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Windows ML execution providers

Windows ML provides execution providers for accelerating inference on NPU, GPU, and CPU. To learn more about accelerating inference, see Accelerate AI models.

Included execution providers

The following execution providers are included with the ONNX Runtime that ships with Windows ML:

Available execution providers

Unlike the CPU and DirectML providers, which ship in-box (see Included execution providers), the execution providers below are not included with the runtime — they're downloaded on demand.

The execution providers listed below are available on Windows 11 PCs running version 24H2 (build 26100) or greater (depending on device and driver compatibility) for dynamic download via the Windows ML ExecutionProviderCatalog APIs. To use these providers, see Install Windows ML EPs and Register Windows ML EPs. Updated versions of the execution providers are made available via Windows Update's optional nonsecurity preview releases, a.k.a. "D week releases".

The following execution providers are available to developers using Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.ML or Microsoft.Windows.AI.MachineLearning version 2.x:

Execution provider Current version and release date Upcoming version and planned release dates
MIGraphX (AMD) MSIX: 1.8.57.0
GPU EP: 7.2.2606.20
Released: 2026 6D		 MSIX: 1.8.60.0
GPU EP: 7.2.2608.30
Insiders: 2026 7C
GA: 2026 8D
NvTensorRtRtx (NVIDIA) MSIX: 2.30.43.0
Released: 2026 7D
OpenVINO (Intel) MSIX: 1.8.80.0
OpenVINO: 1.4.1
Released: 2026 6D		 MSIX: 1.8.84.0
OpenVINO: 1.6.1
Insiders: 2026 7C
GA: 2026 8D
QNN (Qualcomm) MSIX: 2.2451.48.0
QAIRT: 2.45.41
Released: 2026 7D		 MSIX: 2.2480.49.0
QAIRT: 2.48.40
Insiders: 2026 7C
GA: 2026 8D
VitisAI (AMD) MSIX: 1.8.68.0
EP: 6059
Released: 2026 7D		 MSIX: 1.8.72.0
EP: 1276
Insiders: 2026 7C
GA: 2026 8D
WebGPU (Microsoft) MSIX: 0.2.1.0

Before your app uses an execution provider, please be sure to read the licenses corresponding to the execution provider.

Note

Only the current version listed for each execution provider is supported. Upcoming versions are in preview and not guaranteed to be released. Past versions are shown for release history only.

Note

Release dates are in the format of "2025 11D", or "[YEAR] [MONTH][WEEK]". "2025 11D" means it was released on the "D" week (4th week) of November 2025.

Previews are released to Windows Insiders and are often released on the "A" week (1st week) of the month. Users must be in the Windows Insider program to get those versions.

MIGraphX (AMD)

Current and upcoming releases: See the Available execution providers table above.

Execution provider info

  • EpName: "MIGraphXExecutionProvider"
  • Requirements:
    • GPU with version 25.10.13.09 (exactly)
    • This execution provider is not supported for GenAI scenarios today.
  • Documentation: Documentation
  • Support: Support
  • License terms: Ryzen AI Licensing Information
Past releases
Version Windows Update release Release notes
1.8.56.0 2026 5D
1.8.55.0 2026 4D
1.8.51.0 2026 3D
1.8.43.0 2026 1D
1.8.35.0 2025 11D

NvTensorRtRtx (NVIDIA)

Current and upcoming releases: See the Available execution providers table above.

Execution provider info

Past releases
Version Windows Update release Release notes
0.0.40.0 2026 6D
0.0.33.0 2026 5D
0.0.28.0 2026 4D
0.0.26.0 2026 3D

OpenVINO (Intel)

Current and upcoming releases: See the Available execution providers table above.

Execution provider info

  • EpName: "OpenVINOExecutionProvider"
  • Requirements:
    • CPU: 11th Generation Intel® Core™ processors (formerly code name Tiger Lake) or newer with at least 8GB memory
    • GPU: 12th Generation Intel® Core™ processors (formerly code name Alder Lake) or newer with at least 16GB memory
    • NPU: Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 1 processors (formerly code name Meteor Lake) or newer with at least 16GB memory
  • Documentation: Documentation
  • Support: Support
  • License terms: Intel OBL Distribution Commercial Use License Agreement v2025.02.12
Past releases

For release notes of each OpenVINO version, see the OpenVINO NuGet package and OpenVINO's 2026.x and 2025.x release notes.

Version Windows Update release OpenVINO version
1.8.79.0 2026 5D OpenVINO 1.4.0
1.8.69.0 2026 3D OpenVINO 2026.0
1.8.63.0 2026 1D OpenVINO 2025.4.1
1.8.26.0 2025 11D OpenVINO 2025.3
1.8.18.0 2025 10D OpenVINO 2025.3
1.8.15.0 2025 9D

QNN (Qualcomm)

Current and upcoming releases: See the Available execution providers table above.

Execution provider info

  • EpName: "QNNExecutionProvider"
  • Requirements:
    • Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1Exxxxx
      • Qualcomm(R) Hexagon(TM) NPU with minimum driver version 30.0.140.0 and above
    • Snapdragon(R) X Plus - X1Pxxxxx
      • Qualcomm(R) Hexagon(TM) NPU with minimum driver version 30.0.140.0 and above
  • Documentation: Documentation
  • Support: Support
  • License terms: To view the QNN License, download the Qualcomm® Neural Processing SDK, extract the ZIP, and open the LICENSE.pdf file.
Past releases

For release notes of each QNN QAIRT SDK version, see Qualcomm AI Runtime (QAIRT) SDK Release Notes.

Version Windows Update release QNN QAIRT SDK version
2.2450.47.0 2026 5D QNN 2.45
2.2420.43.0 2026 4D QNN 2.42

VitisAI (AMD)

Execution provider info

  • EpName: "VitisAIExecutionProvider"
  • Requirements:
    • Min: Adrenalin Edition 25.6.3 with NPU driver 32.00.0203.280
    • Max: Adrenalin Edition 25.9.1 with NPU driver 32.00.0203.297
  • Documentation: Documentation
  • Support: Support
  • License terms: Ryzen AI Licensing Information
Past releases
Version Windows Update release Release notes
1.8.63.0 2026 6D
1.8.62.0 2026 5D
1.8.59.0 2026 4D
1.8.55.0 2026 3D
1.8.53.0 2026 2D Support for Procyon V2 Models with 13% improved score on GPT2 Machine in Turbo mode. Bug fix for disk space consumption on system C drive after restart.
1.8.50.0 2026 1D
1.8.43.0 2025 11D (Windows Insiders)
1.8.31.0 2025 11A (Windows Insiders)
1.8.26.0 2025 10D
1.8.24.0 2025 9D

WebGPU (experimental)

Important

WebGPU EP is experimental and requires installing experimental NuGet packages. It is not available in Windows ML 1.8.x. For full usage details, see WebGPU EP.

Current and upcoming releases: See the Available execution providers table above.

Execution provider info

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