run

Can the RTX 4090 Laptop run SDXL SDXL base?

FULL

8.9 GB needed of 16 GB usable — headroom for context

16GB · Ada (laptop) · model file 6.9GB · SDXL base

~38–63 tok/s

computed roofline: 576 GB/s × 0.46–0.76 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 RTX 4090 Laptop can run — full list

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2026-09-17 · ← all models on the RTX 4090 Laptop · fit = weights + 4k KV vs usable memory