# Need help with Cuda / GPU setup
**URL:** https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/need-help-with-cuda-gpu-setup/165301
**Category:** CUDA Setup and Installation
**Created:** [January 6, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/need-help-with-cuda-gpu-setup/165301 "2021-01-06T15:06:13Z")
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### Author:  [@shoaib.shaikh](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/shoaib.shaikh)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/need-help-with-cuda-gpu-setup/165301/1 "2021-01-06T15:06:13Z")
Hello,
I am running Windows 10 and have a Nvida Quadro RTX3000 GPU that I would like to use for AI/ML and deep learning with tensorflow/pytorch.
I have not used a GPU before, and would be great to understand what I need to get up and running using the GPU, specifically what software and updates I would need to install prior to using the GPU?
1. Should I use Visual Studio 19 with Cuda toolkit 11.2?
2. What is the order of installation? Visual studio \> cuda toolkit 11.2 \> cuDNN \> tensorflow with gpu support…would this be the correct order?
3. Are there any Windows 10 cuda patches I should download?
4. Which version of cuDNN (especially if i want to run it with tensorflow or a jupyter notebook)?
5. Anything else I would need to get up and running?
Thank you so much!
Shoaib
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### Author:  [@ryork](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/ryork)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/need-help-with-cuda-gpu-setup/165301/2 "2021-01-06T23:11:33Z")
I can’t answer all your questions but here are my recommendations :
1. yes
2. that looks right to me.
3. none I am aware of.