# CUDA 11 & 12 Linux Images - May 2025 Release

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/cuda-11-12-linux-images-may-2025-release/53322>\
**Category:** Ecosystem\
**Tags:** cuda\
**Created:** [May 27, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/cuda-11-12-linux-images-may-2025-release/53322 "2025-05-27T14:34:56Z")\
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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](https://circleci.com/docs/using-gpu/)

## 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:

```auto
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 |