Automatic1111 Gets 40% Speed Boost with Apple Metal Adaptation
dmikey831 · hn · 2026-08-12
A developer shared a guide on optimizing Stable Diffusion WebUI (Automatic1111) for Apple Silicon (M3 Pro). By enabling native Metal support, the generation speed for SD 1.5 models increased by 40%, reducing image generation time from 8-10 seconds to 3.7 seconds.
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