Can NVIDIA A100 40GB run FLUX.1 Dev?
12B parameter Image Gen model on 40GB HBM2e
VRAM Requirements
FLUX.1 Dev is a 12B parameter model. At full precision (FP16), it requires 32GB of VRAM. Your NVIDIA A100 40GB has 40GB — enough to run it without any quantization.
Maximum quality, no quantization
Near-lossless, ~50% size reduction
Good quality, ~75% size reduction
Recommended system RAM: 80GB DDR5 (2x GPU VRAM minimum for model overflow)
What This Means in Practice
NVIDIA A100 40GB runs FLUX.1 Dev at full precision with room to spare. You can generate high-resolution images, use complex prompts, and batch multiple generations. Expect fast generation times at 1024x1024 and above.
How to Set It Up
Step 1: Install ComfyUI
git clone https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI.git && cd ComfyUI && pip install -r requirements.txtComfyUI is the recommended UI for Stable Diffusion and FLUX models.
Step 2: Download the model
Download FLUX.1 Dev weights from HuggingFace and place them in ComfyUI/models/. The model is approximately 32GB at full precision.
Step 3: Launch and generate
python main.pyOpen http://localhost:8188 in your browser. You can use the full precision weights.
NVIDIA A100 40GB Specs
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About FLUX.1 Dev
State-of-the-art image generation. 16GB comfortable at FP8.