diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/cuda.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/cuda.section.md
index 7e489acdbd64..535ce02efbc6 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/cuda.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/cuda.section.md
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ All new projects should use the CUDA redistributables available in [`cudaPackage
 
 ### Updating supported compilers and GPUs {#updating-supported-compilers-and-gpus}
 
-1. Update `nvccCompatibilities` in `pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/data/nvcc.nix` to include the newest release of NVCC, as well as any newly supported host compilers.
-2. Update `cudaCapabilityToInfo` in `pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/data/cuda.nix` to include any new GPUs supported by the new release of CUDA.
+1. Update `nvccCompatibilities` in `pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/data/nvcc.nix` to include the newest release of NVCC, as well as any newly supported host compilers.
+2. Update `cudaCapabilityToInfo` in `pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/data/cuda.nix` to include any new GPUs supported by the new release of CUDA.
 
 ### Updating the CUDA Toolkit runfile installer {#updating-the-cuda-toolkit}
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/data/cuda.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/db/bootstrap/cuda.nix
similarity index 88%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/data/cuda.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/db/bootstrap/cuda.nix
index 0b97645c420d..e852bc85b639 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/data/cuda.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/db/bootstrap/cuda.nix
@@ -1,63 +1,5 @@
-{ cudaLib, lib }:
+{ lib }:
 {
-  /**
-    All CUDA capabilities, sorted by version.
-
-    NOTE: Since the capabilities are sorted by version and architecture/family-specific features are
-    appended to the minor version component, the sorted list groups capabilities by baseline feature
-    set.
-
-    # Type
-
-    ```
-    allSortedCudaCapabilities :: [CudaCapability]
-    ```
-
-    # Example
-
-    ```
-    allSortedCudaCapabilities = [
-      "5.0"
-      "5.2"
-      "6.0"
-      "6.1"
-      "7.0"
-      "7.2"
-      "7.5"
-      "8.0"
-      "8.6"
-      "8.7"
-      "8.9"
-      "9.0"
-      "9.0a"
-      "10.0"
-      "10.0a"
-      "10.0f"
-      "10.1"
-      "10.1a"
-      "10.1f"
-      "10.3"
-      "10.3a"
-      "10.3f"
-    ];
-    ```
-  */
-  allSortedCudaCapabilities = lib.sort lib.versionOlder (
-    lib.attrNames cudaLib.data.cudaCapabilityToInfo
-  );
-
-  /**
-    Mapping of CUDA micro-architecture name to capabilities belonging to that micro-architecture.
-
-    # Type
-
-    ```
-    cudaArchNameToCapabilities :: AttrSet NonEmptyStr (NonEmptyListOf CudaCapability)
-    ```
-  */
-  cudaArchNameToCapabilities = lib.groupBy (
-    cudaCapability: cudaLib.data.cudaCapabilityToInfo.${cudaCapability}.archName
-  ) cudaLib.data.allSortedCudaCapabilities;
 
   /**
     Attribute set of supported CUDA capability mapped to information about that capability.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/data/default.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/db/bootstrap/default.nix
similarity index 74%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/data/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/db/bootstrap/default.nix
index 60924cbb4f9e..8cfea1406934 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/data/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/db/bootstrap/default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-{ cudaLib, lib }:
+{ lib }:
 {
   # See ./cuda.nix for documentation.
-  inherit (import ./cuda.nix { inherit cudaLib lib; })
-    allSortedCudaCapabilities
-    cudaArchNameToCapabilities
+  inherit (import ./cuda.nix { inherit lib; })
     cudaCapabilityToInfo
     ;
 
@@ -28,5 +26,5 @@
     cudaPackagesPath :: Path
     ```
   */
-  cudaPackagesPath = ./..;
+  cudaPackagesPath = ./../../..;
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/data/nvcc.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/db/bootstrap/nvcc.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/data/nvcc.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/db/bootstrap/nvcc.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/data/redist.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/db/bootstrap/redist.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/data/redist.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/db/bootstrap/redist.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/db/default.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/db/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e6d404102aab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/db/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  bootstrapData,
+  db,
+}:
+
+bootstrapData
+// {
+  /**
+    All CUDA capabilities, sorted by version.
+
+    NOTE: Since the capabilities are sorted by version and architecture/family-specific features are
+    appended to the minor version component, the sorted list groups capabilities by baseline feature
+    set.
+
+    # Type
+
+    ```
+    allSortedCudaCapabilities :: [CudaCapability]
+    ```
+
+    # Example
+
+    ```
+    allSortedCudaCapabilities = [
+      "5.0"
+      "5.2"
+      "6.0"
+      "6.1"
+      "7.0"
+      "7.2"
+      "7.5"
+      "8.0"
+      "8.6"
+      "8.7"
+      "8.9"
+      "9.0"
+      "9.0a"
+      "10.0"
+      "10.0a"
+      "10.0f"
+      "10.1"
+      "10.1a"
+      "10.1f"
+      "10.3"
+      "10.3a"
+      "10.3f"
+    ];
+    ```
+  */
+  allSortedCudaCapabilities = lib.sort lib.versionOlder (lib.attrNames db.cudaCapabilityToInfo);
+
+  /**
+    Mapping of CUDA micro-architecture name to capabilities belonging to that micro-architecture.
+
+    # Type
+
+    ```
+    cudaArchNameToCapabilities :: AttrSet NonEmptyStr (NonEmptyListOf CudaCapability)
+    ```
+  */
+  cudaArchNameToCapabilities = lib.groupBy (
+    cudaCapability: db.cudaCapabilityToInfo.${cudaCapability}.archName
+  ) db.allSortedCudaCapabilities;
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/default.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4d0c3c4b5d6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# The _cuda attribute set is a fixed-point which contains the static functionality required to construct CUDA package
+# sets. For example, `_cuda.cudaData` includes information about NVIDIA's redistributables (such as the names NVIDIA
+# uses for different systems), `_cuda.cudaLib` contains utility functions like `formatCapabilities` (which generate
+# common arguments passed to NVCC and `cmakeFlags`), and `_cuda.cudaFixups` contains `callPackage`-able functions
+# which are provided to the corresponding package's `overrideAttrs` attribute to provide package-specific fixups
+# out of scope of the generic redistributable builder.
+#
+# Since this attribute set is used to construct the CUDA package sets, it must exist outside the fixed point of the
+# package sets. Make these attributes available directly in the package set construction could cause confusion if
+# users override the attribute set with the expection that changes will be reflected in the enclosing CUDA package
+# set. To avoid this, we declare `_cuda` and inherit its members here, at top-level. (This also allows us to benefit
+# from import caching, as it should be evaluated once per system, rather than per-system and CUDA package set.)
+
+let
+  lib = import ../../../../lib;
+in
+lib.fixedPoints.makeExtensible (final: {
+  bootstrapData = import ./db/bootstrap {
+    inherit lib;
+  };
+  db = import ./db {
+    inherit (final) bootstrapData db;
+    inherit lib;
+  };
+  fixups = import ./fixups { inherit lib; };
+  lib = import ./lib {
+    _cuda = final;
+    inherit lib;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/cuda_compat.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/cuda_compat.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/cuda_compat.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/cuda_compat.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/cuda_cudart.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/cuda_cudart.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/cuda_cudart.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/cuda_cudart.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/cuda_demo_suite.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/cuda_demo_suite.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/cuda_demo_suite.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/cuda_demo_suite.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/cuda_gdb.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/cuda_gdb.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/cuda_gdb.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/cuda_gdb.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/cuda_nvcc.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/cuda_nvcc.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/cuda_nvcc.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/cuda_nvcc.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/cuda_nvprof.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/cuda_nvprof.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/cuda_nvprof.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/cuda_nvprof.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/cuda_sanitizer_api.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/cuda_sanitizer_api.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/cuda_sanitizer_api.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/cuda_sanitizer_api.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/cudnn.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/cudnn.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/cudnn.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/cudnn.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/default.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/default.nix
similarity index 89%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/default.nix
index a5ec4a90e817..0c9874672ce4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-let
-  lib = import ../../../../lib;
-in
+{ lib }:
 lib.concatMapAttrs (
   fileName: _type:
   let
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/driver_assistant.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/driver_assistant.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/driver_assistant.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/driver_assistant.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/fabricmanager.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/fabricmanager.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/fabricmanager.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/fabricmanager.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/imex.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/imex.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/imex.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/imex.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/libcufile.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/libcufile.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/libcufile.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/libcufile.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/libcusolver.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/libcusolver.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/libcusolver.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/libcusolver.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/libcusparse.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/libcusparse.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/libcusparse.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/libcusparse.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/libcusparse_lt.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/libcusparse_lt.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/libcusparse_lt.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/libcusparse_lt.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/libcutensor.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/libcutensor.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/libcutensor.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/libcutensor.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/nsight_compute.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/nsight_compute.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/nsight_compute.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/nsight_compute.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/nsight_systems.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/nsight_systems.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/nsight_systems.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/nsight_systems.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/nvidia_driver.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/nvidia_driver.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/nvidia_driver.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/nvidia_driver.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/tensorrt.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/tensorrt.nix
similarity index 98%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/tensorrt.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/tensorrt.nix
index c55844eac0d9..2b73e8c2d4be 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/fixups/tensorrt.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/fixups/tensorrt.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  cudaLib,
+  _cuda,
   cudaOlder,
   cudaPackages,
   cudaMajorMinorVersion,
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ finalAttrs: prevAttrs: {
     # unless it is not available, in which case the default cudnn derivation will be used.
     cudnn =
       let
-        desiredName = cudaLib.utils.mkVersionedName "cudnn" (
+        desiredName = _cuda.lib.mkVersionedName "cudnn" (
           lib.versions.majorMinor finalAttrs.passthru.featureRelease.cudnnVersion
         );
       in
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/utils/assertions.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/lib/assertions.nix
similarity index 91%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/utils/assertions.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/lib/assertions.nix
index 5fc940889b7f..f4413b28e4f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/utils/assertions.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/lib/assertions.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ cudaLib, lib }:
+{ _cuda, lib }:
 {
   /**
     Evaluate assertions and add error context to return value.
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   _evaluateAssertions =
     assertions:
     let
-      failedAssertionsString = cudaLib.utils._mkFailedAssertionsString assertions;
+      failedAssertionsString = _cuda.lib._mkFailedAssertionsString assertions;
     in
     if failedAssertionsString == "" then
       true
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     # Examples
 
     :::{.example}
-    ## `cudaLib.utils._mkFailedAssertionsString` usage examples
+    ## `_cuda.lib._mkFailedAssertionsString` usage examples
 
     ```nix
     _mkFailedAssertionsString [
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     # Examples
 
     :::{.example}
-    ## `cudaLib.utils._mkMissingPackagesAssertions` usage examples
+    ## `_cuda.lib._mkMissingPackagesAssertions` usage examples
 
     ```nix
     {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     }:
     let
       inherit (lib.attrsets) recursiveUpdate;
-      inherit (cudaLib.utils) _mkMissingPackagesAssertions;
+      inherit (_cuda.lib) _mkMissingPackagesAssertions;
     in
     prevAttrs: {
       passthru = prevAttrs.passthru or { } // {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/utils/cuda.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/lib/cuda.nix
similarity index 98%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/utils/cuda.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/lib/cuda.nix
index e372fda0d1b5..16f99e57709a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/utils/cuda.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/lib/cuda.nix
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     # Examples
 
     :::{.example}
-    ## `cudaLib.utils._mkCudaVariant` usage examples
+    ## `_cuda.lib._mkCudaVariant` usage examples
 
     ```nix
     _mkCudaVariant "11.0"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/utils/default.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/lib/default.nix
similarity index 73%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/utils/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/lib/default.nix
index ee9ace015fae..b2fe9838de61 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/utils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/lib/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-{ cudaLib, lib }:
+{
+  _cuda,
+  lib,
+}:
 {
   # See ./assertions.nix for documentation.
-  inherit (import ./assertions.nix { inherit cudaLib lib; })
+  inherit (import ./assertions.nix { inherit _cuda lib; })
     _evaluateAssertions
     _mkFailedAssertionsString
     _mkMissingPackagesAssertions
@@ -16,13 +19,13 @@
     ;
 
   # See ./meta.nix for documentation.
-  inherit (import ./meta.nix { inherit cudaLib lib; })
+  inherit (import ./meta.nix { inherit _cuda lib; })
     _mkMetaBadPlatforms
     _mkMetaBroken
     ;
 
   # See ./redist.nix for documentation.
-  inherit (import ./redist.nix { inherit cudaLib lib; })
+  inherit (import ./redist.nix { inherit _cuda lib; })
     _redistSystemIsSupported
     getNixSystems
     getRedistSystem
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@
     ;
 
   # See ./strings.nix for documentation.
-  inherit (import ./strings.nix { inherit cudaLib lib; })
+  inherit (import ./strings.nix { inherit _cuda lib; })
     dotsToUnderscores
     dropDots
     formatCapabilities
@@ -42,7 +45,7 @@
     ;
 
   # See ./versions.nix for documentation.
-  inherit (import ./versions.nix { inherit cudaLib lib; })
+  inherit (import ./versions.nix { inherit _cuda lib; })
     majorMinorPatch
     trimComponents
     ;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/utils/meta.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/lib/meta.nix
similarity index 90%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/utils/meta.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/lib/meta.nix
index 327d4ae97d95..72f71973b0cd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/utils/meta.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/lib/meta.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ cudaLib, lib }:
+{ _cuda, lib }:
 {
   /**
     Returns a list of bad platforms for a given package if assertsions in `finalAttrs.passthru.platformAssertions`
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   _mkMetaBadPlatforms =
     warn: finalAttrs:
     let
-      failedAssertionsString = cudaLib.utils._mkFailedAssertionsString finalAttrs.passthru.platformAssertions;
+      failedAssertionsString = _cuda.lib._mkFailedAssertionsString finalAttrs.passthru.platformAssertions;
       hasFailedAssertions = failedAssertionsString != "";
       finalStdenv = finalAttrs.finalPackage.stdenv;
     in
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
   _mkMetaBroken =
     warn: finalAttrs:
     let
-      failedAssertionsString = cudaLib.utils._mkFailedAssertionsString finalAttrs.passthru.brokenAssertions;
+      failedAssertionsString = _cuda.lib._mkFailedAssertionsString finalAttrs.passthru.brokenAssertions;
       hasFailedAssertions = failedAssertionsString != "";
     in
     lib.warnIf (warn && hasFailedAssertions)
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/utils/redist.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/lib/redist.nix
similarity index 95%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/utils/redist.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/lib/redist.nix
index b9cd2a3b1e0d..a7053dc582c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/utils/redist.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/lib/redist.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ cudaLib, lib }:
+{ _cuda, lib }:
 {
   /**
     Returns a boolean indicating whether the provided redist system is supported by any of the provided redist systems.
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     # Examples
 
     :::{.example}
-    ## `cudaLib.utils._redistSystemIsSupported` usage examples
+    ## `cudaLib._redistSystemIsSupported` usage examples
 
     ```nix
     _redistSystemIsSupported "linux-x86_64" [ "linux-x86_64" ]
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     # Examples
 
     :::{.example}
-    ## `cudaLib.utils.getNixSystems` usage examples
+    ## `cudaLib.getNixSystems` usage examples
 
     ```nix
     getNixSystems "linux-sbsa"
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
     # Examples
 
     :::{.example}
-    ## `cudaLib.utils.getRedistSystem` usage examples
+    ## `cudaLib.getRedistSystem` usage examples
 
     ```nix
     getRedistSystem true "aarch64-linux"
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
   mkRedistUrl =
     redistName: relativePath:
     lib.concatStringsSep "/" (
-      [ cudaLib.data.redistUrlPrefix ]
+      [ _cuda.db.redistUrlPrefix ]
       ++ (
         if redistName != "tensorrt" then
           [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/utils/strings.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/lib/strings.nix
similarity index 84%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/utils/strings.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/lib/strings.nix
index 47a71b395f4f..f25157b4da4c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/utils/strings.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/lib/strings.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-{ cudaLib, lib }:
+{ _cuda, lib }:
+let
+  cudaLib = _cuda.lib;
+in
 {
   /**
     Replaces dots in a string with underscores.
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@
     # Examples
 
     :::{.example}
-    ## `cudaLib.utils.dotsToUnderscores` usage examples
+    ## `cudaLib.dotsToUnderscores` usage examples
 
     ```nix
     dotsToUnderscores "1.2.3"
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@
     # Examples
 
     :::{.example}
-    ## `cudaLib.utils.dropDots` usage examples
+    ## `cudaLib.dropDots` usage examples
 
     ```nix
     dropDots "1.2.3"
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@
         realArches :: List String
         ```
       */
-      realArches = lib.map cudaLib.utils.mkRealArchitecture cudaCapabilities;
+      realArches = lib.map cudaLib.mkRealArchitecture cudaCapabilities;
 
       /**
         The virtual architectures for the given CUDA capabilities.
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@
         virtualArches :: List String
         ```
       */
-      virtualArches = lib.map cudaLib.utils.mkVirtualArchitecture cudaCapabilities;
+      virtualArches = lib.map cudaLib.mkVirtualArchitecture cudaCapabilities;
 
       /**
         The gencode flags for the given CUDA capabilities.
@@ -137,8 +140,8 @@
       */
       gencode =
         let
-          base = lib.map (cudaLib.utils.mkGencodeFlag "sm") cudaCapabilities;
-          forward = cudaLib.utils.mkGencodeFlag "compute" (lib.last cudaCapabilities);
+          base = lib.map (cudaLib.mkGencodeFlag "sm") cudaCapabilities;
+          forward = cudaLib.mkGencodeFlag "compute" (lib.last cudaCapabilities);
         in
         base ++ lib.optionals cudaForwardCompat [ forward ];
     in
@@ -190,7 +193,7 @@
         cmakeCudaArchitecturesString :: String
         ```
       */
-      cmakeCudaArchitecturesString = cudaLib.utils.mkCmakeCudaArchitecturesString cudaCapabilities;
+      cmakeCudaArchitecturesString = cudaLib.mkCmakeCudaArchitecturesString cudaCapabilities;
 
       /**
         The gencode string for the given CUDA capabilities.
@@ -222,7 +225,7 @@
     # Examples
 
     :::{.example}
-    ## `cudaLib.utils.mkCmakeCudaArchitecturesString` usage examples
+    ## `cudaLib.mkCmakeCudaArchitecturesString` usage examples
 
     ```nix
     mkCmakeCudaArchitecturesString [ "8.9" "10.0a" ]
@@ -230,7 +233,7 @@
     ```
     :::
   */
-  mkCmakeCudaArchitecturesString = lib.concatMapStringsSep ";" cudaLib.utils.dropDots;
+  mkCmakeCudaArchitecturesString = lib.concatMapStringsSep ";" cudaLib.dropDots;
 
   /**
     Produces a gencode flag from a CUDA capability.
@@ -254,7 +257,7 @@
     # Examples
 
     :::{.example}
-    ## `cudaLib.utils.mkGencodeFlag` usage examples
+    ## `cudaLib.mkGencodeFlag` usage examples
 
     ```nix
     mkGencodeFlag "sm" "8.9"
@@ -270,7 +273,7 @@
   mkGencodeFlag =
     archPrefix: cudaCapability:
     let
-      cap = cudaLib.utils.dropDots cudaCapability;
+      cap = cudaLib.dropDots cudaCapability;
     in
     "-gencode=arch=compute_${cap},code=${archPrefix}_${cap}";
 
@@ -292,7 +295,7 @@
     # Examples
 
     :::{.example}
-    ## `cudaLib.utils.mkRealArchitecture` usage examples
+    ## `cudaLib.mkRealArchitecture` usage examples
 
     ```nix
     mkRealArchitecture "8.9"
@@ -305,7 +308,7 @@
     ```
     :::
   */
-  mkRealArchitecture = cudaCapability: "sm_" + cudaLib.utils.dropDots cudaCapability;
+  mkRealArchitecture = cudaCapability: "sm_" + cudaLib.dropDots cudaCapability;
 
   /**
     Create a versioned attribute name from a version by replacing dots with underscores.
@@ -329,7 +332,7 @@
     # Examples
 
     :::{.example}
-    ## `cudaLib.utils.mkVersionedName` usage examples
+    ## `cudaLib.mkVersionedName` usage examples
 
     ```nix
     mkVersionedName "hello" "1.2.3"
@@ -342,7 +345,7 @@
     ```
     :::
   */
-  mkVersionedName = name: version: "${name}_${cudaLib.utils.dotsToUnderscores version}";
+  mkVersionedName = name: version: "${name}_${cudaLib.dotsToUnderscores version}";
 
   /**
     Produces a virtual architecture string from a CUDA capability.
@@ -362,7 +365,7 @@
     # Examples
 
     :::{.example}
-    ## `cudaLib.utils.mkVirtualArchitecture` usage examples
+    ## `cudaLib.mkVirtualArchitecture` usage examples
 
     ```nix
     mkVirtualArchitecture "8.9"
@@ -375,5 +378,5 @@
     ```
     :::
   */
-  mkVirtualArchitecture = cudaCapability: "compute_" + cudaLib.utils.dropDots cudaCapability;
+  mkVirtualArchitecture = cudaCapability: "compute_" + cudaLib.dropDots cudaCapability;
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/utils/versions.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/lib/versions.nix
similarity index 84%
rename from pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/utils/versions.nix
rename to pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/lib/versions.nix
index 976ad65b2b65..e231f795f13f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/utils/versions.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/_cuda/lib/versions.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-{ cudaLib, lib }:
+{ _cuda, lib }:
+let
+  cudaLib = _cuda.lib;
+in
 {
   /**
     Extracts the major, minor, and patch version from a string.
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@
     # Examples
 
     :::{.example}
-    ## `cudaLib.utils.majorMinorPatch` usage examples
+    ## `_cuda.lib.majorMinorPatch` usage examples
 
     ```nix
     majorMinorPatch "11.0.3.4"
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@
     ```
     :::
   */
-  majorMinorPatch = cudaLib.utils.trimComponents 3;
+  majorMinorPatch = cudaLib.trimComponents 3;
 
   /**
     Get a version string with no more than than the specified number of components.
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@
     # Examples
 
     :::{.example}
-    ## `cudaLib.utils.trimComponents` usage examples
+    ## `_cuda.lib.trimComponents` usage examples
 
     ```nix
     trimComponents 1 "1.2.3.4"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/cusparselt/extension.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/cusparselt/extension.nix
index 56308973c341..f53405e3d099 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/cusparselt/extension.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/cusparselt/extension.nix
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ let
   # Patch version changes should not break the build, so we only use major and minor
   # computeName :: RedistribRelease -> String
   computeName =
-    { version, ... }: cudaLib.utils.mkVersionedName redistName (lib.versions.majorMinor version);
+    { version, ... }: cudaLib.mkVersionedName redistName (lib.versions.majorMinor version);
 in
 final: _:
 let
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/cutensor/extension.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/cutensor/extension.nix
index 5f59cfb15bb6..57de518aa7ac 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/cutensor/extension.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/cutensor/extension.nix
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ let
   # Patch version changes should not break the build, so we only use major and minor
   # computeName :: RedistribRelease -> String
   computeName =
-    { version, ... }: cudaLib.utils.mkVersionedName redistName (lib.versions.majorMinor version);
+    { version, ... }: cudaLib.mkVersionedName redistName (lib.versions.majorMinor version);
 in
 final: _:
 let
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/generic-builders/manifest.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/generic-builders/manifest.nix
index 712db3bd5b99..36872cf9682f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/generic-builders/manifest.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/generic-builders/manifest.nix
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
   autoPatchelfHook,
   backendStdenv,
   callPackage,
-  cudaFixups,
-  cudaLib,
+  _cuda,
   fetchurl,
   lib,
   markForCudatoolkitRootHook,
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ let
   # Last step before returning control to `callPackage` (adds the `.override` method)
   # we'll apply (`overrideAttrs`) necessary package-specific "fixup" functions.
   # Order is significant.
-  maybeFixup = cudaFixups.${pname} or null;
+  maybeFixup = _cuda.fixups.${pname} or null;
   fixup = if maybeFixup != null then callPackage maybeFixup { } else { };
 
   # Get the redist systems for which package provides distributables.
@@ -54,9 +53,9 @@ let
   # redistSystem :: String
   # The redistSystem is the name of the system for which the redistributable is built.
   # It is `"unsupported"` if the redistributable is not supported on the target system.
-  redistSystem = cudaLib.utils.getRedistSystem backendStdenv.hasJetsonCudaCapability hostPlatform.system;
+  redistSystem = _cuda.lib.getRedistSystem backendStdenv.hasJetsonCudaCapability hostPlatform.system;
 
-  sourceMatchesHost = lib.elem hostPlatform.system (cudaLib.utils.getNixSystems redistSystem);
+  sourceMatchesHost = lib.elem hostPlatform.system (_cuda.lib.getNixSystems redistSystem);
 in
 (backendStdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   # NOTE: Even though there's no actual buildPhase going on here, the derivations of the
@@ -327,7 +326,7 @@ in
     broken = lists.any trivial.id (attrsets.attrValues finalAttrs.brokenConditions);
     platforms = trivial.pipe supportedRedistSystems [
       # Map each redist system to the equivalent nix systems.
-      (lib.concatMap cudaLib.utils.getNixSystems)
+      (lib.concatMap _cuda.lib.getNixSystems)
       # Take all the unique values.
       lib.unique
       # Sort the list.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/generic-builders/multiplex.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/generic-builders/multiplex.nix
index 0a6d101eaf9d..3085ae3e4610 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/generic-builders/multiplex.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/generic-builders/multiplex.nix
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ let
   # Compute versioned attribute name to be used in this package set
   # Patch version changes should not break the build, so we only use major and minor
   # computeName :: Package -> String
-  computeName =
-    { version, ... }: cudaLib.utils.mkVersionedName pname (lib.versions.majorMinor version);
+  computeName = { version, ... }: cudaLib.mkVersionedName pname (lib.versions.majorMinor version);
 
   # The newest package for each major-minor version, with newest first.
   # newestPackages :: List Package
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 6918d9ca5053..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/lib/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-let
-  lib = import ../../../../lib;
-in
-lib.fixedPoints.makeExtensible (final: {
-  data = import ./data {
-    inherit lib;
-    cudaLib = final;
-  };
-  utils = import ./utils {
-    inherit lib;
-    cudaLib = final;
-  };
-})
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/packages/backendStdenv.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/packages/backendStdenv.nix
index ac9a8ebaf44f..7122ad2da319 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/packages/backendStdenv.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/packages/backendStdenv.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # Cf. https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/218265 for context
 {
   config,
-  cudaLib,
+  _cuda,
   cudaMajorMinorVersion,
   lib,
   pkgs,
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 }:
 let
   inherit (builtins) toJSON;
-  inherit (cudaLib.data) allSortedCudaCapabilities cudaCapabilityToInfo nvccCompatibilities;
-  inherit (cudaLib.utils)
+  inherit (_cuda.db) allSortedCudaCapabilities cudaCapabilityToInfo nvccCompatibilities;
+  inherit (_cuda.lib)
     _cudaCapabilityIsDefault
     _cudaCapabilityIsSupported
     _evaluateAssertions
diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/tests/flags.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/tests/flags.nix
index d9ae72231c6c..314f69d1b90a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/tests/flags.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/tests/flags.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  cudaData,
   cudaLib,
   cudaNamePrefix,
   lib,
@@ -6,8 +7,8 @@
 }:
 let
   inherit (builtins) deepSeq toJSON tryEval;
-  inherit (cudaLib.data) cudaCapabilityToInfo;
-  inherit (cudaLib.utils) formatCapabilities;
+  inherit (cudaData) cudaCapabilityToInfo;
+  inherit (cudaLib) formatCapabilities;
   inherit (lib.asserts) assertMsg;
 in
 # When changing names or formats: pause, validate, and update the assert
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 7499ad9b62b1..4a82d04d231e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2723,9 +2723,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   cron = isc-cron;
 
-  cudaLib = import ../development/cuda-modules/lib;
-
-  cudaFixups = import ../development/cuda-modules/fixups;
+  # Top-level fix-point used in `cudaPackages`' internals
+  _cuda = import ../development/cuda-modules/_cuda;
 
   cudaPackages_11_0 = callPackage ./cuda-packages.nix { cudaMajorMinorVersion = "11.0"; };
   cudaPackages_11_1 = callPackage ./cuda-packages.nix { cudaMajorMinorVersion = "11.1"; };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/cuda-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/cuda-packages.nix
index 5870d383291e..53dd4b6029ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/cuda-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/cuda-packages.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # I've (@connorbaker) attempted to do that, though I'm unsure of how this will interact with overrides.
 {
   config,
-  cudaLib,
+  _cuda,
   cudaMajorMinorVersion,
   lib,
   newScope,
@@ -38,25 +38,28 @@ let
     versions
     ;
 
+  cudaLib = _cuda.lib;
+
   # Since Jetson capabilities are never built by default, we can check if any of them were requested
   # through final.config.cudaCapabilities and use that to determine if we should change some manifest versions.
   # Copied from backendStdenv.
   jetsonCudaCapabilities = lib.filter (
-    cudaCapability: cudaLib.data.cudaCapabilityToInfo.${cudaCapability}.isJetson
-  ) cudaLib.data.allSortedCudaCapabilities;
+    cudaCapability: _cuda.db.cudaCapabilityToInfo.${cudaCapability}.isJetson
+  ) _cuda.db.allSortedCudaCapabilities;
   hasJetsonCudaCapability =
     lib.intersectLists jetsonCudaCapabilities (config.cudaCapabilities or [ ]) != [ ];
-  redistSystem = cudaLib.utils.getRedistSystem hasJetsonCudaCapability stdenv.hostPlatform.system;
+  redistSystem = _cuda.lib.getRedistSystem hasJetsonCudaCapability stdenv.hostPlatform.system;
 
   passthruFunction = final: {
     # NOTE:
-    # It is important that cudaLib and cudaFixups are not part of the package set fixed-point. As described by
+    # It is important that _cuda is not part of the package set fixed-point. As described by
     # @SomeoneSerge:
     # > The layering should be: configuration -> (identifies/is part of) cudaPackages -> (is built using) cudaLib.
     # > No arrows should point in the reverse directions.
     # That is to say that cudaLib should only know about package sets and configurations, because it implements
     # functionality for interpreting configurations, resolving them against data, and constructing package sets.
     # This decision is driven both by a separation of concerns and by "NAMESET STRICTNESS" (see above).
+    # Also see the comment in `pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix` about the `_cuda` attribute.
 
     inherit cudaMajorMinorVersion;
 
@@ -77,17 +80,17 @@ let
     };
 
     flags =
-      cudaLib.utils.formatCapabilities {
+      cudaLib.formatCapabilities {
         inherit (final.backendStdenv) cudaCapabilities cudaForwardCompat;
-        inherit (cudaLib.data) cudaCapabilityToInfo;
+        inherit (_cuda.db) cudaCapabilityToInfo;
       }
       # TODO(@connorbaker): Enable the corresponding warnings in `../development/cuda-modules/aliases.nix` after some
       # time to allow users to migrate to cudaLib and backendStdenv.
       // {
-        inherit (cudaLib.utils) dropDots;
+        inherit (cudaLib) dropDots;
         cudaComputeCapabilityToName =
-          cudaCapability: cudaLib.data.cudaCapabilityToInfo.${cudaCapability}.archName;
-        dropDot = cudaLib.utils.dropDots;
+          cudaCapability: _cuda.db.cudaCapabilityToInfo.${cudaCapability}.archName;
+        dropDot = cudaLib.dropDots;
         isJetsonBuild = final.backendStdenv.hasJetsonCudaCapability;
       };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-cuda.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-cuda.nix
index 4ddda47a766d..6e6e4811604a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release-cuda.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-cuda.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 let
   lib = import ../../lib;
-  cudaLib = import ../development/cuda-modules/lib;
+  inherit (import ../development/cuda-modules/_cuda) cudaLib;
 in
 
 {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ in
   # Attributes passed to nixpkgs.
   nixpkgsArgs ? {
     config = {
-      allowUnfreePredicate = cudaLib.utils.allowUnfreeCudaPredicate;
+      allowUnfreePredicate = cudaLib.allowUnfreeCudaPredicate;
       "${variant}Support" = true;
       inHydra = true;