Last Updated: 17 December 2024
NVIDIA has introduced the Jetson Orin Nano Super, a small but powerful generative AI supercomputer. Designed for developers, students, and hobbyists, it combines top-tier performance with a budget-friendly price to make AI development accessible to more people.
The Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit delivers a 1.7x boost in generative AI performance compared to its predecessor.
This means a 70% overall performance increase and a 50% jump in memory bandwidth, reaching 102GB/s.
Powered by NVIDIA’s Ampere GPU architecture and a 6-core Arm CPU, the Jetson Orin Nano Super handles multiple AI tasks at once. Whether you’re building LLM chatbots, creating visual AI agents, or designing AI-powered robots, this kit is ready for the challenge.
The kit comes with a Jetson Orin Nano 8GB system-on-module (SoM) and a reference carrier board. It supports up to four cameras, offering higher resolution and frame rates—perfect for computer vision projects and edge AI development.
“It’s like we’ve taken Orin Nano and added a cape to make it a superhero”
Deepu Talla, NVIDIA’s VP of Embedded and Edge Computing
The Jetson Orin Nano Super works seamlessly with popular generative AI models and transformer-based computer vision systems.
Whether you’re using models from OpenAI, Google, Meta, Microsoft, or Hugging Face, the platform handles them all with ease.
Existing Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit users can unlock the same 1.7x performance boost with a simple software update. This upgrade also extends to the Jetson Orin NX and other Orin Nano series systems.
To make development easier, NVIDIA offers a suite of tools tailored for AI projects:
You’ll also find plenty of support through the NVIDIA Jetson AI Lab and its active developer community. Tutorials, open-source projects, and ecosystem partners provide everything you need, from custom software to additional hardware solutions.
With its mix of affordability and performance, the Jetson Orin Nano Super is a game-changer for anyone looking to dive into AI. Whether you're a student testing new ideas, a hobbyist experimenting with robotics, or a developer creating advanced edge AI applications, this platform makes it easier to bring your projects to life.
