Best GPU for AI Image Generation. AI image generation is booming and more artists, designers and agencies are running tools such as Deep Art Creator Pro, Stable Diffusion and Midjourney. We offer powerful servers equipped with GPU cards for AI image generation, with pre-installed tools.
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W. Frederik Hermansstraat 91, 1011 DG, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Order: hostkey.com
Address:
W. Frederik Hermansstraat 91, 1011 DG, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Order: hostkey.com
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It depends on your goal:
Rule of thumb is to choose VRAM for capability, and CUDA/Tensor throughput for speed.
Typical minima vs. comfortable headroom (single image, fp16/xFormers):
VRAM use is proportional to resolution, batch size, ControlNet/LoRA number, and some samplers. If you're planning on doing heavy upscaling, multiple ControlNets, or tiled/4K outputs, aim for 24-48 GB.m
You can't run MidJourney itself (it's proprietary), but you can run MidJourney-like workflows using open models and toolchains (i.e. Stable Diffusion / SDXL, fine-tuned checkpoints, LoRAs, LCM/Turbo variants) via ComfyUI or AUTOMATIC1111 on a rented GPU. This includes prompt-to-image, style transfer, ControlNet, upscaling, and batch rendering.
Yes. A single RTX 4090 (with 24 GB) is plenty for most SD 1.5 and SDXL workflows, ControlNet, high-res fix and LoRA training. You'll really only "need more" if you're expecting really large batches, tiled 4K+, lots of ControlNets at a time, or larger video generation pipelines - cases where having 48-80 GB VRAM accelerates work and lowers swapping.
Pros:
Trade‑offs:
If your workloads are bursty or growing, hosting is often more cost and time efficient than buying/maintaining a local rig.
Yes—two patterns:
Note: a single SD/SDXL image doesn't split efficiently across GPUs, you speed up by running more images in parallel or by training with DDP.
Yes. Standard GPU hosts with PyTorch and TensorFlow using modern CUDA/cuDNN stacks, Docker or Conda environments. You can:
Our Services
| Location | Server type | GPU | Processor Specs | System RAM | Local Storage | Monthly Pricing | 6-Month Pricing | Annual Pricing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL | Dedicated | 1 x GTX 1080Ti | Xeon E-2288G 3.7GHz (8 cores) | 32 Gb | 1Tb NVMe SSD | €170 | €160 | €150 | |
| NL | Dedicated | 1 x RTX 3090 | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 3.4GHz (16 cores) | 128 Gb | 480Gb SSD | €384 | €327 | €338 | |
| RU | VDS | 1 x GTX 1080 | 2.6GHz (4 cores) | 16 Gb | 240Gb SSD | €92 | €86 | €81 | |
| NL | Dedicated | 1 x GTX 1080Ti | 3.5GHz (4 cores) | 16 Gb | 240Gb SSD | VDS | €94 | €88 | €83 |
| RU | Dedicated | 1 x GTX 1080 | Xeon E3-1230v5 3.4GHz (4 cores) | 16 Gb | 240Gb SSD | €119 | €112 | €105 | |
| RU | Dedicated | 2 x GTX 1080 | Xeon E5-1630v4 3.7GHz (4 cores) | 32 Gb | 480Gb SSD | €218 | €205 | €192 | |
| RU | Dedicated | 1 x RTX 3080 | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8GHz (12 cores) | 32 Gb | 480Gb NVMe SSD | €273 | €257 | €240 |
Looking for the best gpu for ai image generation that turns prompts into crisp outputs in seconds? GPUs are important because tensors are processed in parallel by thousands of CUDA/Stream cores, and sequentially by CPUs. That parallelism, plus high-bandwidth VRAM, slashes render and training time for Stable Diffusion, MidJourney style workflows, DALL.E and custom diffusion pipelines. Today's demand is focused on RTX 4090/5090 for creator rigs and Nvidia RTX 6000 PRO, Tesla A100/H100 for enterprise training and queue-free inference. With HOSTKEY you have instant deployment and flexible pricing - spin up, scale-out and pay only for what you need.
Below is a quick, practical comparison to help you pick a gpu for ai image generation that fits your scale, budget, and latency goals:
Prefer ROCm? We also support amd gpu image generation stacks for teams standardizing on AMD hardware.
From RTX 4090/5090 to RTX 6000 PRO, A100, H100 - pick the right card for inference or training.
Provision in minutes. Start producing results immediately.
Hourly burst, weekly sprint, or discounted monthly terms - it's up to you.
Isolated tenants, DDoS protection, private networking, SLA uptime.
Low latency access for distributed teams and global campaigns.
Port/Traffic always 1 Gbps. Each includes a popular rendering‑tool license to kickstart work.
Before you decide, check your rig against the necessities: ai image generation gpu requirements typically include >=24GB VRAM for SDXL, fast NVMe and mixed-precision kernels enabled. If you're looking for a smooth path and predictable throughput, HOSTKEY offers the infrastructure, the cards and the support to keep your pipeline moving.