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NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super vs Raspberry Pi 5 16GB — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: On llama3.1:8b, the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super generates 19.1 tokens/s (per NVIDIA Technical Blog) against 2.2 for the Raspberry Pi 5 16GB (per Jeff Geerling / geerlingguy ai-benchmarks GitHub), best community run on file for each.

Side-by-side APU comparison of the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super and the Raspberry Pi 5 16GB. Both released in 2024. MSRP range: $249 · $120. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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*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, Electronics For You, Magazin Mehatronika, Tom's Hardware, Geekbench Browser, Raspberry Pi Forums, Raspberry Pi Foundation, Jeff Geerling / SBC Reviews and WhyPi.org; 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.

BenchmarkNVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano SuperRaspberry Pi 5 16GB
7-Zip (higher is better)
Source: CNX Software		 14,820 MIPS—
7-Zip Multi-Thread (higher is better)
Source: Electronics For You		 —10,944 MIPS
Geekbench 5 multi-core (higher is better)
Source: Magazin Mehatronika		 2,866 points—
Geekbench 5 single-core (higher is better)
Source: Magazin Mehatronika		 538 points—
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware, Geekbench Browser		 —1,584 points
Geekbench 6 multi-core (higher is better)
Source: Raspberry Pi Forums		 —2,144 points
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core (higher is better)
Source: Raspberry Pi Forums, Raspberry Pi Foundation		 —1,874 points
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core (post Dec-2024 firmware SDRAM tuning) (higher is better)
Source: Jeff Geerling / SBC Reviews		 —2,164 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware, Geekbench Browser		 —796 points
Geekbench 6 single-core (higher is better)
Source: Raspberry Pi Forums		 —899 points
Geekbench 6 Single-Core (higher is better)
Source: Raspberry Pi Forums, Raspberry Pi Foundation		 —837 points
GLMark2 (OpenGL ES) (higher is better)
Source: WhyPi.org		 —1,850 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 Super

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Quick answers

Which is better for running local LLMs?

On llama3.1:8b, the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super generates 19.1 tokens/s (per NVIDIA Technical Blog) against 2.2 for the Raspberry Pi 5 16GB (per Jeff Geerling / geerlingguy ai-benchmarks GitHub), best community run on file for each.

What did the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super and the Raspberry Pi 5 16GB cost at launch?

The NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super launched at a $249 MSRP and the Raspberry Pi 5 16GB at $120. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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