Model reference · open weights
sdxl-amdnpu is an open-weight image model from Stability AI. sdxl-base-amdnpu (BF16) weighs 3.3 GB; the smallest configuration that runs it is RTX 3060 12 GB.
Summary of the stabilityai/sdxl-base-amdnpu model card, 2026-10-01
What it is
| Released by | Stability AI |
|---|---|
| Released | 2026-02-25 |
| VRAM | 3.3 GB for the weights |
What it runs on
| Card | One image | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| RTX 3060 12 GB | fits | 11.6 GB |
| RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB | fits | 15.4 GB |
| RTX 3090 24 GB | fits | 23.4 GB |
| RTX 4090 24 GB | fits | 23.4 GB |
| RTX 5090 32 GB | fits | 31.0 GB |
| L40S 48 GB | fits | 44.0 GB |
| A100 80 GB | fits | 78.2 GB |
| H100 80 GB | fits | 78.1 GB |
| RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 96 GB | fits | 93.8 GB |
| DGX Spark (GB10) 128 GB unified | fits | 107 GB |
| H200 141 GB | fits | 138 GB |
| B200 180 GB | fits | 176 GB |
From the model card
"SDXL is a latent diffusion model for text-to-image synthesis. Compared to previous versions of Stable Diffusion, SDXL leverages a three times larger UNet backbone, achieved by significantly increasing the number of attention blocks and including a second text encoder." (stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0)
This version of the model has been optimized to run on AMD NPUs.
For more information, refer to the original model card under stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0.
| Model Details | Description |
|---|---|
| Person or organization developing model | AMD |
| Original model authors | Stability AI |
| Model date | February 2026 |
| Model version | 1.8.0 |
| Model type | Diffusion-based text-to-image generation model |
| Information about training algorithms, parameters, fairness constraints or other applied approaches, and features | This is a model that can be used to generate and modify images based on text prompts. |
| License | CreativeML Open RAIL++-M License |
| Where to send questions or comments about the model | Community Tab and AMD Developer Community Discord |
To get started with this model, visit github.com/amd/sd-sandbox.
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Please visit the original model card for more details: stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0.
Quoted from the model card on Hugging Face. The full card is behind the Hugging Face link above.
Running it yourself
Rent a machine by the hour. ComfyUI is installed on it. Open ComfyUI through the tunnel, then Templates → SDXL1.0: Text to Image (Simple), and choose this file in its text encoder loader.
# on your rented machine (the ssh line is on its page in the console)
# get REPO FILE FOLDER: one file into /workspace/models/FOLDER, where ComfyUI loads it from
get() { hf download "$1" "$2" --local-dir /workspace/hf-files && mkdir -p "/workspace/models/$3" && mv "/workspace/hf-files/$2" "/workspace/models/$3/$4"; }
# the model (469 MB)
get stabilityai/sdxl-base-amdnpu text_encoder/model.safetensors text_encoders
# what the template also loads “SDXL1.0: Text to Image (Simple)” (6.5 GB)
get stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0 sd_xl_base_1.0.safetensors checkpoints
start-comfyui# on your computer, in a second terminal: ComfyUI in your browser at http://localhost:8188
# HOST and PORT are your machine's, from its page in the console
ssh -L 8188:localhost:8188 dev@HOST -p PORT