The NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit Gets a Huge Upgrade!
And a massive price reduction? Happy Holidays!
TLDR; as of today, the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit gets an amazing firmware update that drastically improves its abilities (1.7x more TOPS) + a 50% price reduction, and is being renamed the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super Development Kit to reflect this upgrade!
Market Context and Challenges
Developers face major challenges in accessing compute resources for generative AI, including high costs for cutting-edge hardware, escalating cloud fees, energy consumption, software optimization complexities, and a fragmented ecosystem. These barriers hinder innovation and accessibility, especially for smaller teams and startups. There is a growing need for solutions that offer cost-effective and pre-optimized compute platforms specifically designed for generative AI, empowering developers to overcome these constraints and focus on innovation.
The Solution
By providing affordable and high-performance generative AI computers, developers gain access to a personal AI playground to prototype, experiment, and build innovative applications. These systems are powered by a cutting-edge NVIDIA software stack, enabling seamless deployment of various generative AI models with optimized performance. With the support of a robust software ecosystem, including NVIDIA's TRTLLM, developers benefit from accelerated inferencing, reduced latency, and enhanced efficiency. This solution empowers developers to unleash their creativity, overcome resource constraints, and bring their ideas to life.
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. At just $249, it provides developers, students, and makers with the most affordable and accessible platform with the support of the NVIDIA AI software and a broad AI software ecosystem to democratize generative AI at the edge. Existing Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit users can experience this performance boost with just a software upgrade, so everyone can now unlock new possibilities with generative AI.
