Jetson Orin Nano 4 GB vs Radeon Instinct MI250
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | CDNA 2.0 (2021) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Aldebaran | GA10B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 8 November 2021 (2 years ago) | March 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $199 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 13312 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 625 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1700 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 58,200 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 500 Watt | 10 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1,414 | 10.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 45.26 gflops | no data |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | 832 | 16 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Length | 267 mm | 70 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | no data |
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 | HBM2e | LPDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 8192 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 3.2 GB/s | 4.3 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 3,277 GB/s | 34.14 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 Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | N/A | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | N/A | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | N/A | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 500 Watt | 10 Watt |
Instinct MI250 has a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.
Jetson Orin Nano 4 GB, on the other hand, has 4900% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Instinct MI250 and Jetson Orin Nano 4 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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