Merge pull request #1354 from mi804/low_vram_training_ds

low vram training with deepspeed zero3
2026-03-24 01:48:13 +00:00 · 2026-03-17 16:09:52 +08:00
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@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ Similar to [model loading during inference](../Pipeline_Usage/Model_Inference.md

 <details>

-<details>

 <summary>Load models from local file paths</summary>

@@ -244,4 +243,119 @@ accelerate launch --config_file examples/qwen_image/model_training/full/accelera
 * The training framework does not support batch size > 1. The reasons are complex. See [Q&A: Why doesn't the training framework support batch size > 1?](../QA.md#why-doesnt-the-training-framework-support-batch-size--1)
 * Some models contain redundant parameters. For example, the text encoding part of the last layer of Qwen-Image's DiT part. When training these models, `--find_unused_parameters` needs to be set to avoid errors in multi-GPU training. For compatibility with community models, we do not intend to remove these redundant parameters.
 * The loss function value of Diffusion models has little relationship with actual effects. Therefore, we do not record loss function values during training. We recommend setting `--num_epochs` to a sufficiently large value, testing while training, and manually closing the training program after the effect converges.
-* `--use_gradient_checkpointing` is usually enabled unless GPU VRAM is sufficient; `--use_gradient_checkpointing_offload` is enabled as needed. See [`diffsynth.core.gradient`](../API_Reference/core/gradient.md) for details.
+* `--use_gradient_checkpointing` is usually enabled unless GPU VRAM is sufficient; `--use_gradient_checkpointing_offload` is enabled as needed. See [`diffsynth.core.gradient`](../API_Reference/core/gradient.md) for details.
+
+## Low VRAM Training
+
+If you want to complete LoRA model training on GPU with low vram, you can combine [Two-Stage Split Training](../Training/Split_Training.md) with `deepspeed_zero3_offload` training. First, split the preprocessing steps into the first stage and store the computed results onto the hard disk. Second, read these results from the disk and train the denoising model. By using `deepspeed_zero3_offload`, the training parameters and optimizer states are offloaded to the CPU or disk. We provide examples for some models, primarily by specifying the `deepspeed` configuration via `--config_file`.
+
+Please note that the `deepspeed_zero3_offload` mode is incompatible with PyTorch's native gradient checkpointing mechanism. To address this, we have adapted the `checkpointing` interface of `deepspeed`. Users need to fill the `activation_checkpointing` field in the `deepspeed` configuration to enable gradient checkpointing.
+
+Below is the script for low VRAM model training for the Qwen-Image model:
+
+```shell
+accelerate launch examples/qwen_image/model_training/train.py \
+  --dataset_base_path data/example_image_dataset \
+  --dataset_metadata_path data/example_image_dataset/metadata.csv \
+  --max_pixels 1048576 \
+  --dataset_repeat 1 \
+  --model_id_with_origin_paths "Qwen/Qwen-Image:text_encoder/model*.safetensors,Qwen/Qwen-Image:vae/diffusion_pytorch_model.safetensors" \
+  --learning_rate 1e-4 \
+  --num_epochs 5 \
+  --remove_prefix_in_ckpt "pipe.dit." \
+  --output_path "./models/train/Qwen-Image_lora-splited-cache" \
+  --lora_base_model "dit" \
+  --lora_target_modules "to_q,to_k,to_v,add_q_proj,add_k_proj,add_v_proj,to_out.0,to_add_out,img_mlp.net.2,img_mod.1,txt_mlp.net.2,txt_mod.1" \
+  --lora_rank 32 \
+  --task "sft:data_process" \
+  --use_gradient_checkpointing \
+  --dataset_num_workers 8 \
+  --find_unused_parameters
+
+accelerate launch --config_file examples/qwen_image/model_training/special/low_vram_training/deepspeed_zero3_cpuoffload.yaml examples/qwen_image/model_training/train.py \
+  --dataset_base_path "./models/train/Qwen-Image_lora-splited-cache" \
+  --max_pixels 1048576 \
+  --dataset_repeat 50 \
+  --model_id_with_origin_paths "Qwen/Qwen-Image:transformer/diffusion_pytorch_model*.safetensors" \
+  --learning_rate 1e-4 \
+  --num_epochs 5 \
+  --remove_prefix_in_ckpt "pipe.dit." \
+  --output_path "./models/train/Qwen-Image_lora" \
+  --lora_base_model "dit" \
+  --lora_target_modules "to_q,to_k,to_v,add_q_proj,add_k_proj,add_v_proj,to_out.0,to_add_out,img_mlp.net.2,img_mod.1,txt_mlp.net.2,txt_mod.1" \
+  --lora_rank 32 \
+  --task "sft:train" \
+  --use_gradient_checkpointing \
+  --dataset_num_workers 8 \
+  --find_unused_parameters \
+  --initialize_model_on_cpu
+```
+
+The configurations for `accelerate` and `deepspeed` are as follows:
+
+```yaml
+compute_environment: LOCAL_MACHINE
+debug: true
+deepspeed_config:
+  deepspeed_config_file: examples/qwen_image/model_training/special/low_vram_training/ds_z3_cpuoffload.json
+  zero3_init_flag: true
+distributed_type: DEEPSPEED
+downcast_bf16: 'no'
+enable_cpu_affinity: false
+machine_rank: 0
+main_training_function: main
+num_machines: 1
+num_processes: 1
+rdzv_backend: static
+same_network: true
+tpu_env: []
+tpu_use_cluster: false
+tpu_use_sudo: false
+use_cpu: false
+```
+
+```json
+{
+    "fp16": {
+        "enabled": "auto",
+        "loss_scale": 0,
+        "loss_scale_window": 1000,
+        "initial_scale_power": 16,
+        "hysteresis": 2,
+        "min_loss_scale": 1
+    },
+    "bf16": {
+        "enabled": "auto"
+    },
+    "zero_optimization": {
+        "stage": 3,
+        "offload_optimizer": {
+            "device": "cpu",
+            "pin_memory": true
+        },
+        "offload_param": {
+            "device": "cpu",
+            "pin_memory": true
+        },
+        "overlap_comm": false,
+        "contiguous_gradients": true,
+        "sub_group_size": 1e9,
+        "reduce_bucket_size": 5e7,
+        "stage3_prefetch_bucket_size": 5e7,
+        "stage3_param_persistence_threshold": 1e5,
+        "stage3_max_live_parameters": 1e8,
+        "stage3_max_reuse_distance": 1e8,
+        "stage3_gather_16bit_weights_on_model_save": true
+    },
+    "activation_checkpointing": {
+        "partition_activations": false,
+        "cpu_checkpointing": false,
+        "contiguous_memory_optimization": false
+    },
+    "gradient_accumulation_steps": "auto",
+    "gradient_clipping": "auto",
+    "train_batch_size": "auto",
+    "train_micro_batch_size_per_gpu": "auto",
+    "wall_clock_breakdown": false
+}
+```