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You'll be able to render but it won't be fast, those CUDA cores are ancient and VRAM speed is slow. Check the Stable Diffusion discord for more info, but I found these comments:

> one minute per 512x512 @ 50 steps

> 1m20s to run 50 ddims on 512x512 vs 2080 ti in 12 seconds

You'll have to run the optimized model as well, since you can't connect the 2x 12GB together.

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> since you can't connect the 2x 12GB together.

Any idea why this is?

The architecture of the k80 just doesn't allow memory sharing or pooling. The newer systems (Pascal and above I think?) can allow it on the right hardware but it's all datacenter and workstation cards for that.

Man, feel like I shoulda picked up the M40 instead then, since it was 24 GB VRAM in total. :(

Oh well, I've spent $90 on dinners and had far less fun than I will have with this video card when it arrives, so I can't say it was wasted money... and I can always just buy an M40 off eBay.

If RTX 3090 prices keep dropping through the floor, I may just bite the bullet and pick one up. I saw a ZOTAC on sale for $999 recently, which is $500 less than the launch MSRP of $1499 (which honestly is where it should have launched anyway... so far as I'm concerned, these cards only just now hit reasonable pricing).

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