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RTX 4090 48GB (modded) for MiniMax H3: Speed, VRAM & Recommended Setup

48GB GDDR6X · bandwidth 1008 GB/s · Ada · sm_89 · estimated with 32GB RAM / fast-disk · updated 2026-09-20

Verdict: Recommended: 1920 × 1088 · 10s, ~55 min 50 s per clip (VRAM peak ~39GB). See the table for higher tiers.
Size (16:9)5s8s10s15s
416 × 256
0.1MP · flicker-prone
1 min 3 s
VRAM 44G
1 min 12 s
VRAM 45G
1 min 18 s
VRAM 45G
1 min 36 s
VRAM 45G
864 × 480
0.4MP
1 min 53 s
VRAM 46G
2 min 43 s
VRAM 26G
3 min 28 s
VRAM 27G
5 min 51 s
VRAM 29G
960 × 544
0.5MP
2 min 13 s
VRAM 46G
3 min 30 s
VRAM 27G
4 min 36 s
VRAM 28G
8 min 18 s
VRAM 30G
1152 × 640
0.7MP
3 min 3 s
VRAM 26G
5 min 27 s
VRAM 29G
7 min 33 s
VRAM 30G
15 min 1 s
VRAM 33G
1376 × 768
1.0MP · above native
4 min 44 s
VRAM 28G
9 min 27 s
VRAM 31G
13 min 52 s
VRAM 33G
30 min 26 s
VRAM 38G
1920 × 1088
2.0MP · above native
13 min 53 s
VRAM 33G
34 min 29 s
VRAM 39G
55 min 50 s
VRAM 39G
✕ 2.4 h
VRAM 39G

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 (Flagship tier (32GB+ VRAM))

1344x768 full length 5-15s; 4-8 steps; ~80s end-to-end for a 3s clip (measured on our 5090)

Reference machine: 1344x768 73f / 8 steps / 5.45 s/it / 80.3s total

FAQ

Can the RTX 4090 48GB (modded) run MiniMax H3?

Yes. Estimated with 32GB RAM + fast-disk: 1920×1088·10s at ~55 min 50 s per clip. Configs that exceed VRAM fall back to weight offloading (slower, but they still render).

How fast is H3 on the RTX 4090 48GB (modded)?

About 55 min 50 s per 1920×1088·10s 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 48GB plus a 16GB 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 8-step v1.0), 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 4090 48GB (modded) pre-filled)

Same tier: RTX 3090 24GB · RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB · RTX 4080 16GB · RTX 4080 32GB (modded) · RTX 4080 Super 16GB · RTX 4080 Super 32GB (modded) · RTX 4090 24GB · RTX 4090 D 24GB

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