Official Archive

The NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit Archive is NVIDIA’s central repository for every CUDA release since 2007, from CUDA 1.0 to the latest. It guarantees that developers can always retrieve the exact toolchain required to match hardware, frameworks or legacy projects.

Package Contents

• CUDA Toolkit: compiler (nvcc), runtime, math libraries, debug and profiling tools.
• GPU Computing SDK: code samples, template projects and performance tests.
• Developer Drivers: display drivers paired with each Toolkit release.
• Versioned Documentation: installation guides, API manuals and migration notes.

Core Use Cases

• Research Reproducibility: pin legacy versions to duplicate published results.
• Enterprise Deployment: lock production environments to a known-good release.
• Compatibility Testing: validate combinations of new/old hardware, drivers and CUDA versions.

Platforms & Languages

Available for Windows x86_64, Linux x86_64, POWER and ARM architectures; supports C/C++, Fortran, Python and other mainstream languages.

Best Practices

• Check driver compatibility against the target Toolkit before downloading.
• Read the release notes for deprecated APIs and performance improvements.
• Use container images from NGC or offline installers for production roll-outs.