Install CUDA® toolkit in Windows

Download CUDA® installer

You can download the CUDA® toolkit for your operating system from the NVIDIA® Developers Portal. We recommend using the local installer type, as it can be faster. The installer is quite large, with a size of about 3 GB. However, each LeaderGPU server has a very fast internet connection, so it doesn’t take a lot of time:

Open downloads in Chrome by pressing the Ctrl + J keyboard shortcut and double-clicking on the downloaded CUDA® toolkit installer:

Run CUDA® installer

Most NVIDIA® packages are self-extracted archives with installers inside. You can select a specific folder or leave the default path, then click OK:

Wait a minute while the archive is being extracted:

The installer will begin. In the first stage, the installer checks your hardware compatibility with the system requirements:

To proceed, you must agree with EULA by clicking AGREE AND CONTINUE button:

Select Express to install all available components and click NEXT:

Some tools integrate with the Visual Studio IDE. If it isn’t installed on the server, the installer will issue a warning. Check the box and click NEXT:

Installation may take a few minutes, which is enough time to pour yourself some coffee:

After installation, you can read the summary and click NEXT:

Finally, you can uncheck boxes (creating shortcut and launch utility) or leave them as they are. Exit the installer by clicking on the CLOSE button:

See also:

• Install NVIDIA® drivers in Windows
• Check NVLink® in Windows
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