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Minimax and Sage Attention dramatically speed up Stable Diffusion image generation

A user on Reddit shared a significant speed improvement for Stable Diffusion image generation by combining Minimax with Sage Attention. This optimization reduced generation times from approximately 5 minutes to under 2 minutes for a 5070 Ti GPU with 64GB RAM. The user detailed a specific node setup using KJ Nodes, enabling Sage Attention and compilation for these performance gains. AI

IMPACT This optimization could significantly reduce the time and computational resources required for Stable Diffusion users, potentially accelerating workflows and experimentation.

RANK_REASON User-shared optimization for an existing AI tool.

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Minimax and Sage Attention dramatically speed up Stable Diffusion image generation

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  1. r/StableDiffusion TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Glad_Abrocoma_4053 ·

    Minimax + Sage attention = Huge speed up

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I've tried Minimax and it's awesome. Just letting you know to use sage attention for the gen, it sped up my 5sec generation from 5mins to less than 2 minutes!! 4.32s/it</p> <p>5070 Ti + 64GB ram int8 convrot model</p> <p>I don't use the launch ar…