diff --git a/tinygrad/runtime/graph/cuda.py b/tinygrad/runtime/graph/cuda.py
index 29f9b53598..a3ca2df9e2 100644
--- a/tinygrad/runtime/graph/cuda.py
+++ b/tinygrad/runtime/graph/cuda.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import ctypes, collections
 from typing import Any, Optional, Tuple, Dict, List, cast
 import tinygrad.runtime.autogen.cuda as cuda
-from tinygrad.helpers import init_c_var, GraphException
+from tinygrad.helpers import init_c_var, GraphException, getenv
 from tinygrad.device import CompiledASTRunner, update_stats, Buffer, MultiDeviceJITGraph, BufferXfer, Device, BufferOptions
 from tinygrad.runtime.ops_cuda import CUDADevice, check, encode_args, cu_time_execution
 from tinygrad.shape.symbolic import Variable
@@ -43,23 +43,27 @@ class CUDAGraph(MultiDeviceJITGraph):
       elif isinstance(ji.prg, BufferXfer):
         dest, src = [cast(Buffer, x) for x in ji.rawbufs[0:2]]
         src_dev, dest_dev = cast(CUDADevice, Device[src.device]), cast(CUDADevice, Device[dest.device])
-        cpu_buffer = Buffer(device=src.device, dtype=src.dtype, size=src.size, options=BufferOptions(host=True)).allocate()
-        self.cpu_buffers.append(cpu_buffer)
-
-        node_to = cuda.CUgraphNode()
         node_from = cuda.CUgraphNode()
         deps = self.access_resources(read=[src], write=[dest], new_dependency=node_from)
         c_deps = (cuda.CUgraphNode*len(deps))(*deps) if deps else None
+        if getenv("CUDA_P2P"):
+          cp_params = cuda.CUDA_MEMCPY3D_v2(srcMemoryType=cuda.CU_MEMORYTYPE_DEVICE, srcDevice=src._buf, srcPitch=src.nbytes, srcHeight=1,
+                                            dstMemoryType=cuda.CU_MEMORYTYPE_DEVICE, dstDevice=dest._buf, dstPitch=dest.nbytes, dstHeight=1,
+                                            WidthInBytes=dest.nbytes, Height=1, Depth=1)
+          check(cuda.cuGraphAddMemcpyNode(ctypes.byref(node_from), self.graph, c_deps, len(deps), ctypes.byref(cp_params), src_dev.context))
+        else:
+          self.cpu_buffers.append(cpu_buffer:=Buffer(device=src.device, dtype=src.dtype, size=src.size, options=BufferOptions(host=True)).allocate())
 
-        cp_params = cuda.CUDA_MEMCPY3D_v2(srcMemoryType=cuda.CU_MEMORYTYPE_DEVICE, srcDevice=src._buf, srcPitch=src.nbytes, srcHeight=1,
-                                          dstMemoryType=cuda.CU_MEMORYTYPE_HOST, dstHost=cpu_buffer._buf, dstPitch=dest.nbytes, dstHeight=1,
-                                          WidthInBytes=dest.nbytes, Height=1, Depth=1)
-        check(cuda.cuGraphAddMemcpyNode(ctypes.byref(node_to), self.graph, c_deps, len(deps), ctypes.byref(cp_params), src_dev.context))
-        cp_params = cuda.CUDA_MEMCPY3D_v2(srcMemoryType=cuda.CU_MEMORYTYPE_HOST, srcHost=cpu_buffer._buf, srcPitch=src.nbytes, srcHeight=1,
-                                          dstMemoryType=cuda.CU_MEMORYTYPE_DEVICE, dstDevice=dest._buf, dstPitch=dest.nbytes, dstHeight=1,
-                                          WidthInBytes=dest.nbytes, Height=1, Depth=1)
-        check(cuda.cuGraphAddMemcpyNode(ctypes.byref(node_from), self.graph, (cuda.CUgraphNode*1)(node_to), 1,
-                                        ctypes.byref(cp_params), dest_dev.context))
+          node_to = cuda.CUgraphNode()
+          cp_params = cuda.CUDA_MEMCPY3D_v2(srcMemoryType=cuda.CU_MEMORYTYPE_DEVICE, srcDevice=src._buf, srcPitch=src.nbytes, srcHeight=1,
+                                            dstMemoryType=cuda.CU_MEMORYTYPE_HOST, dstHost=cpu_buffer._buf, dstPitch=dest.nbytes, dstHeight=1,
+                                            WidthInBytes=dest.nbytes, Height=1, Depth=1)
+          check(cuda.cuGraphAddMemcpyNode(ctypes.byref(node_to), self.graph, c_deps, len(deps), ctypes.byref(cp_params), src_dev.context))
+          cp_params = cuda.CUDA_MEMCPY3D_v2(srcMemoryType=cuda.CU_MEMORYTYPE_HOST, srcHost=cpu_buffer._buf, srcPitch=src.nbytes, srcHeight=1,
+                                            dstMemoryType=cuda.CU_MEMORYTYPE_DEVICE, dstDevice=dest._buf, dstPitch=dest.nbytes, dstHeight=1,
+                                            WidthInBytes=dest.nbytes, Height=1, Depth=1)
+          check(cuda.cuGraphAddMemcpyNode(ctypes.byref(node_from), self.graph, (cuda.CUgraphNode*1)(node_to), 1,
+                                          ctypes.byref(cp_params), dest_dev.context))
         if j in self.jc_idxs_with_updatable_rawbufs: self.updatable_nodes[j] = (node_from, cp_params, src_dev.context, True)
 
     self.instance = init_c_var(cuda.CUgraphExec(), lambda x: check(cuda.cuGraphInstantiate_v2(ctypes.byref(x), self.graph, None, None, 0)))