About GPU Driver Management in CKS
Configure and manage GPU driver versions for your Node Pools
GPU driver management is currently a preview feature, and has the following limitations:
- No Cloud Console support: Configuration must be done through Kubernetes manifests.
- Limited version updates: You can only select major version updates. Minor version updates occur when there is a change to the Node Pool.
GPU driver version updates require Node reboots. When you set or change a GPU driver version, you can apply the change by queuing a reconfigure reboot for the Node Pool.
This feature is not available for all clusters. Please contact CoreWeave support if you have questions about availability.
CKS allows you to specify a GPU driver version for your Node Pools. Driver versions can be specified in the Node Pool manifest when deploying a Node Pool. CKS workloads can target Nodes running specific driver versions using the nodeSelector field in the workload manifest.
Selecting a driver version using the gpu field is optional. If not specified, the Node Pool uses the latest available driver version.
Supported driver versions
CoreWeave supports all tested release driver (TRD) versions from Nvidia, listed below as major versions.
Although customers are not forced to upgrade from a major version, our recommendation is to upgrade frequently to ensure the best combination of testing coverage, security posture, stability, and performance.
| Name | Instance ID | Latest supported ncore image | Compatible GPU driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB300 (InfiniBand) | gb300-4x | ncore-image-2.25.0 | 580 |
| GB200 (InfiniBand) | gb200-4x | ncore-image-2.25.0 | 570, 580 |
| B200 (InfiniBand) | b200-8x | ncore-image-2.25.0 | 535, 570, 580 |
| H200 (InfiniBand) | gd-8xh200ib-i128 | ncore-image-2.25.0 | 535, 570, 580 |
| H100 (InfiniBand) | gd-8xh100ib-i128 | ncore-image-2.25.0 | 535, 570, 580 |
| RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell Server Edition | rtxp6000-8x | ncore-image-2.25.0 | 580 |
| L40S | gd-8xl40s-i128 | ncore-image-2.25.0 | 535, 570, 580 |
| L40 | gd-8xl40-i128 | ncore-image-2.25.0 | 535, 570, 580 |
| GH200 | gd-1xgh200 | ncore-image-2.25.0 | 570, 580 |
| A100 | gd-8xa100-i128 | ncore-image-2.25.0 | 535, 570, 580 |