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Stable Diffusion user struggles with CPU-only processing on AMD GPU

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A user is experiencing significant performance issues with Stable Diffusion, where the software consistently utilizes the CPU instead of the GPU, even when using AMD-specific tools like SDNext. Despite having an AMD RX 5600 XT GPU, the system defaults to CPU processing, leading to extremely long generation times for simple images. The user has attempted multiple Stable Diffusion interfaces and found configuration lines suggesting a CPU-only PyTorch installation, indicating a potential software or driver misconfiguration. AI

RANK_REASON User-reported issue with a specific software product and hardware configuration.

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Stable Diffusion user struggles with CPU-only processing on AMD GPU

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  1. r/StableDiffusion TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Professional-Cap6623 ·

    Keeps using CPU instead of GPU for AMD

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hello. I am really bad at this and lack basic programming skills. Just want to generate scenes for my story but it keeps using cpu instead of gpu every time.</p> <p>I've tried stable diffusion, comfy, and now sdnext (which is meant to work for am…

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