RTX 3060 12GB for MiniMax H3: Speed, VRAM & Recommended Setup

12GB GDDR6 · bandwidth 360 GB/s · Ampere · sm_86 · estimated with 32GB RAM / fast-disk · updated 2026-09-18

Verdict: Recommended: 864 × 480 · 8s, ~5 min 28 s per clip (VRAM peak ~11GB). See the table for higher tiers.

Size (16:9)	5s	8s	10s	15s
416 × 256 0.1MP · flicker-prone	2 min 12 s VRAM 11G	2 min 31 s VRAM 11G	2 min 44 s VRAM 11G	3 min 19 s VRAM 11G
864 × 480 0.4MP	3 min 51 s VRAM 11G	5 min 28 s VRAM 11G	⚠ 6 min 51 s VRAM 11G	⚠ 11 min 8 s VRAM 11G
960 × 544 0.5MP	4 min 31 s VRAM 11G	⚠ 6 min 54 s VRAM 11G	⚠ 8 min 55 s VRAM 11G	⚠ 15 min 24 s VRAM 11G
1152 × 640 0.7MP	⚠ 6 min 5 s VRAM 11G	⚠ 10 min 25 s VRAM 11G	⚠ 14 min 7 s VRAM 11G	⚠ 26 min 48 s VRAM 11G
1376 × 768 1.0MP · above native	⚠ 9 min 8 s VRAM 11G	⚠ 17 min 23 s VRAM 11G	⚠ 24 min 53 s VRAM 11G	⚠ 52 min 21 s VRAM 11G
1920 × 1088 2.0MP · above native	⚠ 24 min 54 s VRAM 11G	⚠ 58 min 58 s VRAM 11G	✕ 1.6 h VRAM 11G	✕ 3.9 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))

Main model: minimax_h3_fl2va_pruned_int8_convrot.safetensors（20.97GB）
Text encoder: qwen3vl_32b_minimax_h3_nvfp4_awq.safetensors（15.69GB）
Acceleration: LightX2V Turbo 4-step v1.1 768p · ~3.44× sampling
Launch flags: --fast-disk

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 3060 12GB run MiniMax H3?

Yes. Estimated with 32GB RAM + fast-disk: 864×480·8s at ~5 min 28 s per clip. Configs that exceed VRAM fall back to weight offloading (slower, but they still render).

How fast is H3 on the RTX 3060 12GB?

About 5 min 28 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 3060 12GB pre-filled)

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