NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX
NVIDIACompact mid-range edge-AI system-on-module in a 260-pin SO-DIMM form factor, delivering up to 157 TOPS from a 1792-core Ampere GPU with 56 tensor cores and an 8-core Arm Cortex-A78AE CPU. It ships in 8GB and 16GB LPDDR5 variants and sits between the Orin Nano and AGX Orin, used in drones, cameras and compact robotics.
Openness
3 high confidence- 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 (260-pin SO-DIMM 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.
- https://developer.nvidia.com/embedded/jetson-linux recorded 2026-08-13
NVIDIA Jetson Linux Driver Package 39.2.1 - "includes Linux Kernel, UEFI bootloader, NVIDIA drivers, flashing utilities" - published under the NVIDIA Software License Agreement
- https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/autonomous-machines/embedded-systems/jetson-orin recorded 2026-08-13
Up to 157 TOPS, 1792-core Ampere GPU with 56 Tensor Cores, 16GB 128-bit LPDDR5, 260-pin SO-DIMM connector; "See Module Data Sheets"; "See the Product Design Guide for supported UPHY configurations"; a Jetson partner ecosystem offering carrier boards and systems
Adoption
3 medium confidenceProduction SO-DIMM module sold through NVIDIA's distributor network with strong Jetson community; popular in commercial drones/robotics but not mass-market. The family page lists "Jetson Orin NX is available in 16GB and 8GB" as production modules routed through the Jetson partner ecosystem, with no retail channel of its own.
- https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/autonomous-machines/embedded-systems/jetson-orin recorded 2026-10-08
"Jetson Orin NX is available in 16GB and 8GB" production modules, sold through the Jetson partner ecosystem
Capability
4 high confidenceThe 16GB, 157 sparse INT8 TOPS variant sits below AGX Orin at 275 TOPS with 64GB and above Orin Nano at 67 TOPS with 8GB, according to NVIDIA's family comparison table.
- https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/autonomous-machines/embedded-systems/jetson-orin recorded 2026-08-13
157 SPARSE INT8 TOPS, 1792-core Ampere GPU with 56 Tensor Cores, 16GB 128-bit LPDDR5
Verified 2026-10-08, except some scores, still awaiting re-confirmation