nvidia-cudnn-cu12

cuDNN runtime libraries

nvidia-cudnn-cu12 License unclear Active v9.24.0.43 released 2026-07-02

Install

nvidia-cudnn-cu12 on PyPI

pip

pip install nvidia-cudnn-cu12

uv

uv add nvidia-cudnn-cu12

poetry

poetry add nvidia-cudnn-cu12

Package facts

License	not declared (unclear)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3)
Install friction	medium — platform-specific wheel
Runtime dependencies	1 — nvidia-cublas-cu12
Maintenance	actively maintained — 42 days since the last release
First released	2022-11-16
Popularity	one of the top 1,000 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: nvidia_cudnn_cu12-9.24.0.43-py3-none-manylinux_2_27_aarch64.whl; nvidia_cudnn_cu12-9.24.0.43-py3-none-manylinux_2_27_x86_64.whl; nvidia_cudnn_cu12-9.24.0.43-py3-none-win_amd64.whl

Keywords: cuda, nvidia, runtime, machine learning, deep learning

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About nvidia-cudnn-cu12

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cuDNN runtime libraries containing primitives for deep neural networks.

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Provides cuDNN runtime libraries—optimized primitives for deep neural network operations—packaged for CUDA 12 environments on Linux, Windows, and ARM64 systems.

Medium install friction due to platform-specific wheel distributions (Linux x86_64, ARM64, Windows) and a single compiled runtime dependency on nvidia-cublas-cu12. Package is actively maintained with a recent release 42 days ago.

License treatment is unclear—no SPDX identifier or raw license text is available in the package metadata, making it difficult to assess compliance obligations before use.

Usage

pip install nvidia-cudnn-cu12==9.24.0.43
import nvidia.cudnn

Requires CUDA 12 toolkit and nvidia-cublas-cu12 installed; only runs on Linux (x86_64/ARM64) or Windows; Python ≥3.0 required.

Verdict: A well-maintained, actively-developed cuDNN runtime for CUDA 12 in the top 1000 PyPI packages with zero known vulnerabilities. Installation requires platform-specific wheels and compiled GPU dependencies. The unclear license status is a notable gap for compliance-conscious users; clarification from NVIDIA is advisable before production deployment.

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Does this package require NVIDIA GPU hardware to function, or is it usable on CPU-only systems?
Are there version compatibility constraints between nvidia-cudnn-cu12 and nvidia-cublas-cu12 beyond pip's dependency resolution?

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