# Gromacs compatibility with nvidia GTX500

**URL:** <https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/gromacs-compatibility-with-nvidia-gtx500/3053>\
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**Created:** [October 30, 2021, 5:22am UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/gromacs-compatibility-with-nvidia-gtx500/3053 "2021-10-30T05:22:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![manoj9513](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3d9bf3/32.png) [@manoj9513](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/u/manoj9513)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2021, 5:22am UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/gromacs-compatibility-with-nvidia-gtx500/3053/1 "2021-10-30T05:22:35Z")

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GROMACS version:2020.6  
Here post your question  
Is gromacs 2020.6 compatible with nvidia GTX 500 graphics card with respective cuda driver,if compatible can you please guide in configuring the combination?

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**Author:** ![pszilard](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/gromacs.bioexcel.eu/pszilard/32/21_2.png) [@pszilard](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/u/pszilard)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/gromacs-compatibility-with-nvidia-gtx500/3053/2 "2021-11-05T15:37:28Z")

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The GTX 500 series is a “Fermi” GPU which is only supported until CUDA 8.0, so you need GROMACS 2019.