CUDA driver version is insufficient for CUDA runtime version

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superscalar picture superscalar · Jul 15, 2010 · Viewed 95.7k times · Source

I got the message:

"cutilCheckMsg() CUTIL CUDA error :
kernel launch failure : CUDA driver
version is insufficient for CUDA
runtime version."

While trying to run an example source code. Also happens for the function cutilSafeCall.

I am using:

  • Windows 7 64bits
  • Visual studio 2008
  • CUDA developer driver, toolkit, and SDK 3.1
  • Emulation mode

Answer

Tom picture Tom · Jul 20, 2010

You need to ensure that your driver version matches or exceeds your CUDA Toolkit version.

For 2.3 you need a 190.x driver, for 3.0 you need 195.x and for 3.1 you need 256.x (actually anything up to the next multiple of five is ok, e.g. 258.x for 3.1).

You can check your driver version by either running the deviceQueryDrv SDK sample or go into the NVIDIA Control Panel and choose System Information.

Download an updated driver from www.nvidia.com/drivers.

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