Wuerstchen TPS calculator

Open weights Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt,University of Montreal / Université de Montréal,Mila - Quebec AI (originally Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms),Polytechnique Montreal,Wand Technologies 1B parameters September 2023

Each card below is assessed against this model at the context length and minimum quality you choose. Speed is an estimate for a single request, calculated from the card's memory bandwidth and the size of the model once compressed.

Calculated for this model

818 cards that can run it

818 cards we hold specifications for

Smallest card that fits

Tesla C1080

4 GB · Q8_0 · 36.9 tok/s

Fastest card

B200

3,388 tok/s · 180 GB

Which GPUs can run Wuerstchen?

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Context length tokens

A longer conversation needs more memory, which can push this model off smaller cards.

Minimum quality

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818 cards match

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					Needs	Quantisation	Fit
3,388 tok/s 2,033–5,421 · low confidence	B200 NVIDIA	180 GB	8,000 GB/s	Jan 2024	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
3,388 tok/s 2,033–5,421 · low confidence	B300 NVIDIA	288 GB	8,000 GB/s	Sep 2025	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
2,706 tok/s 1,623–4,329 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI350X AMD	288 GB	8,190 GB/s	Jan 2025	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
2,706 tok/s 1,623–4,329 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI355X AMD	288 GB	8,190 GB/s	Jan 2025	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
2,164 tok/s 1,298–3,462 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300 AMD	128 GB	6,550 GB/s	Jan 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
2,071 tok/s 1,243–3,314 · low confidence	H200 NVL NVIDIA	141 GB	4,890 GB/s	Nov 2024	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
2,071 tok/s 1,243–3,314 · low confidence	H200 SXM 141 GB NVIDIA	141 GB	4,890 GB/s	Nov 2024	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,982 tok/s 1,189–3,171 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI325X AMD	256 GB	6,000 GB/s	Oct 2024	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,759 tok/s 1,055–2,815 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300A AMD	128 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,759 tok/s 1,055–2,815 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300X AMD	192 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,759 tok/s 1,055–2,815 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI308X AMD	192 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,669 tok/s 1,001–2,670 · low confidence	H100 NVL 94 GB NVIDIA	94 GB	3,940 GB/s	Mar 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,423 tok/s 854–2,277 · low confidence	H100 PCIe 96 GB NVIDIA	96 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,423 tok/s 854–2,277 · low confidence	H100 SXM5 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	3,360 GB/s	Oct 2022	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,423 tok/s 854–2,277 · low confidence	H100 SXM5 94 GB NVIDIA	94 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,423 tok/s 854–2,277 · low confidence	H100 SXM5 96 GB NVIDIA	96 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,423 tok/s 854–2,277 · low confidence	H800 SXM5 NVIDIA	80 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,084 tok/s 650–1,734 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI250 AMD	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Nov 2021	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,084 tok/s 650–1,734 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI250X AMD	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Nov 2021	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
903 tok/s 542–1,445 · low confidence	Data Center GPU Max 1550 Intel	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Jan 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
884 tok/s 530–1,414 · low confidence	Data Center GPU Max Subsystem Intel	128 GB	3,210 GB/s	Jan 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
864 tok/s 518–1,382 · low confidence	A100 SXM4 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Nov 2020	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
864 tok/s 518–1,382 · low confidence	A100X NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Jun 2021	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
864 tok/s 518–1,382 · low confidence	A800 SXM4 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Aug 2022	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
864 tok/s 518–1,382 · low confidence	H100 CNX NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Mar 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable

Speeds are estimates for a single request — one conversation at a time — calculated from memory bandwidth, model size and quantisation. Real throughput varies with the inference runtime and its version. Figures published by hardware vendors measure many simultaneous requests and are much higher.

On record

Full specification

Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.

Origin

Who built this model, where, and when it was published.

Organisation: Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt,University of Montreal / Université de Montréal,Mila - Quebec AI (originally Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms),Polytechnique Montreal,Wand Technologies
Organisation type: Academia,Academia,Academia,Academia,Industry
Country: Germany, Canada, United States of America
Published: 29 September 2023
Authors: Pablo Pernias, Dominic Rampas, Mats L. Richter, Christopher J. Pal, Marc Aubreville

What it does

The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.

Domain: Image generation
Task: Text-to-image, Image generation

Size

How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.

Parameters: 1B
Training data: tokens

Training compute

The arithmetic performed to train the model, measured in floating-point operations. It is a measure of what the training run cost, not of how fast the finished model answers you.

Training compute: 8.3 × 10²¹ FLOP
How it was established: Hardware

Availability

Whether you can obtain the model and run it on your own hardware, which is what decides if any of the graphics-card figures on this page apply.

Weights: Open — downloadable
Model access: Open weights (unrestricted)
Hugging Face: dome272

How it is classified

Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.

Record confidence: Confident

Sources

Where this record came from and when it was last checked.

Reference: Wuerstchen: An Efficient Architecture for Large-Scale Text-to-Image Diffusion Models
Last updated: 28 November 2025

The extremes

The ten fastest GPUs that run Wuerstchen

Ranked by estimated tokens per second, newest card first where speeds tie. Because generation is bound by memory bandwidth, this ordering follows bandwidth rather than any gaming benchmark.

The smallest GPUs that still run Wuerstchen

The cheapest route in, by memory capacity. A tight fit runs the model but leaves nothing spare for a longer conversation.

What the numbers mean

What you need to run it

Minimum card

Tesla C1080

Memory needed

1.8 GB

Fastest

3,388 tok/s

Wuerstchen reaches a parameter count of 1B. That is small enough that hardware is rarely the obstacle, including on cards several years old. The number of cards we track that can run it: 818.

The least hardware that works is Tesla C1080, with a memory capacity of 4 GB, running it at a compression of Q8_0 and producing around 36.9 tokens per second.

The fastest we calculate for it is B200, generating roughly 3,388 tokens per second on the strength of a memory bandwidth of 8,000 GB/s.

Background

Wuerstchen was published by Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt,University of Montreal / Université de Montréal,Mila - Quebec AI (originally Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms),Polytechnique Montreal,Wand Technologies, in the country recorded as Germany, during September 2023. The publishing organisation is categorised as academia,Academia,Academia,Academia,Industry.

It works in the domain of Image generation, and is recorded as performing the task of text-to-image, Image generation.

Because its weights were released, nothing about running it depends on a provider staying available — it is yours once downloaded. On Hugging Face it is published under the organisation dome272.

Reading the throughput figures

Across every card that can run it, the middle of the range sits at 95.1 tokens per second. Producing text faster than most people read it: 806 of them.

Being dense, it reads all of itself per token, which is why the ordering by speed below follows the ordering by memory bandwidth so closely.

Without the attention layout on record, the memory column is an approximation. It is close enough to choose hardware by, and least reliable at long context.

What went into building it

Training it took a computation budget of roughly 8.3 × 10²¹ FLOP. That figure measures what producing the model cost, and has no bearing on how fast it answers.

Step by step

How to choose a GPU for Wuerstchen

The table above has already assessed every card we hold specifications for against this model. Getting to your answer takes six steps.

01

Start from the memory column

Start from what it actually needs, which is the requirement of Wuerstchen, needing around 1.8 GB at a compression of Q8_0. No amount of processing power compensates for a card that cannot hold it.
02

Decide how long your conversations run

Set the context to what you will actually use. The cache grows with the conversation, and it is the usual reason a card that seemed fine stops fitting Wuerstchen.
03

Decide how much compression you will accept

Compression is what makes a model fit smaller cards, at some cost in accuracy, reaching a compression of Q8_0 on the smallest card that fits. Setting a minimum quality drops the cards that only manage it by squeezing further than you would want, and holds the comparison at one level.
04

Rank by throughput rather than spec sheet

The speed ordering is effectively an ordering by memory bandwidth, for Wuerstchen. It will not match a gaming ordering, because generation is bound by memory bandwidth. The card topping the list is B200, at 3,388 tok/s.
05

Read the fit column last

The fit column separates cards that just manage it from those with room to spare, in the case of Wuerstchen. Comfortable means you can grow the context later. That difference matters more than a few tokens per second, so buy for comfortable if you expect to.
06

Check the card from the other side

Each card page repeats this sweep for every model we hold, answering what else the hardware is good for beyond Wuerstchen.

Answers

Wuerstchen — common questions

Wuerstchen— how fast is it on a GPU?

It depends on the card. The quickest we calculate is B200, at about 3,388 tokens per second; the slowest that still runs it manages considerably less. Reading speed is around ten tokens per second, and the number of cards clearing that: 806.

Wuerstchen— how much VRAM does it need?

It needs about 1.8 GB at a compression of Q8_0, which is what the smallest card that runs it uses. Less compression needs more: the figures in the memory column above are recalculated for each card, because each one holds the least-compressed version it can.

Wuerstchen— can I run it on a GPU holding 8 GB?

Yes. The card CMP 170HX 8 GB, holding 8 GB, runs it at a compression of Q8_0, using about 1.8 GB and generating roughly 631 tokens per second. The fit is comfortable.

Wuerstchen— can I run it on a GPU holding 12 GB?

Yes. The card GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, holding 12 GB, runs it at a compression of Q8_0, using about 1.8 GB and generating roughly 386 tokens per second. The fit is comfortable.

Wuerstchen— can I run it on a GPU holding 16 GB?

Yes. The card Tesla V100 SXM2 16 GB, holding 16 GB, runs it at a compression of Q8_0, using about 1.8 GB and generating roughly 479 tokens per second. The fit is comfortable.

Wuerstchen— can I run it on a GPU holding 24 GB?

Yes. The card GeForce RTX 5090 D V2, holding 24 GB, runs it at a compression of Q8_0, using about 1.8 GB and generating roughly 568 tokens per second. The fit is comfortable.

Wuerstchen— is it open source?

Its weights are published, so it can be downloaded and run on your own hardware. Note that open weights is not the same as open source in the full sense — it says nothing about the training data, the training code, or the commercial terms attached.

Wuerstchen— how many parameters does it have?

It has a parameter count of 1B. 1B. That figure is the total, and it is what decides how much memory the model needs — roughly half a gigabyte per billion at the compression most people use.

Wuerstchen— who created it?

It was published by Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt,University of Montreal / Université de Montréal,Mila - Quebec AI (originally Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms),Polytechnique Montreal,Wand Technologies, based in Germany, an organisation categorised as academia,Academia,Academia,Academia,Industry.

Wuerstchen— when was it released?

It was published in September 2023. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.

Wuerstchen— what is it used for?

It works in the domain of Image generation, and is recorded as handling the task of text-to-image, Image generation. A model can carry several of each, so these are the areas it was built for rather than a limit on what it will attempt.

Wuerstchen— where can I download it?

Its weights are published on Hugging Face, under the organisation dome272. We do not host model files — this site calculates what hardware is needed to run them.

Wuerstchen— how much compute was used to train it?

Training consumed around 8.3 × 10²¹ FLOP. That measures what producing the model cost and says nothing about how quickly it answers once trained — inference speed comes from memory bandwidth, not from the training budget.

Wuerstchen— can I run it if it does not fit in my GPU?

It can be split between the card and system memory, but it generates painfully slowly that way. Every figure here assumes the whole model is resident on the card.

Wuerstchen— would two GPUs run it faster?

Two cards buy memory rather than speed, which matters only if one card cannot hold it. The number that can: 818. So a second card is rarely the answer here.

Wuerstchen— why does the quantisation differ between cards?

Because capacity varies, so does how hard it has to be squeezed. The number of distinct levels in the table above: 1. Bigger cards get the more accurate version, and the quality floor above pins the comparison to one level.

Wuerstchen— how accurate are these speed estimates?

They are calculated from specifications rather than measured, and each carries a range. One example: 2,033–5,421 tok/s on B200. The same model and card vary by thirty to fifty per cent depending on the inference software and its version.

Wuerstchen— what GPU do I need to run it?

The smallest card in our catalogue that holds it is Tesla C1080, with a memory capacity of 4 GB. It runs the model at a compression of Q8_0 using about 1.8 GB, and produces roughly 36.9 tokens per second. The number of cards able to run it in total: 818.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 28 November 2025

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