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FLUX.1-dev model converted for ComfyUI, reducing VRAM usage

A user has converted the FLUX.1-dev model to native ComfyUI ConvRot formats, making it available on Hugging Face and Civitai. This conversion offers high-fidelity INT8 variants that significantly reduce peak VRAM usage for 1024² resolutions at 20 steps. Specific optimizations include partial INT8, whole W8A8, and W8A8+INT8 T5, resulting in VRAM reductions of 15.5%, 32.3%, and 32.5% respectively. AI

IMPACT Enables more efficient use of VRAM for image generation tasks on ComfyUI.

RANK_REASON User-led conversion of an existing model to a new format for a specific platform.

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FLUX.1-dev model converted for ComfyUI, reducing VRAM usage

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