Running Qwen 2.1 on a 12GB RTX 3060 takes 90 minutes per image
Helpful-Chemistry171 · reddit · 2026-10-17
A Reddit user reports that Qwen 2.1 is overwhelming their RTX 3060 12GB — even turbo mode takes over 90 minutes per image. They like the output quality and are asking whether any good quantized versions exist that would meaningfully speed it up within 12GB of VRAM.
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