Where do the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB benchmark numbers come from?

Synthetic benchmarks are aggregated from TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench Browser, and Cinebench leaderboards. AI inference tokens-per-second results come from the LocalLLaMA community (Reddit threads, llama.cpp / Ollama discussion logs). Every benchmark row carries an inline source citation; click through to verify the original number.

How many cores does the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB have, and how does it benchmark?

Core / thread counts for NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB aren't on file. 2 synthetic benchmark results on file — PassMark CPU Mark, Cinebench, and Geekbench scores in the Synthetic Benchmarks section.

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NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB — Benchmarks & Specs

Name: NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB — Benchmarks & Specs
Brand: NVIDIA
SKU: nvidia-jetson-orin-nano-8gb
Price: 149 USD
Availability: InStock

$149 MSRP2023

The NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB is an APU from the Jetson Orin family released in 2023 from NVIDIA. It launched with a $149 MSRP, though street prices typically diverge meaningfully from launch pricing — see the linked product cards below for current Amazon listings. Data on this page draws on 2 synthetic benchmark results, 10 community AI inference reports, aggregated from public benchmark databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench, Cinebench) and the LocalLLaMA community. Read this page when shopping the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB, comparing it against other APUs in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, productivity benchmarks, or local LLM inference).

Synthetic Benchmarks

Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.

Geekbench 5 multi-core via Magazin Mehatronika

2,866 points

Geekbench 5 single-core via Magazin Mehatronika

538 points

AI Inference Performance

Tokens per second under each model + quantization. Higher = faster generation. Bars compare runs across the same model.

qwen3:0.6b q8_0 via SmolHub (Yuvraj Singh)

49.4 tok/s

llama3.2:1b q4_K_M via SmolHub (Yuvraj Singh)

47.1 tok/s

qwen2:0.5b via Jeremy Morgan Blog

44.9 tok/s

qwen2:0.5b via Jeremy Morgan Tech Blog

44.9 tok/s

smollm2:1.7b q4_0 via Edge AI and Vision Alliance

41.0 tok/s

qwen3:0.6b FP8 via Eric X. Liu Personal Page

38.8 tok/s

qwen3:0.6b via Eric X. Liu Blog

38.8 tok/s

qwen2.5:0.5b q4_K_M via Eric X. Liu Personal Page

35.2 tok/s

llama3.2:3b q4_K_M via GitHub Gist (yalexx) — Jetson Orin Nano AI Performance 2026

28.7 tok/s

llama3.2:3b q4_K_M via GitHub Gist (yalexx)

28.7 tok/s

Full Specifications

ram gb	8
ai tops	40
cpu cores	6
gpu cores	512

NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB best used for?

NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB is a Jetson Orin-family integrated CPU+GPU SoC. Use it for mainstream desktops and gaming-focused builds. Check the synthetic benchmark scores below for at-a-glance comparison.

When was the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB released, and what was its launch MSRP?

NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB launched in 2023 at a $149 MSRP. Street prices diverge from launch pricing over a product's lifetime — check the linked Amazon listings on this page for current availability.

Where do the benchmark numbers on this page come from?

Synthetic benchmarks are scraped from public databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench Browser, Cinebench leaderboards). AI inference numbers come from the LocalLLaMA community (Reddit threads, llama.cpp / Ollama discussion logs, and Phoronix when available). Every benchmark row carries an inline source citation — click through to verify the original number.

How does the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB compare to its predecessor?

Compare NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB side-by-side against other APUs on the Compare tool below. Synthetic benchmark scores let you place this SKU within its generation; the spec table shows the architectural and process-node differences from one generation to the next.

Where can I buy the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB?

Active Amazon listings aren't on file for this exact SKU yet. See the linked benchmark sources and the Compare tool for adjacent parts that may be in stock — and check the /benchmarks index for the latest curated picks in this category.