An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a latent
electrostatic image forming unit, a developing unit, an intermediate
transferring unit which has an intermediate transfer belt and a plurality
of rollers supporting the intermediate transfer belt, and a transfer
fixing unit. The transfer fixing unit has a transfer fixing belt, a
plurality of rollers supporting the transfer fixing belt, a heating
member, and a pressurizing member forming a transfer fixing nip with the
transfer fixing belt. A first roller, which is one of the plurality of
rollers supporting the intermediate transferring belt, is opposite to a
second roller, which is one of the plurality of rollers supporting the
fixing transfer belt. The first roller and the second roller form a
transfer nip between the intermediate transferring belt and the fixing
transfer belt. The diameter of the first roller is smaller than the
diameter of the second roller.