NVIDIA Jetson TK1: specs and benchmarks
Summary
NVIDIA started Jetson TK1 sales 15 October 2014. This is a desktop graphics card based on a Kepler 2.0 architecture and made with 28 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamer market. 2 GB of DDR3L memory clocked at 934 MBps are supplied, and together with 64 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 7.472 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is an integrated video card. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 127 mm. No additional power connector is required, and power consumption is at 8 Watt.
Primary Details
Some basic facts about Jetson TK1: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Architecture | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) | |
| GPU code name | GK20A | |
| Market segment | Desktop | |
| Release date | 15 October 2014 (9 years ago) | |
| Current price | $42 | of 168889 (A100 PCIe 80 GB) |
Detailed Specifications
Jetson TK1's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of Jetson TK1's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 192 | of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT) |
| Boost clock speed | 951 MHz | of 3599 (Radeon RX 7990 XTX) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | of 4 (Radeon 780M) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem) |
| Texture fill rate | 7.608 | of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB) |
Form Factor & Compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of Jetson TK1 and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x1 | |
| Length | 127 mm | |
| Width | IGP |
| Memory type | DDR3L | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | of 192 (Radeon Instinct MI300X) |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory clock speed | 934 MBps | of 23000 (GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER) |
| Memory bandwidth | 7.472 GB/s | of 3276 (Aldebaran) |
Connectivity and Outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on Jetson TK1. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent |
API Compatibility
APIs supported by Jetson TK1, sometimes including their particular versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | |
| Shader Model | 6.5 (5.1) | |
| OpenGL | ES 3.1 | of 4.6 (GeForce RTX 4090) |
| OpenCL | N/A | |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | |
| CUDA | 3.2 |
AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Jetson TK1 is Radeon HD 5550.
Similar GPUs
Here is our recommendation of several graphics cards that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.
