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CUDA_VERSION_MATRIX.md

+# CUDA Version Matrix
+
+Image tags = MAX versions
+
+Topmost entry = Tag `latest`
+
+| MAX    | Python | CUDA   | Linux distro |
+|:-------|:-------|:-------|:-------------|
+| 24.6.0 | 3.12.8 | 12.6.3 | Ubuntu 22.04 |
+
+## PyTorch compatibility
+
+| Python | CUDA | PyTorch[^1]   |
+|:-------|:-----|:--------------|
+| 3.12   | 12.6 | version ≥ 2.2 |
+
+[^1]: Ships with its own CUDA dependencies
+
+## Recommended NVIDIA driver (Regular)
+
+| CUDA   | Linux driver version | Windows driver version[^2] |
+|:-------|:---------------------|:---------------------------|
+| 12.6.3 | ≥ 560.35.05          | ≥ 561.17                   |
+
+[^2]: [GPU support in Docker Desktop | Docker Docs](https://docs.docker.com/desktop/gpu/),
+[Nvidia GPU Support for Windows · Issue #19005 · containers/podman](https://github.com/containers/podman/issues/19005)
+
+## Supported NVIDIA drivers (LTSB)
+
+Only works with
+[NVIDIA Data Center GPUs](https://resources.nvidia.com/l/en-us-gpu) or
+[select NGC-Ready NVIDIA RTX boards](https://docs.nvidia.com/certification-programs/ngc-ready-systems/index.html).
+
+| CUDA   | Driver version 535[^3] | Driver version 470[^4] |
+|:-------|:----------------------:|:----------------------:|
+| 12.6.3 | 🟢                      | 🔵                      |
+
+🔵: Supported due to the CUDA forward compat package  
+🟢: Supported due to minor-version compatibility  
+🟡: Supported due to backward compatibility
+
+[^3]: EOL: June 2026  
+[^4]: EOL: July 2024