# CUDA 12.0 GA + NVIDIA driver — Software interface version compatibility

For CUDA 12.0 GA + NVIDIA driver, product is CUDA; software version is 12.0 GA; minimum nvidia driver (linux) is >=525.60.13; minimum nvidia driver (windows) is >=527.41, recorded from its source on 2026-08-29; source re-checked 2026-10-28.

- **Product:** CUDA _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Version pairing:** CUDA 12.0 GA + NVIDIA driver _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Software version:** 12.0 GA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Minimum NVIDIA driver (Linux):** >=525.60.13 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Minimum NVIDIA driver (Windows):** >=527.41 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> CUDA 12.0 GA | >=525.60.13 | >=527.41

## Source

- https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-toolkit-release-notes/index.html

Last verified: 2026-10-28. Review by: 2026-12-27.
Part of [Software interface version compatibility](https://referencesource.org/software-interface-version-compatibility/).