By GraphicCardPrices. Requirements checked against the official EchoMimicV3 documentation on .
This guide is for streamers, educators and small businesses who want a talking avatar for videos without uploading their face and voice to an online avatar service.
EchoMimicV3 from Ant Group animates a portrait from an audio clip: you give it one image and a recording, and it produces a video of that person speaking, with lip movement matched to the audio. It is a 1.3B-parameter model built on Wan 2.1-Fun, so it is small enough for a single consumer card.
License note: the README says the models are licensed under Apache 2.0, which permits commercial use. Only animate faces and voices you have permission to use.
What GPU do you need?
The official README says: "12G VRAM Requirement." (source)
| Tier | VRAM | What it runs | Example cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | 12 GB | EchoMimicV3-Flash, or the quantized Gradio app the README introduces with "12G VRAM is All YOU NEED to Generate Video". source | RTX 3060 (12GB version), RTX 5070, RTX 4070 SUPER |
| Comfortable | 16 GB | The ComfyUI route: the README says EchoMimicV3 "can run on 16G VRAM using ComfyUI" (a community node). source | RTX 5060 Ti (16GB version), RTX 4060 Ti (16GB version), RTX 5070 Ti |
| Best | 24 GB | Matches the RTX 4090D (24G) in the README's list of tested GPUs, leaving room for longer clips. source | RTX 3090, RTX 4090 |
Lowest recorded prices by tier
The cheapest New and Used listings we have recorded for each tier, among NVIDIA GeForce RTX cards with at least that much VRAM. Used includes renewed and refurbished cards. Each is a recorded Amazon US price, not a live checkout price; the model page shows every listing and its condition.
| Tier | Lowest New | Lowest Used |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum (12GB+) | $459.99 RTX 3060 12GB Recorded 2026-10-26 22:50:21 UTC | $409.99 RTX 3060 12GB Recorded 2026-10-27 05:05:55 UTC |
| Comfortable (16GB+) | $788.99 RTX 5060 Ti 16GB Recorded 2026-10-16 21:18:45 UTC | $699.97 RTX 4060 Ti 16GB Recorded 2026-09-29 16:18:54 UTC |
| Best (24GB+) | $4,490.00 RTX 4090 24GB Recorded 2026-10-26 22:50:21 UTC | $1,699.99 RTX 3090 24GB Recorded 2026-09-29 16:27:49 UTC |
How to get started
- Make or pick your avatar image first: a clear, front-facing portrait works best. Record the script you want the avatar to say.
- On Linux, create a Python 3.10 environment, install the repository's requirements and download the weights listed in the README (the Wan 2.1-Fun 1.3B base model, an audio encoder and the EchoMimicV3 weights).
- Run
run_flash.shfor the Flash model, orapp_mm.pyfor the quantized Gradio app in your browser. On Windows, the README points to a one-click package for the quantized version. - The README suggests 5 sampling steps for a talking head and setting
partial_video_lengthto 81, 65 or smaller to reduce VRAM use.
Full instructions are in the official EchoMimicV3 repository.
Things to check before you buy
NVIDIA, AMD and Intel
The README's tested setup is CentOS 7.2 or Ubuntu 22.04 with "Cuda >= 12.1", on A100 (80G), RTX 4090D (24G) and V100 (16G) GPUs. AMD and Intel GPUs are not mentioned, so the price table above covers NVIDIA GeForce RTX cards.
System RAM
The README gives no system memory figure. The quantized and ComfyUI routes are the documented ways to fit smaller cards; check that you have room for the downloaded weights as well.
Speed
The README does not publish timings for consumer cards, and we have not benchmarked it. Clip length and resolution (up to 768x768 for Flash) both affect render time and memory.
Want a still avatar instead?
If you only need a profile picture, an image model in ComfyUI is enough, and you can then animate that image here.
EchoMimicV3 questions
How much VRAM does EchoMimicV3 need?
The official README lists a 12G VRAM requirement for EchoMimicV3-Flash and says the quantized Gradio app needs 12G. It also says EchoMimicV3 can run on 16G of VRAM using ComfyUI, and its tested GPUs include an RTX 4090D with 24G.
Does EchoMimicV3 work on AMD or Intel GPUs?
The README only documents NVIDIA GPUs with CUDA 12.1 or newer. It does not mention AMD or Intel support, so check community reports before buying a non-NVIDIA card for it.
Is EchoMimicV3 free for commercial use?
The README says the models are licensed under Apache 2.0, which allows commercial use. You still need permission from anyone whose face or voice you animate.
Compare cards
Estimate memory for language models with the LLM VRAM estimator, see typical prices per memory size in GPU prices by VRAM, or compare pairs: RTX 5060 Ti vs RTX 4060 Ti, RTX 3090 vs RTX 4090, RTX 3060 vs RTX 4060. More local AI GPU guides.
Sources
- EchoMimicV3 README (VRAM, tested GPUs, install, license), checked
- ComfyUI README (GPU support), checked
We have not benchmarked these tools. Requirements change between releases, so check the repository before you buy.