NVIDIA just launched an exciting new supercomputer for home use – the Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit, right in time for the holidays. This platform pushes generative AI performance by 70% compared to its predecessor, making it a solid choice for developers and hobbyists keen on training AI tools, agents, and robots. If you already own Jetson Orin NX or Orin Nano, you can boost your system’s performance with a software update.
You can grab the Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit for $249, which is a real steal compared to the former kit’s price of $499. This new kit includes a Jetson Orin Nano 8GB system-on-module and a reference carrier board. It packs an NVIDIA Ampere architecture GPU with tensor cores and a 6-core Arm CPU. You’ll see performance hitting 67 INT8 TOPS, a remarkable 70% leap from the earlier model, while enjoying a 50% increase in memory bandwidth, now at 102GB/s. The kit operates at just 25 watts of power and can support up to four cameras for computer vision projects.
In a recent video, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang noted that this kit can handle everything the HGX does, including running large language models. Plus, it’s compatible with CUDA and CUDNN, NVIDIA’s libraries for deep learning. Huang stressed that this is a chance for developers to dive into working with generative AI in real physical robots.
For those with existing Jetson Orin NX and Orin Nano systems, you can also get in on the action with a software upgrade that boosts your generative AI performance by 1.7 times. All of this makes the NVIDIA Jetson ecosystem a vibrant space for innovation.
