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Stable Diffusion MH3 users report Dynamic VRAM slowdowns

A user on Reddit's r/StableDiffusion subreddit is experiencing significant slowdowns when using Dynamic VRAM with the MH3 model, particularly during VAE loading and unloading. Disabling Dynamic VRAM resolves the issue but results in slower generation times. The user has ample RAM and SSD storage, suggesting a software or configuration problem rather than hardware limitations. AI

IMPACT Potential performance bottleneck for users of Stable Diffusion with Dynamic VRAM and specific models.

RANK_REASON User reports a performance issue with a specific feature (Dynamic VRAM) in a popular AI art generation tool (Stable Diffusion) when using a particular model (MH3).

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Stable Diffusion MH3 users report Dynamic VRAM slowdowns

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User reports a performance issue with a specific feature (Dynamic VRAM) in a popular AI art generation tool (Stable Diffusion) when using a particular model (MH3).
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  1. r/StableDiffusion TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/poursoul ·

    With Dynamic VRAM enabled, MH3 generations taking several minutes longer

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I have 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM and a 3090 with 24GB of VRAM, and a 2TB PCIE Gen 5 NVME SSD. If I have the flag --disable-dynamic-vram in my startup, VAE loads in seconds, and everything goes smoothly. If I take the flag out (enable Dynamic VRAM) then …