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Can the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB run SDXL SDXL base?

FULL

8.9 GB needed of 12 GB usable — headroom for context

12GB · Ampere · model file 6.9GB · SDXL base

~23–37 tok/s

computed roofline: 288 GB/s × 0.55–0.88 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)

rtx-a4000 — the next step up from NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB

every model the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB can run — full list

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2026-09-17 · ← all models on the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB · fit = weights + 4k KV vs usable memory