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RTX 2060 12GB for MiniMax H3: Speed, VRAM & Recommended Setup

12GB GDDR6 · bandwidth 336 GB/s · Turing · sm_75 · estimated with 32GB RAM / fast-disk · updated 2026-09-18

Verdict: Recommended: 864 × 480 · 8s, ~9 min 8 s per clip (VRAM peak ~11GB). See the table for higher tiers.
Size (16:9)5s8s10s15s
416 × 256
0.1MP · flicker-prone
3 min 40 s
VRAM 11G
4 min 10 s
VRAM 11G
4 min 31 s
VRAM 11G
5 min 29 s
VRAM 11G
864 × 480
0.4MP
6 min 22 s
VRAM 11G
9 min 8 s
VRAM 11G
⚠ 11 min 31 s
VRAM 11G
⚠ 19 min 18 s
VRAM 11G
960 × 544
0.5MP
7 min 31 s
VRAM 11G
⚠ 11 min 38 s
VRAM 11G
⚠ 15 min 13 s
VRAM 11G
⚠ 27 min 19 s
VRAM 11G
1152 × 640
0.7MP
⚠ 10 min 13 s
VRAM 11G
⚠ 17 min 57 s
VRAM 11G
⚠ 24 min 52 s
VRAM 11G
⚠ 49 min 32 s
VRAM 11G
1376 × 768
1.0MP · above native
⚠ 15 min 38 s
VRAM 11G
⚠ 31 min 7 s
VRAM 11G
⚠ 45 min 45 s
VRAM 11G
✕ 1.7 h
VRAM 11G
1920 × 1088
2.0MP · above native
⚠ 45 min 49 s
VRAM 11G
✕ 1.9 h
VRAM 11G
✕ 3.1 h
VRAM 11G
✕ 8.0 h
VRAM 11G

Times are per whole clip (model load and text encoding included); the first run is slower due to kernel compilation. ⚠ = weight offloading / noticeably slower; ✕ = not recommended.

Recommended combo (Balanced tier (12-16GB VRAM))

540p-768p 5s; 4-8 steps; 1.5-6 min per clip

Official minimum recommended combination (42.5GB); with 32GB RAM the TE+DiT cannot both stay resident, use --fast-disk

FAQ

Can the RTX 2060 12GB run MiniMax H3?

Yes. Estimated with 32GB RAM + fast-disk: 864×480·8s at ~9 min 8 s per clip. Configs that exceed VRAM fall back to weight offloading (slower, but they still render).

How fast is H3 on the RTX 2060 12GB?

About 9 min 8 s per 864×480·8s clip (including model load and encoding). Longer or denser clips scale quadratically in the attention term.

How much RAM do I need?

At least 64GB of system RAM recommended (minimum 32GB plus a 32GB pagefile). With 32GB, always enable --fast-disk or weights spill into the pagefile.

How can I make it faster?

Stack step distillation (e.g. LightX2V Turbo 4-step v1.1 768p), enable SageAttention / Kitchen attention; for long clips try SLA / VSA sparse attention. All of it is switchable in step 2 of the calculator.

→ Run the numbers for your RAM and budget in the calculator (RTX 2060 12GB pre-filled)

Same tier: GTX 1050 Ti 4GB · GTX 1060 6GB · GTX 1070 8GB · GTX 1080 8GB · GTX 1080 Ti 11GB · RTX 2060 6GB · RTX 2060 Super 8GB · RTX 2070 Super 8GB

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