A2 PCIe vs Jetson Orin Nano 8 GB

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2022)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGA10BGA107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release dateMarch 2023 (1 year ago)10 November 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 no data
Current price$610 (2x MSRP)$64

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores10241280
Core clock speed625 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistorsno data8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate20.0070.80

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x8
Length70 mm168 mm
WidthIGP1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeLPDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4.3 GB/s12.5 GB/s
Memory bandwidth68.29 GB/s200.1 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.68.6

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 60 Watt

We couldn't decide between Jetson Orin Nano 8 GB and A2 PCIe. We've got no test results to judge.


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