title: GPU processing - cuDF install problem (O/S or hardware issue?)
body: <p>My aim to to explore GPU acceleration for tabular data with 10,000 to 10M+ records.  I am most familiar with Pandas, so cuDF seems like a good place to start.</p>
  <p>I'm finding mixed results re: whether cuDF will run on my system (Windows 7 Pro 64-bit, i7-6820HQ, 32GB RAM, NVidia Quadro M2000M 4GB). There is also an onboard graphics card.</p>
  <p>per the gitHub page (<a href="https://github.com/rapidsai/cudf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/rapidsai/cudf</a>):</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>CUDA/GPU Requirements</p>
  </blockquote>
  <ul>
  <li>CUDA 10.0+                     (YES - I have v10.1.120)</li>
  <li>NVIDIA driver 410.48+          (YES - I have 432.06)</li>
  <li>Pascal architecture or better  (NO - Maxwell)</li>
  </ul>
  <p>I have heard that Pascal architecture is preferred/optimal as opposed to a requirement, but maybe that was for older versions of cuDF? Just this morning I heard it will run on Win 64, though performance benefits may also be reduced. Nonetheless, I'm interested in giving it a shot.</p>
  <p>When I install from the conda prompt (python 3.6 env) using the recommended command for my CUDA version:</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>conda install -c rapidsai -c nvidia -c numba -c conda-forge cudf=0.13
  python=3.6 cudatoolkit=10.1</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>I get:</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>Collecting package metadata (repodata.json): done Solving environment:
  failed with initial frozen solve. Retrying with flexible solve.</p>
  <p>PackagesNotFoundError: The following packages are not available from
  current channels:</p>
  <ul>
  <li>cudf=0.13</li>
  </ul>
  <p>Current channels:</p>
  <ul>
  <li><a href="https://conda.anaconda.org/rapidsai/win-64" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://conda.anaconda.org/rapidsai/win-64</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://conda.anaconda.org/rapidsai/noarch" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://conda.anaconda.org/rapidsai/noarch</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://conda.anaconda.org/nvidia/win-64" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://conda.anaconda.org/nvidia/win-64</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://conda.anaconda.org/nvidia/noarch" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://conda.anaconda.org/nvidia/noarch</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://conda.anaconda.org/numba/win-64" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://conda.anaconda.org/numba/win-64</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://conda.anaconda.org/numba/noarch" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://conda.anaconda.org/numba/noarch</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/win" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/win</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noa" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noa</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/win-64" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/win-64</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/noarch" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/noarch</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/win-64" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/win-64</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/noarch" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/noarch</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/msys2/win-6" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/msys2/win-6</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/msys2/noarc" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/msys2/noarc</a></li>
  </ul>
  <p>To search for alternate channels that may provide the conda package
  you're looking for, navigate to</p>
  <pre><code>https://anaconda.org
  </code></pre>
  <p>and use the search bar at the top of the page.</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>When I go to anaconda.org and search for cuDF (or RAPIDS), all I find are Linux installs.</p>
  <p>I attended an Anaconda-sponsored webinar earlier today where the speaker said it'll run in Win-64, though this older post suggest maybe I need to build from source:</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58867303/package-not-found-error-while-installing-cuspatial-or-cudf-library">Package not found error while installing CuSpatial or CuDf library</a></p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>I'm not ready to attempt a build from source. Am I just wasting my time? Recommendations appreciated (for either resolving cuDF with my system or alternative packages).</p>