I’m experiencing a challenging issue while trying to install CUDA 11.3, despite already having CUDA 12.6 successfully installed on my NVIDIA L4 GPU. Below are the specifics from nvidia-smi:
GPU Model: NVIDIA L4
Driver Version: 560.28.03
CUDA Version: 12.6
Memory: 23034 MiB
Power Usage/Cap: 13W / 72W
The installation of CUDA 11.3 isn’t proceeding as expected. From my research, I understand that I need to install driver version 465 to be compatible with CUDA 11.3, but attempts to install this driver have resulted in errors. Moreover, when listing recommended drivers for my GPU, only the 535 series appears, which suggests a potential compatibility issue with the older driver required for CUDA 11.3.
Has anyone encountered similar problems or have insights into resolving driver compatibility issues like this,should I change my video card or what? Any troubleshooting tips or advice would be greatly appreciated as I navigate these driver conflicts.
CUDA has a compatibility model that says roughly, newer drivers work with older CUDA toolkits. A 560.xx driver should be completely fine for use with CUDA 11.3. This may give additional background.
If I were wanting this arrangement, I would leave the 560.xx driver alone, and either:
Install the cuda toolkit 11.3 via runfile install method, which will pop up a menu (eventually) that will allow you to de-select the installation of the driver. I suspect this method is easiest.
Install the cuda toolkit via the package manager method, choosing the cuda-toolkit-11-3 package, rather than the cuda-11-3 package. It’s entirely possible that there may be package dependency battles that need to be fought with this approach.