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Hardware to run HiDream-I1 (Full)

MIT-licensed 17 B — competes with FLUX.1 [dev] on quality without commercial restrictions. Superseded by HiDream-O1-Image (May 2026) on prompt alignment and arena rank.

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HiDream-I1 (Full)
17 B params 18 GB Q4 file 24 GB min Q4 29 GB min Q5 46 GB min Q8 MIT 🤗
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Cheapest

Tesla V100 32 GB SXM2 mod build

NVIDIA · desktop tower
$900
Memory32 GB · 31 usable
Bandwidth900 GB/s
Idle / Active33 W / 300 W
Sticker$900
Why: Lowest sticker that still fits HiDream-I1 (Full) ($900 USD).
AmazoneBay V100 SXM2 32 GBeBay SXM2 → PCIe adapter
📺 Reviews on YouTube
▶ Expensive RTX 5090 for LLMs? No — use V100 SXM2 + Z8 G4 instead ▶ I built my own AI — A.I.D.E.N. (32 GB V100 SXM2 + HP Z8 G4)
Most VRAM

DGX B200 — 8× B200 server (1.44 TB HBM3e)

NVIDIA · 10U DGX server
$475,000
Memory1440 GB · 1404 usable
Bandwidth8000 GB/s
Idle / Active900 W / 10200 W
Sticker$475,000
Why: 1404 GB usable — most headroom for batching and longer outputs.
NVIDIA DGX B200SuperMicro HGX B200Lambda Labs
📺 Reviews on YouTube
▶ Inside a 1.44 TB HBM3e NVIDIA HGX B200 AI Server from ASRock Rack
Efficient

MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48 GB

Apple · laptop
$2,899
Memory48 GB · 40 usable
Bandwidth273 GB/s
Idle / Active5 W / 70 W
Sticker$2,899
Why: 70 W active — lowest power draw of the fitting builds.
AmazonAppleB&H Photo
📺 Reviews on YouTube
▶ FREE Local LLMs on Apple Silicon — Fast! (AZisk)
Cheapest

Single Intel Arc Pro B70 build

Intel · desktop tower
$1,799
Memory32 GB · 31 usable
Bandwidth608 GB/s
Idle / Active18 W / 220 W
Sticker$1,799
Why: Lowest sticker that still fits HiDream-I1 (Full) ($1.8k USD).
AmazonNeweggB&H Photo
📺 Reviews on YouTube
▶ Should you buy Intel Arc Pro B70 for Local AI? Gemma 4 benchmark ▶ Intel Arc Pro B70 32GB for Local LLMs — llama.cpp & vLLM benchmarks
Most VRAM

Mac Studio M3 Ultra 512 GB

Apple · small desktop
$14,199
Memory512 GB · 480 usable
Bandwidth819 GB/s
Idle / Active12 W / 220 W
Sticker$14,199
Why: 480 GB usable — most headroom for batching and longer outputs.
Apple RefurbB&H Photo (used)eBay (used)
📺 Reviews on YouTube
▶ M3 Ultra Mac Studio Review ▶ M3 Ultra vs RTX 5090 — The Final Battle
Efficient

MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48 GB

Apple · laptop
$2,899
Memory48 GB · 40 usable
Bandwidth273 GB/s
Idle / Active5 W / 70 W
Sticker$2,899
Why: 70 W active — lowest power draw of the fitting builds.
AmazonAppleB&H Photo
📺 Reviews on YouTube
▶ FREE Local LLMs on Apple Silicon — Fast! (AZisk)

Every other build that runs HiDream-I1 (Full)

57 additional builds fit HiDream-I1 (Full) at Q4_K_M (24 GB usable minimum), sorted by sticker price.

BuildPriceMemoryBandwidthActive W5-yr power
$90032 / 31 GB1024 GB/s300 W$1.0k
$2.0k32 / 31 GB640 GB/s300 W$1.1k
Mac Studio M4 Max 36 GBApple · small desktop
$2.5k36 / 28 GB546 GB/s130 W$453
$2.5k128 / 122 GB1024 GB/s1200 W$4.2k
Quad Tesla P40 (96 GB) homelab buildNVIDIA · rack/large tower
$2.7k96 / 92 GB347 GB/s1000 W$3.5k
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (128 GB)AMD · mini desktop / laptop
$2.8k128 / 96 GB256 GB/s120 W$420
Dual RTX 3090 (used) buildNVIDIA · desktop tower
$2.8k48 / 46 GB936 GB/s700 W$2.4k
$3.1k48 / 40 GB307 GB/s75 W$263
Dual Intel Arc Pro B70 buildIntel · desktop tower
$3.2k64 / 62 GB608 GB/s380 W$1.4k
$3.5k32 / 31 GB576 GB/s260 W$920
$3.7k64 / 62 GB640 GB/s600 W$2.1k
ASUS Ascent GX10 (128 GB)ASUS · small desktop
$4.0k128 / 119 GB273 GB/s240 W$903
$4.0k64 / 54 GB410 GB/s90 W$315
Dell Pro Max with GB10 (128 GB)Dell · small desktop
$4.1k128 / 119 GB273 GB/s240 W$887
$4.1k64 / 54 GB614 GB/s95 W$332
Lenovo ThinkStation PGX (128 GB)Lenovo · small desktop
$4.1k128 / 119 GB273 GB/s160 W$650
MSI EdgeXpert MS-C931 (128 GB)MSI · small desktop
$4.7k128 / 119 GB273 GB/s240 W$887
Mac Studio M4 Max 128 GBApple · small desktop
$4.7k128 / 112 GB546 GB/s130 W$453
NVIDIA DGX Spark (128 GB)NVIDIA · small desktop
$4.7k128 / 119 GB273 GB/s240 W$887
$4.7k48 / 46 GB768 GB/s300 W$1.0k
Single RTX 5090 buildNVIDIA · desktop tower
$4.9k32 / 31 GB1792 GB/s520 W$1.8k
$5k48 / 46 GB864 GB/s295 W$1.0k
Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96 GBApple · small desktop
$5k96 / 80 GB819 GB/s180 W$624
$5k128 / 108 GB614 GB/s95 W$332
$6k256 / 192 GB256 GB/s240 W$841
Quad Intel Arc Pro B70 buildIntel · rack/large tower
$6k128 / 124 GB608 GB/s700 W$2.5k
Quad RTX 3090 (used) buildNVIDIA · rack/large tower
$6k96 / 92 GB936 GB/s1400 W$4.9k
$7k48 / 46 GB1344 GB/s300 W$1.1k
Single RTX 6000 Ada 48 GB buildNVIDIA · workstation
$8k48 / 46 GB960 GB/s300 W$1.0k
Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256 GBApple · small desktop
$8k256 / 232 GB819 GB/s180 W$624
$9k96 / 92 GB864 GB/s600 W$2.1k
2× DGX Spark cluster (256 GB unified, CUDA)NVIDIA · two desktops, 200 G interconnect
$10k256 / 240 GB273 GB/s460 W$1.7k
Dual RTX 5090 buildNVIDIA · rack/large tower
$10k64 / 62 GB1792 GB/s1050 W$3.6k
Octuple Intel Arc Pro B70 clusterIntel · rack/large tower
$11k256 / 248 GB608 GB/s1450 W$5k
4× Strix Halo cluster (512 GB unified)AMD · rack of 4 mini-PCs, 10 GbE fabric
$12k512 / 384 GB256 GB/s480 W$1.7k
$12k96 / 93 GB1792 GB/s600 W$2.1k
Tinybox Red (6× 7900 XTX, 144 GB)tinycorp · 12U pedestal
$15k144 / 138 GB960 GB/s1500 W$5k
$20k512 / 488 GB273 GB/s920 W$3.4k
8× Strix Halo cluster (1024 GB unified)AMD · rack of 8 mini-PCs, 10/25 GbE fabric
$23k1024 / 768 GB256 GB/s960 W$3.4k
$24k192 / 188 GB1792 GB/s1100 W$3.8k
Single AMD Instinct MI325X 256 GB workstationAMD · workstation / 4U server (OAM)
$25k256 / 250 GB6000 GB/s1000 W$3.6k
Tinybox Green (6× RTX 4090, 144 GB)tinycorp · 12U pedestal
$25k144 / 138 GB1008 GB/s2200 W$8k
Single AMD Instinct MI355X 288 GB workstationAMD · 4U server (OAM, liquid-cooled)
$28k288 / 282 GB8000 GB/s1400 W$5k
2× Mac Studio M3 Ultra 512 GB cluster (TB5 / MLX)Apple · two desktops, Thunderbolt 5 RDMA
$28k1024 / 960 GB819 GB/s440 W$1.5k
$30k192 / 188 GB5300 GB/s750 W$2.8k
Single H100 80 GB workstationNVIDIA · workstation
$32k80 / 78 GB3350 GB/s700 W$2.5k
Quad RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell build (384 GB)NVIDIA · workstation / 4U pedestal
$38k384 / 372 GB1792 GB/s2200 W$8k
Single H200 141 GB workstationNVIDIA · workstation / 2U server
$40k141 / 138 GB4800 GB/s700 W$2.5k
Tinybox Pro (8× RTX 4090, 192 GB)tinycorp · 12U pedestal
$40k192 / 184 GB1008 GB/s3200 W$11k
8× DGX Spark cluster (1024 GB unified, CUDA)NVIDIA · rack of 8 desktops, 200 GbE fabric
$44k1024 / 976 GB273 GB/s1840 W$7k
$45k128 / 124 GB1792 GB/s2300 W$8k
Single B200 180 GB workstationNVIDIA · workstation / 4U server
$47k180 / 176 GB8000 GB/s1000 W$3.6k
8× RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell server (768 GB)NVIDIA · 4U server (e.g. SuperMicro AS-4125GS-TNRT)
$78k768 / 744 GB1792 GB/s4800 W$16k
12× RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell rack (1152 GB)NVIDIA · 8U server rack (multi-node, 1-2 chassis)
$118k1152 / 1116 GB1792 GB/s7400 W$25k
8× H100 80 GB serverNVIDIA · server rack
$280k640 / 620 GB3350 GB/s5600 W$20k
DGX H200 — 8× H200 server (1.13 TB HBM3e)NVIDIA · 8U DGX / HGX server rack
$380k1128 / 1100 GB4800 GB/s6500 W$24k
NVIDIA RTX Spark (128 GB)NVIDIA · OEM laptops + small desktops
—128 / 119 GB300 GB/s— W$756
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Last updated 2026-07-11