A Beginner's Guide to the Hardware Requirements | Stable Diffusion

TL;DR

It is recommended to mix the use of local GPU and cloud GPU.

You Desire Convenient Home Use

1. 6GB VRAM: For Basic Image Generation in SD 1.5
2. 8GB VRAM: Adequate for Image Generation in SDXL and SD 1.5
3. 16GB VRAM: for Efficient Model Training at a Reasonable Cost – A Balanced Approach (My Choice)
4. 24GB VRAM: An Optimal Choice for Affluent Users

My Choice

• For local testing and validation, Utilize a 4060TI 16GB GPU.
• For training with large datasets, leverage the flexibility of cloud-based GPU resources for scalability and efficiency.

Cloud GPU

Tencent

– https://cloud.tencent.com/act/pro/gpu-study

AWS GPU

Google Lab / GCP