diff --git a/pkg/container_config.go b/pkg/container_config.go
index ebae74f5..15bbc0f4 100644
--- a/pkg/container_config.go
+++ b/pkg/container_config.go
@@ -198,19 +198,42 @@ func isLegacyCUDAImage(env map[string]string) bool {
 	return len(legacyCudaVersion) > 0 && len(cudaRequire) == 0
 }
 
-func getDevices(env map[string]string) *string {
-	gpuVars := []string{envNVVisibleDevices}
+func getDevices(env map[string]string, legacyImage bool) *string {
+	// Build a list of envvars to consider.
+	envVars := []string{envNVVisibleDevices}
 	if envSwarmGPU != nil {
-		// The Swarm resource has higher precedence.
-		gpuVars = append([]string{*envSwarmGPU}, gpuVars...)
+		// The Swarm envvar has higher precedence.
+		envVars = append([]string{*envSwarmGPU}, envVars...)
 	}
 
-	for _, gpuVar := range gpuVars {
-		if devices, ok := env[gpuVar]; ok {
-			return &devices
+	// Grab a reference to devices from the first envvar
+	// in the list that actually exists in the environment.
+	var devices *string
+	for _, envVar := range envVars {
+		if devs, ok := env[envVar]; ok {
+			devices = &devs
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
+
+	// Environment variable unset with legacy image: default to "all".
+	if devices == nil && legacyImage {
+		all := "all"
+		return &all
+	}
+
+	// Environment variable unset or empty or "void": return nil
+	if devices == nil || len(*devices) == 0 || *devices == "void" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Environment variable set to "none": reset to "".
+	if *devices == "none" {
+		empty := ""
+		return &empty
+	}
+
+	// Any other value.
+	return devices
 }
 
 func getMigConfigDevices(env map[string]string) *string {
@@ -227,14 +250,37 @@ func getMigMonitorDevices(env map[string]string) *string {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getDriverCapabilities(env map[string]string) *string {
-	if capabilities, ok := env[envNVDriverCapabilities]; ok {
-		return &capabilities
+func getDriverCapabilities(env map[string]string, legacyImage bool) *string {
+	// Grab a reference to the capabilities from the envvar
+	// if it actually exists in the environment.
+	var capabilities *string
+	if caps, ok := env[envNVDriverCapabilities]; ok {
+		capabilities = &caps
 	}
-	return nil
+
+	// Environment variable unset with legacy image: set all capabilities.
+	if capabilities == nil && legacyImage {
+		allCaps := allDriverCapabilities
+		return &allCaps
+	}
+
+	// Environment variable unset or set but empty: set default capabilities.
+	if capabilities == nil || len(*capabilities) == 0 {
+		defaultCaps := defaultDriverCapabilities
+		return &defaultCaps
+	}
+
+	// Environment variable set to "all": set all capabilities.
+	if *capabilities == "all" {
+		allCaps := allDriverCapabilities
+		return &allCaps
+	}
+
+	// Any other value
+	return capabilities
 }
 
-func getRequirements(env map[string]string) []string {
+func getRequirements(env map[string]string, legacyImage bool) []string {
 	// All variables with the "NVIDIA_REQUIRE_" prefix are passed to nvidia-container-cli
 	var requirements []string
 	for name, value := range env {
@@ -242,24 +288,25 @@ func getRequirements(env map[string]string) []string {
 			requirements = append(requirements, value)
 		}
 	}
+	if legacyImage {
+		vmaj, vmin, _ := parseCudaVersion(env[envCUDAVersion])
+		cudaRequire := fmt.Sprintf("cuda>=%d.%d", vmaj, vmin)
+		requirements = append(requirements, cudaRequire)
+	}
 	return requirements
 }
 
 func getNvidiaConfig(env map[string]string, privileged bool) *nvidiaConfig {
+	legacyImage := isLegacyCUDAImage(env)
+
 	var devices string
-	d := getDevices(env)
-	if d == nil || len(*d) == 0 || *d == "void" {
-		// Environment variable unset or empty or "void": not a GPU container.
+	if d := getDevices(env, legacyImage); d != nil {
+		devices = *d
+	} else {
+		// 'nil' devices means this is not a GPU container.
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Environment variable non-empty and not "void".
-	devices = *d
-
-	if devices == "none" {
-		devices = ""
-	}
-
 	var migConfigDevices string
 	if d := getMigConfigDevices(env); d != nil {
 		migConfigDevices = *d
@@ -277,18 +324,11 @@ func getNvidiaConfig(env map[string]string, privileged bool) *nvidiaConfig {
 	}
 
 	var driverCapabilities string
-	if c := getDriverCapabilities(env); c == nil || len(*c) == 0 {
-		// Environment variable unset or set but empty: use default capability.
-		driverCapabilities = defaultDriverCapabilities
-	} else {
-		// Environment variable set and non-empty.
+	if c := getDriverCapabilities(env, legacyImage); c != nil {
 		driverCapabilities = *c
 	}
-	if driverCapabilities == "all" {
-		driverCapabilities = allDriverCapabilities
-	}
 
-	requirements := getRequirements(env)
+	requirements := getRequirements(env, legacyImage)
 
 	// Don't fail on invalid values.
 	disableRequire, _ := strconv.ParseBool(env[envNVDisableRequire])