Highlights
NVIDIA driver installation has been reworked (#2819).
The NVIDIA accelerated AL2023 AMIs now bakes two driver versions; R580 and R595, into the image as pre-built driver
trees. On first boot a node inspects its attached GPUs and instance type, then activates the driver version
and flavor (open, proprietary, or grid) that its hardware needs.
If you encounter unexpected behavior on your GPU nodes, please open an issue or an AWS Support Case.
What's Changed
Full Changelog: v20260911...v20260917
AMI Details
| AMI Type | Source AMI Name (K8s 1.36) | Source AMI Name (K8s 1.33 – 1.35) | Source AMI Name (K8s 1.31 – 1.32) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260914.0-kernel-6.18-arm64 | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260914.0-kernel-6.12-arm64 | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260914.0-kernel-6.12-arm64 |
| AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260914.0-kernel-6.18-arm64 | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260914.0-kernel-6.12-arm64 | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260914.0-kernel-6.1-arm64 |
| AL2023_x86_64_NEURON | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260914.0-kernel-6.18-x86_64 | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260914.0-kernel-6.12-x86_64 | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260914.0-kernel-6.1-x86_64 |
| AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260914.0-kernel-6.18-x86_64 | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260914.0-kernel-6.12-x86_64 | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260914.0-kernel-6.1-x86_64 |
| AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260914.0-kernel-6.18-x86_64 | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260914.0-kernel-6.12-x86_64 | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260914.0-kernel-6.1-x86_64 |
Kubernetes 1.36
| AMI Names | Release version | Included artifacts |
|---|---|---|
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-nvidia-1.36-v20260917 | 1.36.4-20260917 | s3://amazon-eks/1.36.4/2026-09-16/ |
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-neuron-1.36-v20260917 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-standard-1.36-v20260917 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-nvidia-1.36-v20260917 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-standard-1.36-v20260917 |
| Package | AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_x86_64_NEURON | AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD | AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amazon-ssm-agent | 3.3.4624.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| aws-neuronx-dkms | — | 2.30.2.0-dkms | — | ||
| containerd | 2.2.7-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
| efa | 3.3.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| ena | 2.17.2g | ||||
| kernel6.18 | 6.18.48-107.148.amzn2023 | ||||
| nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.20.0-1 | — | 1.20.0-1 | — | |
| runc | 1.3.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
Kubernetes 1.35
| AMI Names | Release version | Included artifacts |
|---|---|---|
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-nvidia-1.35-v20260917 | 1.35.8-20260917 | s3://amazon-eks/1.35.8/2026-09-16/ |
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-neuron-1.35-v20260917 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-standard-1.35-v20260917 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-nvidia-1.35-v20260917 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-standard-1.35-v20260917 |
| Package | AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_x86_64_NEURON | AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD | AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amazon-ssm-agent | 3.3.4624.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| aws-neuronx-dkms | — | 2.30.2.0-dkms | — | ||
| containerd | 2.2.7-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
| efa | 3.3.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| ena | 2.17.2g | ||||
| kernel6.12 | 6.12.103-127.188.amzn2023 | ||||
| nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.20.0-1 | — | 1.20.0-1 | — | |
| runc | 1.3.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
Kubernetes 1.34
| AMI Names | Release version | Included artifacts |
|---|---|---|
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-nvidia-1.34-v20260917 | 1.34.11-20260917 | s3://amazon-eks/1.34.11/2026-09-16/ |
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-neuron-1.34-v20260917 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-standard-1.34-v20260917 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-nvidia-1.34-v20260917 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-standard-1.34-v20260917 |
| Package | AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_x86_64_NEURON | AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD | AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amazon-ssm-agent | 3.3.4624.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| aws-neuronx-dkms | — | 2.30.2.0-dkms | — | ||
| containerd | 2.2.7-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
| efa | 3.3.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| ena | 2.17.2g | ||||
| kernel6.12 | 6.12.103-127.188.amzn2023 | ||||
| nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.20.0-1 | — | 1.20.0-1 | — | |
| runc | 1.3.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
Kubernetes 1.33
| AMI Names | Release version | Included artifacts |
|---|---|---|
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-nvidia-1.33-v20260917 | 1.33.13-20260917 | s3://amazon-eks/1.33.13/2026-09-16/ |
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-neuron-1.33-v20260917 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-standard-1.33-v20260917 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-nvidia-1.33-v20260917 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-standard-1.33-v20260917 |
| Package | AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_x86_64_NEURON | AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD | AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amazon-ssm-agent | 3.3.4624.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| aws-neuronx-dkms | — | 2.30.2.0-dkms | — | ||
| containerd | 2.2.7-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
| efa | 3.3.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| ena | 2.17.2g | ||||
| kernel6.12 | 6.12.103-127.188.amzn2023 | ||||
| nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.20.0-1 | — | 1.20.0-1 | — | |
| runc | 1.3.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
Kubernetes 1.32
| AMI Names | Release version | Included artifacts |
|---|---|---|
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-nvidia-1.32-v20260917 | 1.32.13-20260917 | s3://amazon-eks/1.32.13/2026-09-16/ |
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-neuron-1.32-v20260917 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-standard-1.32-v20260917 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-nvidia-1.32-v20260917 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-standard-1.32-v20260917 |
| Package | AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_x86_64_NEURON | AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD | AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amazon-ssm-agent | 3.3.4624.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| aws-neuronx-dkms | — | 2.30.2.0-dkms | — | ||
| containerd | 2.2.7-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
| efa | 3.3.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| ena | 2.17.2g | ||||
| kernel | 6.1.186-228.374.amzn2023 | — | 6.1.186-228.374.amzn2023 | ||
| kernel6.12 | — | 6.12.103-127.188.amzn2023 | — | ||
| nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.20.0-1 | — | 1.20.0-1 | — | |
| runc | 1.3.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
Kubernetes 1.31
| AMI Names | Release version | Included artifacts |
|---|---|---|
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-nvidia-1.31-v20260917 | 1.31.14-20260917 | s3://amazon-eks/1.31.14/2026-09-16/ |
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-neuron-1.31-v20260917 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-standard-1.31-v20260917 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-nvidia-1.31-v20260917 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-standard-1.31-v20260917 |
| Package | AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_x86_64_NEURON | AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD | AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amazon-ssm-agent | 3.3.4624.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| aws-neuronx-dkms | — | 2.30.2.0-dkms | — | ||
| containerd | 2.2.7-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
| efa | 3.3.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| ena | 2.17.2g | ||||
| kernel | 6.1.186-228.374.amzn2023 | — | 6.1.186-228.374.amzn2023 | ||
| kernel6.12 | — | 6.12.103-127.188.amzn2023 | — | ||
| nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.20.0-1 | — | 1.20.0-1 | — | |
| runc | 1.3.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||