diff --git a/ui/easydiffusion/backends/webui/__init__.py b/ui/easydiffusion/backends/webui/__init__.py
index d35c4539..126b74bc 100644
--- a/ui/easydiffusion/backends/webui/__init__.py
+++ b/ui/easydiffusion/backends/webui/__init__.py
@@ -268,11 +268,6 @@ def get_env():
         env_entries["GIT"] = [f"{dir}/bin/git"]
         env_entries["venv_dir"] = ["-"]
 
-    if config.get("render_devices", "auto") == "cpu" or (
-        OS_NAME in ("Windows", "Linux") and not has_discrete_graphics_card()
-    ):
-        env_entries["COMMANDLINE_ARGS"][0] += " --always-cpu"
-
     if OS_NAME == "Darwin":
         # based on https://github.com/lllyasviel/stable-diffusion-webui-forge/blob/e26abf87ecd1eefd9ab0a198eee56f9c643e4001/webui-macos-env.sh
         # hack - have to define these here, otherwise webui-macos-env.sh will overwrite COMMANDLINE_ARGS
@@ -284,6 +279,14 @@ def get_env():
             env_entries["TORCH_COMMAND"] = ["pip install torch==2.1.2 torchvision==0.16.2"]
         else:
             env_entries["TORCH_COMMAND"] = ["pip install torch==2.3.1 torchvision==0.18.1"]
+    else:
+        vram_usage_level = config.get("vram_usage_level", "balanced")
+        if config.get("render_devices", "auto") == "cpu" or not has_discrete_graphics_card():
+            env_entries["COMMANDLINE_ARGS"][0] += " --always-cpu"
+        elif vram_usage_level == "low":
+            env_entries["COMMANDLINE_ARGS"][0] += " --always-low-vram"
+        elif vram_usage_level == "high":
+            env_entries["COMMANDLINE_ARGS"][0] += " --always-high-vram"
 
     env = {}
     for key, paths in env_entries.items():
diff --git a/ui/easydiffusion/server.py b/ui/easydiffusion/server.py
index 63d940aa..7a82680e 100644
--- a/ui/easydiffusion/server.py
+++ b/ui/easydiffusion/server.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class SetAppConfigRequest(BaseModel, extra=Extra.allow):
     use_v3_engine: bool = True
     backend: str = "ed_diffusers"
     models_dir: str = None
+    vram_usage_level: str = "balanced"
 
 
 def init():
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ def set_app_config_internal(req: SetAppConfigRequest):
     config["use_v3_engine"] = req.backend == "ed_diffusers"
     config["backend"] = req.backend
     config["models_dir"] = req.models_dir
+    config["vram_usage_level"] = req.vram_usage_level
 
     for property, property_value in req.dict().items():
         if property_value is not None and property not in req.__fields__ and property not in PROTECTED_CONFIG_KEYS:
diff --git a/ui/media/js/parameters.js b/ui/media/js/parameters.js
index c8624f40..65bc82d5 100644
--- a/ui/media/js/parameters.js
+++ b/ui/media/js/parameters.js
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ var PARAMETERS = [
             "<b>Low:</b> slowest, recommended for GPUs with 3 to 4 GB memory",
         icon: "fa-forward",
         default: "balanced",
+        saveInAppConfig: true,
         options: [
             { value: "balanced", label: "Balanced" },
             { value: "high", label: "High" },