CUDA_VERSION_MATRIX.md

CUDA Version Matrix

Image tags = MAX versions

Topmost entry = Tag latest

MAX	Python	CUDA	Linux distro
24.6.0	3.12.9	12.8.0	Ubuntu 22.04

PyTorch compatibility

Python	CUDA	PyTorch1
3.12	12.8	version ≥ 2.2

Recommended NVIDIA driver (Regular)

CUDA	Linux driver version	Windows driver version2
12.8.0	≥ 570.26	≥ 570.65

Supported NVIDIA drivers (LTSB)

Only works with NVIDIA Data Center GPUs or select NGC-Ready NVIDIA RTX boards.

CUDA	Driver version 5353	Driver version 4704
12.8.0	🟢	🔵

🔵: Supported due to the CUDA forward compat package
🟢: Supported due to minor-version compatibility
🟡: Supported due to backward compatibility

Footnotes

1. Ships with its own CUDA dependencies ↩

2. GPU support in Docker Desktop | Docker Docs, Nvidia GPU Support for Windows · Issue #19005 · containers/podman ↩

3. EOL: June 2026 ↩

4. EOL: July 2024 ↩