RuntimeError: CUDA failed with error CUDA driver version is insufficient for CUDA runtime version

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I have been using Whisper-Faster_r145.3 with GPU with no errors by copying these files to the same folder as whisper-faster.exe:

cublas64_11.dll
cublasLt64_11.dll
cudnn_cnn_infer64_8.dll
cudnn_ops_infer64_8.dll
zlibwapi.dll

I wanted to check out the latest version Faster Whisper XXL r245.4, but it uses CPU only (and it is extremely slow).

I tried the following:

• copied the same dll files as above to the same folder as faster-whisper-xxl.exe and used faster-whisper-xxl.exe --device cuda
  error:
  Standalone Faster-Whisper-XXL r245.4 running on: CUDA

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:\whisper-fast-XXL_main_.py", line 2324, in
File "D:\whisper-fast-XXL_main_.py", line 2031, in cli
File "faster_whisper\transcribe.py", line 782, in init
RuntimeError: CUDA failed with error CUDA driver version is insufficient for CUDA runtime version
[PYI-14000:ERROR] Failed to execute script 'main' due to unhandled exception!

• downloaded a newer version cuBLAS.and.cuDNN_CUDA12_win_v3 same error

Thanks for any help

Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q (laptop)

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RuntimeError: CUDA failed with error CUDA driver version is insufficient for CUDA runtime version

Your NVIDIA GPU driver is too old, I don't remember what is minimum version required for r245.4, could be >=452.39, next version probably it will be >=527.41, so better update it to the latest: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers

copied the same dll files as above to the same folder as faster-whisper-xxl.exe

No need to copy any dlls for Faster-Whisper-XXL.

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Currently my driver is 512.72 (latest official from laptop manufacturer). Is that too old?

NVIDIA.com has 576.28 (Apr 30, 2025)