On 17th December, NVIDIA unveiled the Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit, the company’s most affordable generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) supercomputer.
This tiny kit is compact and fits in the palm of a hand, delivering up to 67 trillion operations per second (TOPS) of AI performance that seamlessly runs the most popular generative AI models, like vision transformers, LLMs, vision-language models, and more.
For reference, Jetson Orin Nano Super announced it in 2023 for $499, and now NVIDIA has cut its price to $249. This AI supercomputer offers a 1.7x improvement, a 70% increase in performance, and a 50% increase in memory bandwidth to 102GB/s compared with its predecessor.
Its wide range of applications makes it well-suited for students, enthusiasts, and developers worldwide. The developer kit includes Jetson Orin Nano 8GB system-on-module and a reference carrier board, providing an ideal platform to prototype AI applications.
The 8GB system-on-module is powered by NVIDIA Ampere architecture GPU with tensor cores and a 6-core Arm CPU, facilitating multiple AI applications and high-performance inference. Also, it supports up to four cameras, offering higher resolution and frame rates.
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“Generative AI is evolving quickly. The NVIDIA Jetson AI lab offers immediate support for those cutting-edge models from the open-source community and provides easy-to-use tutorials. Developers can also get extensive support from the broader Jetson community and inspiration from projects created by developers,” says NVIDIA.
| Specifications | Values |
|---|---|
| AI Performance | 67 INT8 TOPS |
| GPU | NVIDIA Ampere architecture with 1024 CUDA cores and 32 tensor cores |
| CPU | 6-core Arm® Cortex®-A78AE v8.2 64-bit CPU 1.5MB L2 + 4MB L3 |
| Memory | 8GB 128-bit LPDDR5 102 GB/s |
| Storage | Supports SD card slot and external NVMe |
| Power | 7W–25W |
Some users might have already purchased this supercomputer since it’s not a new product. Nvidia will push software updates to boost generative AI performance for those who own a Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit.
Priced at $249, this supercomputer offers increased performance that even outranks most AI PCs priced over $1,000.
