NVIDIA Jetson Developer Kits Comparison – Nano vs TX2 vs Xavier NX vs AGX Xavier

Jetson Developer Kits Comparison: Nano vs TX2 vs Xavier NX vs AGX XavierNVIDIA launched the Jetson Xavier NX developer kit yesterday, and I included a short comparison table in the announcement between Jetson Nano, TX2, Xavier NX, and AGX Xavier developer kits. But I thought it might be worthwhile to have a more detailed comparison in a separate post, so here we are.

 Jetson Nano (B01)Jetson TX2Jetson Xavier NXJetson AGX Xavier
CPUQuad-core Arm A57
@ 1.43 GHz
Hexa-core processor with 2x NVIDIA Denver 2 64-Bit CPU, 4x ARM Cortex-A57  cores6-core NVIDIA Carmel ARM v8.2 64-bit CPU
6 MB L2 + 4 MB L3 cache
8-Core ARM v8.2 64-Bit
CPU
8 MB L2 + 4 MB L3
GPU128-core Maxwell GPU256-core Pascal GPUVolta GPU with 384 NVIDIA CUDA cores and 48 Tensor cores512-core Volta GPU with Tensor Cores
AI accel.N/AN/A2x NVDLA Engines
7-Way VLIW Vision Processor
2x NVDLA Engines
7-Way VLIW Vision Processor
Memory4 GB 64-bit LPDDR4 @ 25.6 GB/s8GB 128-bit LPDDR4 @
59.7 GB/s
8 GB 128-bit LPDDR4x @ 51.2GB/s32 GB 256-Bit LPDDR4x @ 137 GB/s
StorageMicroSD slot32GB eMMC flash
SD card slot
SATA
MicroSD card slot
M.2 Key M for SSD
32 GB eMMC flash
Micro SD/UFS card socket
M.2 Key M for SSD
eSATAp + USB 3.0 type A
Video
Output
HDMI 2.0 and eDP 1.4 (video only)HDMI 2.0
Display expansion header with 2x 4-lane DSI, eDP/DP/HDMI, backlight and touch
HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
HDMI 2.0
2x DisplayPort via USB-C ports
Camera
I/F
2x MIPI CSI-2Camera expansion header with 6x 2-lane CSI or 3x 4-lane CSI, I2S, UART, I2C
5MP camera included in kit
2x MIPI CSI-2Camera expansion header with 16x 2-lane CSI or 8x 4-lane CSI, conrol signals
Video Decode4K @ 60 | 2x 4K @ 30 | 8x 1080p @ 30 | 18x 720p @ 30 (H.264/H.265)2x 4K @ 60 |4x 4K @ 30 | 7x 1080p @ 60 | 14x 1080p @ 30 (H.265)2x 4Kp60 | 4x 4Kp30 | 12x 1080p60 | 32x 1080p30 (H.265)
2x 4Kp30 | 6x 1080p60 | 16x 1080p30 (H.264)
2x 4Kp60 (H.265)
Video Encode4K @ 30 | 4x 1080p @ 30 | 9x 720p @ 30 (H.264/H.265)1x 4K @ 60 | 3x 4K @ 30 |
4x 1080p @ 60 | 8x 1080p @ 30 (H.265)
2x 4Kp30 | 6x 1080p60 | 14x 1080p30 (H.265 & H.264)2x 4Kp60 (H.265)
NetworkingGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
802.11ac WiFi 5 and Bluetooth
Gigabit Ethernet
WiFi and Bluetooth via included M.2 Key-E card
Gigabit Ethernet
USB4x USB 3.0
1x Micro USB 2.0 device
1x USB 3.0
1x Micro USB 2.0
4x USB 3.1
1x Micro USB 2.0
2x USB 3.1 Type C with optional DP, optional PD
ExpansionM.2 Key E socket (PCIe x1, USB 2.0, UART, I2S, and I2C)
40-pin expansion header with GPIO, I2C, I2S, SPI, UART signals
M.2 Key E socket
PCIe x4 connector
40-pin expansion header with I2C, I2S, SPI, UART, D-MIC
30-pin expansion header with I2S, GPIOs, speaker
M.2 Key E socket (PCIe x1, USB 2.0, UART, I2S, and I2C)
40-pin expansion header with GPIOs, I2C, I2S, SPI, UART
M.2 Key E socket with PCIe x1, USB 2.0 + UART for WiFI/LTE
PCIe x16 slot (x8 used)
40-pin expansion header with UART, SPI, CAN, I2C, I2S, DMIC, GPIOs
HD audio header
Power Supply5V/4A via power barrel
5V/2A via micro USB
optional PoE support
5.5V to 19.6V via power barrel
19V DC adapter included
9 to 19V via power barrel
power adapter included
9 to 20V via power barrel
19V DC adapter included
Power Consumption5-10W7.5-15W10-15W10-30W
CoolingHeatsinkFansinkFansinkFansink
Dimensions100 x 80 x 26 mm170x170mm (Mini-ITX)103 x 90.5 x 31 mm105 x 105 x ~55 mm
Price$99$399$399$699
AI Performance0.5 TFLOPS (FP16)1.3 TFLOPS (FP16)6 TFLOPS (FP16)
21 TOPS (INT8)
5.5-11 TFLOPS (FP16)
20-32 TOPS (INT8)

As expected, usually the more you spend on a board, the better the performance and features. The exception is Jetson TX2 which’s the same price as the new Jetson Xavier NX devkit but delivers about a fifth of the FP16 AI performance. So as today, there’s little reason to buy a TX2 board for a new project unless you need some of the required features that are missing on Xavier NX.

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Frank Earl
4 years ago

…and it’s worth noting that there’s very little in the way that’s missing from the TX2 to the Xavier NX…

The WiFi/BT is a Cypress part on the X2 SOM. You can put a better/more premium part for a little extra costs on the PCI-E edge.

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