NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB vs NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: On gemma2:9b, the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super generates 9.2 tokens/s (per NVIDIA Technical Blog) against 7.2 for the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB (per NVIDIA Developer Blog), best community run on file for each.
Side-by-side APU comparison of the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB and the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super. Released 2023 (NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB), 2024 (NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super). MSRP range: $149 · $249. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super
*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Where to buy
A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from CNX Software, Magazin Mehatronika and Geekbench Browser; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.
| Benchmark | NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB | NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super |
|---|---|---|
| 7-Zip (higher is better) Source: CNX Software |
— | 14,820 MIPS |
| Geekbench 5 multi (higher is better) Source: Magazin Mehatronika |
2,866 points | — |
| Geekbench 5 multi-core (higher is better) Source: Magazin Mehatronika |
2,866 points | 2,866 points |
| Geekbench 5 single (higher is better) Source: Magazin Mehatronika |
538 points | — |
| Geekbench 5 single-core (higher is better) Source: Magazin Mehatronika |
538 points | 538 points |
| Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser |
3,647 points | — |
| Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser |
813 points | — |
| glmark2 OpenGL 4.6 (higher is better) Source: CNX Software |
— | 2,563 points |
| glmark2-es2 (higher is better) Source: CNX Software |
— | 2,488 points |
AI inference (tokens/sec)
Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.
NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB
- qwen2.5:0.5b: 92.9 tok/s (Yuvraj Singh (independent blog benchmark))
- llama3.2:1b: 58.0 tok/s (HeyyTechy)
- qwen3:0.6b: 49.4 tok/s (SmolHub (Yuvraj Singh))
NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super
- llama3.2:1b: 86.5 tok/s (NVIDIA Developer Forums)
- llama3.2:1b: 79.0 tok/s (heyytechy.com)
- smollm2:1.7b: 64.5 tok/s (NVIDIA Technical Blog)
Quick answers
Which is better for running local LLMs?
On gemma2:9b, the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super generates 9.2 tokens/s (per NVIDIA Technical Blog) against 7.2 for the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB (per NVIDIA Developer Blog), best community run on file for each.
What did the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB and the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super cost at launch?
The NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB launched at a $149 MSRP and the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super at $249. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.
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