Jetson FAQ

NVIDIA^? Jetson is the world's leading platform for AI at the edge. It combines high-performance, low-power compute modules with the NVIDIA AI software stack. It’s the ideal platform for advanced robotics and other autonomous products.

For more information, see the NVIDIA Jetson Developer Site. For product datasheets and other technical collateral, see the Jetson Download Center.

NVIDIA JetPack SDK provides the foundation for building AI applications on Jetson. It bundles all the Jetson platform software, including TensorRT, cuDNN, CUDA Toolkit, VPI, GStreamer, and OpenCV, all built on top of Jetson Linux (L4T) with LTS Linux kernel.

See this link for information about JetPack and all the Jetson software.

JetPack 6 supports Jetson Orin with our latest compute stack and Linux LTS. It also supports Jetson Platform Services.

JetPack 5 is in sustaining mode. It supports Jetson Orin and Jetson Xavier with production-ready feature releases.

JetPack 4 is in sustaining mode and supports Jetson Xavier, Jetson TX2, and Jetson Nano.

JetPack 4 was first released in 2018, and its Linux LTS kernel 4.9 reached EOL at the start of 2023. NVIDIA has continued to support JetPack 4 with security patches and critical bug fixes, but the final sustaining release marking EOL for JetPack 4 is scheduled for Q1 of 2024. NVIDIA encourages developers to leverage the expertise of Jetson Ecosystem partners including TimeSys and Codethink for further Kernel maintenance. For seamless support continuity on Jetson Xavier modules, we suggest developers transition to JetPack 5.

The NVIDIA Jetson platform is uniquely capable of running any kind of generative AI model locally, including LLMs, vision transformers, VLMs and Stable Diffusion. Jetson AGX Orin delivers leading performance in the MLPerf Benchmark for generative AI at the embedded edge.

To explore more, please visit the NVIDIA Jetson AI Lab.

Jetson products are available from distributors and e-tailers, as well as from NVIDIA. See this link for a full listing.

Each Jetson developer kit includes a non-production specification Jetson module attached to a reference carrier board. Together with JetPack SDK, it is used to develop and test software for your use case. Jetson developer kits are not intended for production use.

Jetson modules are suitable for deployment in a production environment throughout their operating lifetime. Each Jetson module ships with no software pre-installed; you attach it to a carrier board designed or procured for your end product, and flash it with the software image you’ve developed.

The Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit has been upgraded with 64GB of memory. The performance is the same as the original 32GB Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit, except for the memory. The price of the Jetson AGX Orin developer kit with 64GB of memory is $1999.

In addition, the production Jetson AGX Orin 64GB and Jetson AGX Orin 32GB modules have different memory, AI compute and performances. Please refer to the technical specifications table here for details.

The NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit is a compact, yet powerful computer that redefines generative AI for small edge devices. It delivers up to 67 TOPS of AI performance—a 1.7X improvement over its predecessor—to seamlessly run all kinds of generative AI models, like vision transformers, large language models, vision-language models, and more.

The Jetson Orin Nano Super has no physical hardware and package differences compared to the Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit. The performance upgrade comes from software optimization. Existing Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit users can experience this performance boost with just a software update.

Jetson Orin Super Mode, designed to accelerate AI performance for Jetson Orin NX and Orin Nano series, is enabled via software upgrade. NVIDIA provides a new flash configuration file for customers who need improved performance. The new flash config supports a 25W power mode and MAXN power mode for the Jetson Orin Nano series and a 40W power mode and MAXN power mode for Jetson Orin NX series of production modules.

The Jetson Orin Super Mode requires a higher power budget and customers may need to redesign their carrier boards and thermal solutions to enable the super mode. For the Orin NX series, the carrier board must have an HV rail to enable super mode and thermal designs need to support 40W. For the Orin Nano series, the carrier board and thermal design can refer to Jetson Orin Nano developer kit.

No. Jetson developer kits are not for production use. The developer kit is used to develop and test software in a pre-production environment.

Jetson modules are designed for deployment in a production environment throughout their operating lifetime.

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See the Jetson Module Adaptation and Bring-Up topic in the latest Jetson Linux Developer Guide for a description of how to port software from a Jetson developer kit to your production hardware.

Jetson AGX Xavier and Jetson Xavier NX modules will continue to be available per our Jetson Product Lifecycle page—up to January 2028 for Jetson AGX Xavier and Jetson Xavier NX, and July 2031 for Jetson AGX Xavier Industrial. NVIDIA Jetson Xavier developer kits have reached EOL, but development systems are available from Jetson Partners.

Jetson ecosystem partners provide complete hardware systems built around Jetson modules for a variety of use cases. They also offer many production-ready carrier boards to help you get to market quickly.

See the complete list of these Jetson partner products.

Jetson ecosystem partners offer Jetson Development Systems which include a partner carrier board with a production Jetson module. The partner carrier boards are production quality and support a broad range of I/Os including MIPI CSI-2, GMSL, Ethernet, USB, HDMI, PCIe, and more.

All Jetson modules are software compatible, and new capabilities such as DLA engine acceleration may become available when moving software developed on one Jetson module to another. If the move implies a change in JetPack version, some porting may be required.

From a hardware perspective, Jetson modules have many signals in common, but the connector pin-out and electromechanical footprints do vary. See the Jetson module Data Sheets and Product Design Guides for details. In summary:

^? Jetson AGX Orin and Jetson AGX Xavier pin compatibility is dependent on your UPHY usage
^?? Jetson Orin NX & Jetson Orin Nano series modules are not pin-compatible with Jetson Xavier NX series modules, but you can design a carrier board for the I/Os they have in common, such that both modules are supported.

When designing a carrier board to support more than one of the modules listed above as pin compatible, there may be some interface differences to note. See the Interface Comparison and Migration documents for details.

For a general overview of Jetson modules and their different combinations of interfaces, mechanical size, and performance, see the Jetson Hardware page.

Jetson has multiple interfaces for connecting a camera. That includes USB, Ethernet, and MIPI CSI-2.

Jetson ecosystem partners provide camera modules to connect through available Jetson interfaces. These partners supply drivers and support for operation with the Jetpack SDK.

See the list of Jetson partner-supported cameras for a broad portfolio of cameras including SerDes-based solutions like GMSL and FPD-LINK for longer cable lengths.

The Memory Part Numbers included in the Jetson Orin modules can be found in the tables included in the Product Marking Specification application notes listed here.

See the Lifecycle page on the Jetson Developer Zone.

? Jetson developer kits are warranted for development use only.
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Here is a summary of suggested retail prices. Follow this link to find a local distributor.

Please reach out to your local distributors for these origin-specific SKUs.

If you believe that your Jetson product is defective, please contact the NVIDIA Customer Care team. We will help you troubleshoot your issue and process a replacement if it is found to be defective.

1. Go to this link.
2. Select the "Live Chat" option to chat online with one of our customer care agents.
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4. Select the "Jetson" from the product drop-down list.
5. Submit the request.

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