Jetson Orin NX 8 GB vs Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 922 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.85 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Bristol Ridge | GA10B |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (10 years ago) | March 2023 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $399 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 765 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 800 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-45 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 24.48 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.567 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 16 |
| TMUs | no data | 32 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 32 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | no data | LPDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 102.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 20 Watt |
R5 (Bristol Ridge) has 67% lower power consumption.
Jetson Orin NX 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 250% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) and Jetson Orin NX 8 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
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