Choose a container image

This page helps you choose which container image to use.

Choose a container image type

Each container image provides a Python 3 environment and includes the selected data science framework (such as PyTorch or TensorFlow), Conda, the NVIDIA stack for GPU images (CUDA, cuDNN, NCCL2), and many other supporting packages and tools. To find the appropriate container image, see the table below.

The following list of Deep Learning Containers image types is organized by framework type.

Framework	Processor	Container Image Name(s)
Base	GPU	gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/base-cu110 gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/base-cu113
	CPU	gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/base-cpu
TensorFlow Enterprise	GPU	gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/tf-gpu gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/tf-gpu.2-3 gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/tf-gpu.2-6 gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/tf-gpu.2-8 gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/tf-gpu.2-9 gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/tf-gpu.2-10 gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/tf-gpu.2-11
	CPU	gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/tf-cpu gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/tf-cpu.2-3 gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/tf-cpu.2-6 gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/tf-cpu.2-8 gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/tf-cpu.2-9 gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/tf-cpu.2-10 gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/tf-cpu.2-11
PyTorch	GPU	gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/pytorch-gpu gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/pytorch-gpu.1-12
R	CPU (experimental)	gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/r-cpu gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/r-cpu.4-1
Scikit-learn	CPU (experimental)	gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/sklearn-cpu gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/sklearn-cpu.0-23
XGBoost	CPU (experimental)	gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/xgboost-cpu gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release/xgboost-cpu.1-1

Note: Deep Learning Containers that do not include a version number (for example, pytorch-gpu) refer to the latest release version of that framework. If your workload requires a specific framework version, specify that version.

Included dependencies

A list of each Deep Learning Containers release's Python dependencies is available in Cloud Storage at

gs://deeplearning-platform-release/installed-dependencies/containers/RELEASE_MILESTONE

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Replace RELEASE_MILESTONE with the release milestone, such as m88. For example, the lists for the M88 release are at gs://deeplearning-platform-release/installed-dependencies/containers/m88/.

TensorFlow Enterprise container images

TensorFlow Enterprise container images provide a Google Cloud optimized distribution of TensorFlow. For more information about TensorFlow Enterprise including which versions are supported, see TensorFlow Enterprise overview.

Experimental images

Some Deep Learning Containers image families are experimental, as indicated by the table of image families. Experimental images are supported on a best-effort basis, and may not receive refreshes on each new release of the framework.

Listing all available versions

If you need a specific framework or CUDA version, search the complete list of available container images. To list all available Deep Learning Containers images, use the following command in the Google Cloud CLI with your preferred terminal or in Cloud Shell.

gcloud container images list --repository="gcr.io/deeplearning-platform-release"

Using locally

Deep Learning Containers can be pulled and used locally. To do so, see Getting started with a local deep learning container.

What's next

• Read the Deep Learning Containers overview to learn more about what is pre-installed on container images.
• Get started with Deep Learning Containers by walking through the How-to guides, which provide instructions on how to build and push deep learning container images.