NVIDIA Launches Affordable Generative AI Supercomputer: Jetson Orin Nano Super

NVIDIA has introduced the Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit, a compact generative AI supercomputer that provides significant performance enhancements at a much lower price. Aimed at hobbyists, students, and developers, this new kit promises a 1.7x increase in generative AI performance, offering an ideal solution for AI enthusiasts working on tasks such as chatbots, visual AI agents, and robotics.

Enhanced Performance and Reduced Price

The Jetson Orin Nano Super is available now for just $249, down from its previous price of $499. This updated version delivers substantial improvements over its predecessor, including a 70% boost in generative AI inference performance, reaching 67 INT8 TOPS, and a 50% increase in memory bandwidth, now at 102GB/s. These upgrades make the Jetson Orin Nano Super a powerful tool for both developers and hobbyists exploring AI technologies.

Ideal for a Variety of Applications

Whether building large language models (LLMs) with retrieval-augmented generation, creating visual AI agents, or deploying AI-powered robots, the Jetson Orin Nano Super is designed to handle diverse generative AI tasks. The system is particularly suited for those looking to develop skills in robotics, computer vision, and AI in general, as the AI industry shifts from task-specific models to more versatile foundation models.

Powerful Hardware for AI Development

The Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit includes an 8GB Jetson Orin Nano system-on-module (SoM) and a reference carrier board, offering an ideal platform for prototyping edge AI applications. The SoM features an NVIDIA Ampere architecture GPU with tensor cores, paired with a 6-core Arm CPU. This configuration enables multiple AI application pipelines to run concurrently and provides high-performance inference capabilities. The device can also support up to four cameras with higher resolution and frame rates compared to earlier versions.

Broad Software Ecosystem and Community Support

NVIDIA has built an extensive ecosystem to support the development of generative AI applications. The Jetson AI Lab offers immediate access to cutting-edge models from the open-source community, along with tutorials to guide developers. The broader Jetson community also provides inspiration through shared projects.

The Jetson platform runs NVIDIA AI software, including Isaac for robotics, Metropolis for vision AI, and Holoscan for sensor processing. It also supports NVIDIA Omniverse Replicator for synthetic data generation and the TAO Toolkit for fine-tuning pretrained AI models. Additionally, Jetson ecosystem partners offer developer tools, custom software development, and hardware solutions like cameras, sensors, and carrier boards.

Boosting Performance with Super Mode

Existing owners of the Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit can benefit from the performance boost as well. By upgrading to the latest JetPack SDK, they can unlock the same 1.7x generative AI performance improvements.

With these updates, the Jetson Orin Nano Super provides a highly affordable and powerful platform for developers, hobbyists, and students to explore the rapidly evolving world of generative AI.