# Z-Image Turbo 3070 Fast Start

## Summary

Best current `text-to-image` starter for a lighter local box.

This master stays close to the official `Z-Image Turbo` example because that is still the cleanest and most portable `Z-Image` graph in the repo.

## Status

- `best-current`
- `not-yet-tested-on-chris-box`

## Workflow asset

- `workflow.png`
- Load it by dragging the PNG into ComfyUI.

## Built from

- `models/zimage/z-image-turbo-official-example/`

## Why this is the current master

- Official source beats community guesswork for a first baseline.
- `Z-Image Turbo` looks like one of the strongest fast-image candidates for a `3070`.
- The graph is simple enough to troubleshoot without drowning in custom-node noise.

## What I intentionally kept

- Official model wiring
- Official `qwen_3_4b` text encoder path
- Embedded PNG workflow format for easy import

## What I intentionally did not add yet

- community patch nodes
- extra control branches
- reference-image complexity
- "magic" speed hacks without proof

## Required models

- `models/text_encoders/qwen_3_4b.safetensors`
- `models/diffusion_models/z_image_turbo_bf16.safetensors`
- `models/vae/ae.safetensors`

## Required custom nodes

- none beyond current official Comfy support

## Monday test checklist

- Confirm it imports cleanly from PNG on your current Comfy build.
- Check whether it really feels lighter than your usual FLUX path.
- Check whether prompt adherence is good enough to justify keeping it as the `fast-start` master.

## Next optimization candidates

- merge in useful edit/reference ideas from the community `Z-Image` graphs
- build a stronger prompt preset if the base graph is good but inconsistent