Stable Diffusion XL Base 1.0: What PC You Need

What Stable Diffusion XL Base 1.0 asks of a PC

Stable Diffusion XL Base 1.0 is an image model with 3B parameters. It needs 8GB, weights size plus overhead; the card states no VRAM figure.

50 tracked PCs with a verified price run Stable Diffusion XL Base 1.0 comfortably and 6 run it with limits. The cheapest comfortable option by type is laptop: Apple MacBook Air 15 (M5) at $1,299; mini PC: Apple Mac mini (M6) at $779; desktop: Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max 385) at $1,269; workstation: Lenovo ThinkStation P3 Ultra (RTX PRO 4500) at $2,029.99.

Memory requirements for Stable Diffusion XL Base 1.0

8GB, weights size plus overhead; the card states no VRAM figure

Parameters

3B

Source

Model card

Best PC for Stable Diffusion XL Base 1.0

Lenovo ThinkStation PGX: the highest AIPC Score among the PCs that run it comfortably, at $5,859.

Cheapest PCs that run Stable Diffusion XL Base 1.0 comfortably

#	System	Type	AI Memory	GPU/NPU	AI Score	Price	Verified	View
1	Apple Mac mini (M6)	Mini PC	12GB	Apple M6 GPU	16.1	$779	5h	View Deal on Amazon →
2	Minisforum UM890 Pro	Mini PC	16GB	Radeon 780M	17.3	$1,015	5h	View Deal on Amazon →
3	Minisforum MS-01 Workstation	Mini PC	16GB	Intel Iris Xe	18.4	$1,039	5h	View Deal on Amazon →
4	Beelink SER8	Mini PC	16GB	Radeon 780M	17.5	$1,099	5h	View Deal on Amazon →
5	Minisforum AI X1 Pro-370	Mini PC	16GB	Radeon 890M	20	$1,247	5h	View Deal on Amazon →

Cheapest PCs that run Stable Diffusion XL Base 1.0 with limitations

#	System	Type	AI Memory	GPU/NPU	AI Score	Price	Verified	View
1	GMKtec K8 Plus	Mini PC	8GB	Radeon 780M	10	$749.99	5h	View Deal on Amazon →
2	ASUS Zenbook A14 (Snapdragon X)	Laptop	8GB	Adreno	9	$832	5h	View Deal on Amazon →
3	Dell 14 Plus (Core Ultra 200V)	Laptop	8GB	Intel Arc 140V	9.2	$1,275.49	5h	View Deal on Amazon →

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