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NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin

NVIDIA
documented / Overall score: 4.0(strong)

NVIDIA's high-end edge-AI system-on-module, delivering up to 275 sparse INT8 TOPS from a 2048-core Ampere GPU with 64 tensor cores alongside a 12-core Arm Cortex-A78AE CPU. It ships in 32GB and 64GB LPDDR5 variants on a 699-pin module and is the top of the Jetson Orin family, aimed at robotics and autonomous machines.

Openness

3 high confidence
3.0
schematics
partial (module datasheet + carrier design guide public)
toolchain
closed (JetPack/Jetson Linux proprietary (NVIDIA SLA))
datasheets
public
blobs
required (proprietary drivers/bootloader)
retail
distributor (via distributors)
form_factor
module (699-pin Mirror Mezz module for a carrier board)

NVIDIA publishes module datasheets and a Product Design Guide but not the module's own board files, and modules are sold through its distributor network. Jetson Linux, which includes the kernel, bootloader and drivers, is downloaded under NVIDIA's Software License Agreement, keeping the toolchain closed even though the hardware documentation is public.

Adoption

3 medium confidence
3.0

Available as a dev kit and production module through NVIDIA's distributor network with a large Jetson community, but the high price targets professional robotics.

Capability

5 high confidence
5.0

The 64GB, 275 sparse INT8 TOPS variant is the highest-capability Orin module, and its 64GB of LPDDR5 leaves room for larger models than the smaller Orin modules can hold. It sits above the Orin NX at 157 sparse TOPS with 16GB and the Orin Nano at 67 sparse TOPS with 8GB.

Verified 2026-10-08, except some scores, still awaiting re-confirmation