image workload · 30 runs on record

SDXL 1024x1024

Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 base, 30 steps, 1024x1024, FP16.

Primary metric: Images / min (img/min)

Reference prompts

Representative prompts for this workload. Exact prompts and harness settings still depend on the cited source for each record.

  • Prompt 1

    A photorealistic image of a fox playing chess in a library, cinematic lighting, 8k.

  • Prompt 2

    A flat vector logo of a cyber-tiger holding a microchip, neon palette.

  • Prompt 3

    An isometric voxel render of a small AI homelab in a closet, cables visible.

Reference runtime command

A representative invocation for reproducing this workload class. Source-specific runs may use adjacent runtimes unless the record says otherwise.

shell
python sdxl_bench.py --model stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0 --steps 30 --resolution 1024 --seed 42 --batch 1

SDXL 1.0 base, 30 steps DPM++ 2M Karras, FP16. We report images/min (sustained, 100-image run).

Full leaderboard

Every record for SDXL image gen.

Top 10 leaderboard

SDXL 1024x1024 · sorted by images / min

Bar chart: Top 10 devices ranked by Images / min for SDXL 1024x1024. 1. NVIDIA B200 192GB at 52 img/min. 2. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB at 38 img/min. 3. NVIDIA H200 141GB at 36 img/min. 4. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB at 32 img/min. 5. NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB at 28 img/min.

Value frontier, MSRP vs images / min

Each dot is a device. Top-left is best value (cheap + fast).

Scatter chart of MSRP versus Images / min across 30 devices. Devices in the upper-left region offer the best price/performance ratio. Top 5 by primary metric: B200 192GB at $39,999 delivering 52 img/min; GeForce RTX 5090 32GB at $1,999 delivering 38 img/min; H200 141GB at $30,000 delivering 36 img/min; GeForce RTX 5090 32GB at $1,999 delivering 32 img/min; H100 SXM5 80GB at $25,000 delivering 28 img/min.

Full leaderboard

Click any row for detailed breakdown. Click column headers to sort.

#DeviceVerifBuy
1
NVIDIA B200 192GBDatacenter GPU
NVIDIA·FP16
6
52.0img/min
192 GB1000 W$40kAmazon
2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GBConsumer GPU
NVIDIA·FP16
6
38.0img/min
32 GB575 W$2.0kAmazon
3
NVIDIA H200 141GBDatacenter GPU
NVIDIA·FP16
6
36.0img/min
141 GB700 W$30kAmazon
#4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GBConsumer GPU
NVIDIA·FP16
6
32.0img/min
32 GB575 W$2.0kAmazon
#5
NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GBDatacenter GPU
NVIDIA·FP16
6
28.0img/min
80 GB700 W$25kAmazon
#6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 24GBConsumer GPU
NVIDIA·FP16
6
24.0img/min
24 GB450 W$1.6kAmazon
#7
AMD Instinct MI300X 192GBDatacenter GPU
AMD·FP16
6
22.0img/min
192 GB750 W$18kAmazon
#8
NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada 48GBPro GPU
NVIDIA·FP16
6
22.0img/min
48 GB300 W$6.8kAmazon
#9
AMD Instinct MI300X 192GBDatacenter GPU
AMD·FP16
6
22.0img/min
192 GB750 W$15kAmazon
#10
NVIDIA L40S 48GBDatacenter GPU
NVIDIA·FP16
6
18.0img/min
48 GB350 W$7.8kAmazon
#11
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GBConsumer GPU
NVIDIA·FP16
6
18.0img/min
16 GB360 W$999Amazon
#12
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GBConsumer GPU
NVIDIA·FP16
6
18.0img/min
32 GB575 W$2.0kAmazon
#13
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super 16GBConsumer GPU
NVIDIA·FP16
6
16.0img/min
16 GB320 W$999Amazon
#14
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GBConsumer GPU
NVIDIA·FP16
6
14.0img/min
16 GB300 W$749Amazon
#15
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GBConsumer GPU
AMD·FP16
6
13.0img/min
24 GB355 W$999Amazon
#16
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 24GBConsumer GPU
NVIDIA·FP16
6
12.0img/min
24 GB350 W$1.5kAmazon
#17
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12GBConsumer GPU
NVIDIA·FP16
6
11.0img/min
12 GB285 W$799Amazon
#18
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 12GBConsumer GPU
NVIDIA·FP16
6
10.5img/min
12 GB250 W$549Amazon
#19
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 12GBConsumer GPU
NVIDIA·FP16
6
9.0img/min
12 GB200 W$599Amazon
#20
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 24GBConsumer GPU
NVIDIA·FP16
6
7.5img/min
24 GB350 W$1.5kAmazon
#21
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GBConsumer GPU
NVIDIA·FP16
6
6.5img/min
16 GB165 W$499Amazon
#22
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GBConsumer GPU
AMD·FP16
6
6.5img/min
24 GB355 W$999Amazon
#23
Intel Arc B580 12GBConsumer GPU
Intel·FP16
6
6.2img/min
12 GB190 W$249Amazon
#24
Intel Arc B580 12GBConsumer GPU
Intel·FP16
6
6.0img/min
12 GB190 W$249Amazon
#25
Apple M4 Max (40c GPU, 128GB)Apple Silicon
Apple·FP16
6
6.0img/min
128 GB65 W$4.7kAmazon
#26
Intel Arc A770 16GBConsumer GPU
Intel·FP16
6
5.0img/min
16 GB225 W$329Amazon
#27
Apple M4 Max (40c GPU, 128GB)Apple Silicon
Apple·FP16
6
4.5img/min
128 GB70 W$4.7kAmazon
#28
Apple M3 Ultra (80c GPU, 512GB)Apple Silicon
Apple·FP16
6
4.2img/min
512 GB80 W$8.5kAmazon
#29
Apple M4 Pro (20c GPU, 48GB)Apple Silicon
Apple·FP16
6
3.2img/min
48 GB50 W$2.5kAmazon
#30
NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 64GBEdge
NVIDIA·FP16
6
1.8img/min
64 GB60 W$2.0kAmazon
Sorted by Images / min (high → low)

Cite this benchmark

Use this in your paper, blog post, or comparison table.

BibTeX
@misc{myaihardware_sdxl-1024_2026,
  title  = {MyAI Bench: SDXL 1024x1024},
  author = {{MyAIHardware Contributors}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.myaihardware.com/benchmarks/workload/sdxl-1024},
  note   = {Version 1.3, accessed 2026-08-27}
}
APA
MyAIHardware Contributors. (2026). MyAI Bench: SDXL 1024x1024. MyAIHardware. Retrieved 2026-08-27, from https://www.myaihardware.com/benchmarks/workload/sdxl-1024
MLA
MyAIHardware Contributors. "MyAI Bench: SDXL 1024x1024." MyAIHardware, 2026, https://www.myaihardware.com/benchmarks/workload/sdxl-1024. Accessed 2026-08-27.
Plain text
MyAI Bench, SDXL 1024x1024. MyAIHardware Contributors, 2026. Version 1.3. https://www.myaihardware.com/benchmarks/workload/sdxl-1024 (accessed 2026-08-27).