CUDA 11 & 12 Linux Images - May 2025 Release

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Hey Everyone!

New CUDA images are being released for CUDA 11 and CUDA 12.

These images are available with the following tags:

linux-cuda-11:2025.05.1
linux-cuda-12:2025.05.1

What’s New

  • Standard Quarterly Update
  • Upgraded Linux version for CUDA 11 images from 20.04 to 22.04.
  • Upgraded Linux version for CUDA 12 images from 20.04 to 24.04.

CUDA

CUDA-enabled images have been updated for both CUDA 11 and CUDA 12. These images are now available with the following tags:

  • linux-cuda-11:2025.05.1
  • linux-cuda-12:2025.05.1

For guidance on utilizing these images, please refer to our documentation on: Using the GPU execution environment - CircleCI

Package Versions Comparison for CUDA 11

Package Old Version New Version
bq 2.1.9 2.1.15
bundled-python3-unix 3.11.9 3.12.8
core 2024.11.08 2025.04.25
gsutil 5.31 5.34
Gradle 8.11 8.14
pyenv 2.4.18 2.5.7
Python 3.13.0 3.13.3
liblzma 5.2.4 5.2.5

Package Versions Comparison for CUDA 12

Package Old Version New Version
bq 2.1.3 2.1.15
bundled-python3-unix 3.11.8 3.12.8
core 2024.03.29 2025.04.25
gsutil 5.27 5.34
Gradle 8.7 8.14
pyenv 2.4.0 2.5.7
Python 3.12.2 3.12.3
liblzma 5.2.4 5.4.5

Release Cadence

These images are updated quarterly, excluding security updates.

Example

Here’s a quick usage example:

version: 2.1
workflows:
  main:
    jobs:
      - build
jobs:
  build:
    machine:
      image: linux-cuda-12:2025.05.1
    steps:
      - checkout
      - run: echo "Do some things"

CUDA 11 Versions Comparison

CUDA Attribute Old Version(s) New Version(s)
Best version 11.8 11.8
Currently points to 11.8 11.8
Available versions 11.4, 11.6, 11.8 11.8

CUDA 12 Versions Comparison

CUDA Attribute Old Version(s) New Version(s)
Best version 12.5 12.9
Currently points to 12.5 12.9
Available versions 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5 12.5, 12.6, 12.8, 12.9