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christianm93359868
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July 23, 2025
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CUDA Greyed Out with RTX 5080 Despite Latest Drivers and Clean System

  • July 23, 2025
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I’m using the latest version of Adobe Premiere Pro (as of July 2025) on a clean Windows 10 Pro system (22H2) with an NVIDIA RTX 5080 GPU. CUDA is completely greyed out under Project Settings, and I’m seeing 4+ hour export estimates for a simple 5-minute video — even using low-resolution H.264 presets.

 

Here’s everything I’ve already tried:

  • Installed the latest NVIDIA Studio Driver (clean install, not Game Ready)

  • Cleared all media cache files and rebuilt the database

  • Created multiple new test projects (MP4, MOV — no old effects or plugins)

  • Ran GPUSniffer.exe – RTX 5080 is detected, but CUDA still unavailable

  • Hardware acceleration and GPU scheduling are enabled in Windows

  • Tried forcing GPU use via system graphics settings (High Performance mode)

System Specs:

  • GPU: NVIDIA RTX 5080 (24GB)

  • Driver: Studio Driver 555.xx (latest as of July 2025)

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

  • RAM: 128GB DDR5

  • Storage: 2TB NVMe Gen4 SSD (OS + Apps), 4TB NVMe Gen4 SSD (Media)

  • OS: Windows 10 Pro 22H2 (fully updated)

  • Premiere Pro: v25.3

 

Thanks a lot for your ideas and help!!

1 reply

jamieclarke
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jamieclarkeCommunity Manager
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July 23, 2025

Hi @christianm93359868 -  Your GPU is working correctly. Recently, in Premiere Pro version 25.2, we removed the option for software only rendering. This means that if your system has only one GPU, the Renderer dropdown will appear greyed out, but your GPU is still being used.  You can learn more about this change here: Learn more about the removal of software rendering options

 

Starting in Premiere Pro version 25.4 (currently in beta), a tooltip will appear when hovering over the Renderer setting, stating:  “This playback engine is active and being used for rendering.”  This should help clarify the behavior.

 

One note: Your NVIDIA Studio driver appears to be out of date (currently at version 577.0).
To manually check for and install the latest Studio driver, visit:  https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/.

Just select your GPU and operating system, then choose the Studio Driver from the available options.

 

christianm93359868
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July 23, 2025

Thanks for answering, James! Actually, I updated the driver for the rtx 5080 today to the studio version 32.0.15.7700 from July 22nd, 2025

 

Still, to export a 5 minute video in the lowest resolution 480p, h264 starts at 1 hour and 15 minutes and I canceled the export when it jumped to 2 hours. 

Peru Bob
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Peru BobCommunity Expert
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July 23, 2025

What effects are used?

What type of media?

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