Amuse 2.1 Beta Released: FLUX.1 Support and Key Enhancements

Amuse
2.1
Beta
is
now
available
for
users
of
Ryzen™
AI
and
Radeon™
GPUs,
according
to

AMD.com.
This
update
introduces
support
for
the
newly
launched
FLUX.1
Schnell
model
and
includes
several
bug
fixes
and
additional
Stable
Diffusion
models
to
improve
user
experience.

FLUX.1
Schnell
Model
Support

The
FLUX.1
Schnell
model,
developed
by
Black
Forest
Labs,
is
a
cutting-edge
image
generation
model
that
can
create
stunning
visuals
in
just
four
steps.
This
model
is
now
supported
in
Amuse
2.1
Beta,
specifically
in
Advanced
Mode.
Users
can
download
the
FLUX.1
Schnell
model
from
the
gallery
and
generate
images
using
the
“text
to
image”
tab.
However,
it
is
important
to
note
that
due
to
the
model’s
large
size,
generation
times
will
vary
based
on
system
configurations
such
as
drive
speeds
and
memory
size.

Enhancements
and
Bug
Fixes

In
addition
to
FLUX.1
Schnell
support,
the
update
brings
23
new
Stable
Diffusion
models
to
the
gallery,
including
popular
Latent
Consistency
Models
like
Dreamshaper
v8.
The
update
also
aims
to
improve
image
quality
across
all
models
and
addresses
several
bugs
affecting
users
with
older
hardware.
Key
fixes
include
correcting
device
display
order
issues
and
resolving
corrupt
performance
counter
registries.

System
Requirements

For
optimal
performance,
FLUX.1
Schnell
requires
an
AMD
Radeon™
RX
7900
XTX,
AMD
Radeon™
PRO
W7900,
or
AMD
Radeon™
PRO
W7800
graphics
card,
along
with
a
minimum
of
32GB
system
RAM.
Performance
will
vary
based
on
drive
and
memory
speeds.

Performance
Metrics

Performance
tests
conducted
by
AMD
Labs
indicate
that
the
FLUX.1
Schnell
model
takes
approximately
49.9
seconds
to
generate
a
1024×1024
image
with
the
prompt
“cat
wearing
a
cape
and
t-shirt
that
reads
‘FLUX
+
AMUSE’”
using
a
Radeon™
RX
7900
XTX
GPU.

Beta
Release
Notes

As
a
beta
release,
Amuse
2.1
is
experimental
software
provided
on
an
“as
is”
basis.
Users
may
experience
bugs
and
unstable
behavior.
Feedback
on
this
experimental
support
for
FLUX.1
is
welcome.

For
further
details
on
this
release,
visit

AMD.com.

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source:
Shutterstock