Redditors weigh --fast-disk vs RAM offloading for running large image models locally
NowThatsMalarkey · reddit · 2026-10-08
A Reddit user asks whether the --fast-disk option could replace offloading parts of large image-generation models to system RAM. The idea: with a Gen 4/5 NVMe drive, streaming bigger models straight from disk might let users generate images with models that otherwise wouldn't fit in VRAM, prompting discussion of real-world performance trade-offs.
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