The Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit draws the least power of the NVIDIA Jetson developer kits that aren't EOL. It's rated at 7–15 W in default mode and 7–25 W in Super mode. nvidia.comnvidia.com ↗“power.power_envelope=7-15 W, power.power_envelope_super=7-25 W”
NVIDIA Jetson developer kits not marked EOL nvidia.com +2nvidia.com ↗“power.power_envelope=7-15 W, power.power_envelope_super=7-25 W”nvidia.com ↗“power.power_envelope=15-60 W”developer.nvidia.com ↗“power.power_envelope=40-130 W”
| Developer kit | Power (default mode) | Power (Super mode) |
|---|---|---|
| Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit | 7–15 W | 7–25 W |
| Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit 64GB | 15–60 W | — |
| Jetson AGX Thor Developer Kit | 40–130 W | — |
Why it may suit a classroom lab:
- The listed price is $249, and its carrier board works with all Orin NX and Orin Nano modules. nvidia.comnvidia.com ↗“$249; reference carrier compatible with all Orin NX/Orin Nano modules”
- It's rated at 40 TOPS in default mode and 67 TOPS in Super mode (INT8, sparse). It has 8 GB of LPDDR5 memory. nvidia.com +1nvidia.com ↗“performance.max_ai_tops=40 TOPS, performance.max_ai_tops_super=67 TOPS”nvidia.com ↗“memory.memory_gb=8 GB, memory.memory_type=LPDDR5”
- It's rated to run in rooms from 0 °C to 35 °C. nvidia.comnvidia.com ↗“thermal.max_operating_temp_c=35 °C, thermal.min_operating_temp_c=0 °C”
Things to know:
- Only the EOL Jetson Nano Developer Kit draws less (5–10 W). It's marked EOL, so I left it out. The Jetson TX2, Jetson Xavier NX and Jetson AGX Xavier developer kits are also marked EOL. developer... +4developer.nvidia.com ↗“power.power_envelope=5-10 W”developer.nvidia.com ↗“identity.lifecycle_status=EOL”developer.nvidia.com ↗“identity.lifecycle_status=EOL”developer.nvidia.com ↗“identity.lifecycle_status=EOL”developer.nvidia.com ↗“identity.lifecycle_status=EOL”
- No status is listed for the three kits above. They aren't marked EOL, but the catalog doesn't list a lifecycle status for them either.
- This only covers NVIDIA's own Jetson developer kits. Partner developer kits built on Jetson modules weren't part of this comparison.