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Stable Diffusion image generation runs on laptop iGPU

A user has successfully implemented image and video generation using Stable Diffusion on a laptop's integrated GPU, specifically an AMD Ryzen 4750U with Vega 7 graphics. Through custom patches for `stable-diffusion.cpp` and `ggml`, the user achieved notable generation times for various models, including a 22B parameter video model that fits within 14GB of RAM. The project, documented in a GitHub repository, provides build scripts, a GUI, and detailed performance logs, though it is currently Linux-only and uses non-upstreamed patches. AI

IMPACT Enables AI image and video generation on lower-spec hardware, potentially broadening accessibility.

RANK_REASON User-implemented optimization for existing software on specific hardware.

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Stable Diffusion image generation runs on laptop iGPU

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

    Image generation on a laptop iGPU (Ryzen 4750U, Vega 7) with stable-diffusion.cpp + Vulkan: patches, numbers, and a video model that fits in 14 GB

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’ve been squeezing diffusion models out of a ThinkPad T14s with a Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (Radeon Vega 7, 7 CUs, no matrix cores, no int8 dot, no bf16) and 14 GiB of shared RAM, on Linux (Mesa RADV, Vulkan) with stable-diffusion.cpp. Everything I foun…