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NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 8GB
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NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 8GB — Benchmarks & Specs

$399 MSRP2023

The NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 8GB is an APU from the Jetson Orin family released in 2023 from NVIDIA. It launched with a $399 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 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 NX 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).

AI Inference Performance

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

smollm2:1.7b INT4 via NVIDIA Technical Blog
51.5 tok/s
llama3.2:3b INT4 via NVIDIA Technical Blog
34.5 tok/s
llama3.2:3b int4 via NVIDIA Developer Blog
34.5 tok/s
phi-3.5-mini:3.8b int4 via NVIDIA Developer Blog
30.8 tok/s
phi3.5-mini:3.8b INT4 via NVIDIA Technical Blog
30.8 tok/s
gemma2:2b int4 via NVIDIA Developer Blog
26.6 tok/s
gemma2:2b INT4 via NVIDIA Technical Blog
26.6 tok/s
qwen2.5:7b INT4 via NVIDIA Technical Blog
17.1 tok/s
qwen2.5:7b int4 via NVIDIA Developer Blog
17.1 tok/s
llama3.1:8b INT4 via NVIDIA Technical Blog
15.9 tok/s

Full Specifications

ram gb8
ai tops70
cpu cores6
gpu cores512

NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 8GB — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 8GB best used for?
NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 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 NX 8GB released, and what was its launch MSRP?
NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 8GB launched in 2023 at a $399 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 NX 8GB compare to its predecessor?
Compare NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 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 NX 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.

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