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Local AI video generation tested on older hardware

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A user tested local AI video generation on a 3-year-old Lenovo laptop with 4GB of VRAM, using the Wan2.2-5B and LTX 2B models. The process took approximately 30 seconds to generate one second of video, with results described as not great but potentially usable for placeholders or marketing. The user is also tracking energy consumption and carbon footprint during these tests. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates the current limitations and potential uses of local AI video generation on consumer-grade hardware.

RANK_REASON User testing of AI models on consumer hardware.

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Local AI video generation tested on older hardware

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I've been testing local AI video generation today 🤓 Using all of my 4GB VRAM on my 3-year-old Lenovo w/ linux Tried Wan2.2-5B and LTX 2B distilled: ~30s to gene

    I've been testing local AI video generation today 🤓 Using all of my 4GB VRAM on my 3-year-old Lenovo w/ linux Tried Wan2.2-5B and LTX 2B distilled: ~30s to generate 1s of video The test: turn my generated music into music clips https://www. youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD3 tGw6WF1H…

    LINKS youtube.com/playlist

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