We believe that developers are the inspired, technical minds transforming the world around us with new innovations. You are key contributors to the advancement of every field—and the foundation of NVIDIA’s success. To ensure you have the best resources to do your life’s work, we’ve created an online space devoted to your needs, with access to free software, technical documentation, learning resources, plus peer and domain expert help to tackle the biggest challenges.
| Developer Resources | Non-member Access | Developer Program Community Access |
| Software | Low-Level Only | 150+ SDKs |
| NVIDIA NIM™ for research, development, and testing | ||
| CUDA Toolkit | ||
| Early Access Programs | ||
| Hardware Grant Programs* |
| Deep Learning Institute (DLI) | |
| NVIDIA On-Demand | Limited Access |
| Developer Videos and Webinars | Limited Access |
| GPU Technology Conference (GTC) |
| Developer Newsletter | General Access | Personalized Content |
| Developer Forums | Read-Only | GPU Expert Help, Recognition, and Networking Opportunities |
| Exclusive Developer Events | ||
| Ask Me Anything (AMA) w/ NVIDIA Experts | Read-Only |
| Technical Blogs | Read-Only |
| Hardware & Product Documentation | |
| Research Papers | |
| White Papers & Technical How-Tos | |
| NVIDIA GPU Cloud [NGC] Catalog |
* Hardware grants available for qualified educators and researchers
The heart of NVIDIA’s developer resources is free access to hundreds of software and performance analysis tools across diverse industries and use cases, from AI and HPC to autonomous vehicles, robotics, simulation, and more. These SDKs and tools can be obtained in multiple ways, including containers, pre-trained models, and Helm charts from the NGC catalog, applications from Linux repositories, and source code from NVIDIA's GitHub repositories.
NVIDIA offers an array of benefits to developers, educators, and researchers in academia, including NVIDIA DLI Teaching Kits , DLI Programs for Educators , Higher Education and Research Grants , Educational Pricing, and Graduate Fellowships .
NVIDIA Inception —the leading accelerator of AI, data science, and HPC startups—supports startups worldwide with go-to-market support, expertise, and technology. Startups get access to training through NVIDIA’s Deep Learning Institute, preferred pricing on hardware through our global network of distributors, invitations to exclusive networking events, and more.
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