Download Toolkit V12 -

The CUDA Toolkit v12 provides the software layer needed for high-performance computing on NVIDIA GPUs.

: As of v12.5, older tools like the Visual Profiler and cuda-gdb (for older GPUs) have been officially removed. Download Toolkit v12

: A compatible NVIDIA driver must be installed; if missing, the CUDA Toolkit Installer often includes one. Software Dependencies : The CUDA Toolkit v12 provides the software layer

: If a "Custom (Advanced)" installation fails at Nsight Compute, users are advised to uncheck that component and install it separately from the Nsight Compute portal . Software Dependencies : : If a "Custom (Advanced)"

Versions within the 12.x family (such as v12.2, v12.6, and v12.8) have introduced specific updates and deprecations:

: For development in environments like MATLAB, you must manually link to host-side libraries like cuFFT using -L and -l flags during compilation.