# Update my CUDA version

**URL:** <https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/update-my-cuda-version/319605>\
**Category:** CUDA Setup and Installation\
**Tags:** cuda\
**Created:** [January 10, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/update-my-cuda-version/319605 "2025-01-10T18:15:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Ren\_Hoek](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@Ren\_Hoek](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/Ren_Hoek)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/update-my-cuda-version/319605/1 "2025-01-10T18:15:59Z")

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```bash
C:\Users\Administrator>nvidia-smi
Sat Jan 11 01:27:43 2025
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| NVIDIA-SMI 546.60 Driver Version: 546.60 CUDA Version: 12.3 |
|-----------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| GPU Name TCC/WDDM | Bus-Id Disp.A | Volatile Uncorr. ECC |
| Fan Temp Perf Pwr:Usage/Cap | Memory-Usage | GPU-Util Compute M. |
| | | MIG M. |
|=========================================+======================+======================|
| 0 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 ... WDDM | 00000000:01:00.0 Off | N/A |
| N/A 27C P4 13W / 30W | 0MiB / 8188MiB | 0% Default |
| | | N/A |
+-----------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+

+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Processes: |
| GPU GI CI PID Type Process name GPU Memory |
| ID ID Usage |
|=======================================================================================|
| No running processes found |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

```

I got this output from `nvidia-smi`, it shows the cuda version is 12.3  
but Ive installed cuda toolkit 12.6 from [CUDA Toolkit 12.6 Update 3 Downloads | NVIDIA Developer](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads)  
I think there might be some issues in my codes caused by cuda version older than cuda toolkit version, how should I solve it?

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**Author:** ![rs277](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@rs277](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/rs277)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/update-my-cuda-version/319605/2 "2025-01-10T18:26:47Z")

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What does nvcc -V show?

The Cuda version indicated in nvidia-smi is the version up to which the driver supports, so updating to a newer driver is required.

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**Author:** ![Ren\_Hoek](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@Ren\_Hoek](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/Ren_Hoek)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/update-my-cuda-version/319605/4 "2025-01-10T18:30:44Z")

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```bash
$ nvcc -V
nvcc: NVIDIA (R) Cuda compiler driver
Copyright (c) 2005-2024 NVIDIA Corporation
Built on Tue_Oct_29_23:50:19_PDT_2024
Cuda compilation tools, release 12.6, V12.6.85
Build cuda_12.6.r12.6/compiler.35059454_0

```

I actually have no experience how to update a nvidia driver

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**Author:** ![rs277](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@rs277](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/rs277)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/update-my-cuda-version/319605/5 "2025-01-10T18:38:54Z")

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Edited as you seem to be on Windows.

Go to [Download The Latest Official NVIDIA Drivers](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/) and enter appropriate parameters.

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**Author:** ![Ren\_Hoek](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@Ren\_Hoek](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/Ren_Hoek)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/update-my-cuda-version/319605/6 "2025-01-10T18:55:22Z")

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Thank you, Ive installed CUDA 12.7 now