Comparison 04 · Audit sample

Robot main-compute platform evidence table

Compute modules and complete industrial systems compared beyond an unsupported single TOPS ranking.

7 component records6 comparison fieldsUpdated 2026-08-10
Scope

Production SoMs, a robotics development platform and rugged Jetson systems; module capability and system-exposed I/O remain distinct.

Do not flatten

TOPS values are precision-, sparsity- and workload-specific. Absence of a TOPS number is not zero AI capability.

FieldNVIDIA
Jetson AGX Orin 64GB
Raspberry Pi
Compute Module 5
Qualcomm
Qualcomm Robotics RB5 Platform
Advantech
MIC-733-AO
AAEON
BOXER-8641AI
Seeed Studio
reComputer Industrial J4012
Toradex
Verdin iMX8M Plus Quad 4GB WB IT
CPUCore architecture and clocks do not replace workload benchmarks.12-core Arm Cortex-A78AEMNo extra condition in selected source.Source ↗4 × Cortex-A76 at 2.4 GHzMBroadcom BCM2712.Source ↗Kryo 585 up to 2.84 GHzMFour high-performance and four low-power cores are described in the brief.Source ↗UnknownNo adequate published value in the selected source set.8-core Cortex-A78AE (32 GB) / 12-core Cortex-A78AE (64 GB)MOrdered AGX Orin variant determines CPU configuration.Source ↗8-core Arm Cortex-A78AE v8.2 64-bitMJetson Orin NX 16 GB configuration.Source ↗4 × Cortex-A53 plus Cortex-M7MHeterogeneous SoC; clocks and workloads must be checked in the datasheet.Source ↗
AI acceleration claimPreserves TOPS conditions or the vendor’s architectural description.275 INT8 sparse TOPSMVendor theoretical peak with sparsity; not an application benchmark.Source ↗UnknownNo adequate published value in the selected source set.Hexagon 698 DSP with HVX and Tensor AcceleratorMThe cited brief does not state a directly comparable TOPS figure.Source ↗Up to 275 TOPSMMaximum advertised AGX Orin configuration; precision, sparsity and application conditions are not a system benchmark.Source ↗UnknownNo adequate published value in the selected source set.100 TOPSMVendor family-table value for J4012; not an application benchmark.Source ↗2.3 TOPSMNXP i.MX 8M Plus NPU vendor figure; not an application benchmark.Source ↗
MemoryCapacity, bandwidth and ordered variant all matter.64 GB LPDDR5, 204.8 GB/sMProduction 64 GB module.Source ↗2 / 4 / 8 / 16 GB LPDDR4-4267 with ECCMOrdered variant determines installed memory.Source ↗Up to 16 GB LPDDR5 / LPDDR4xMImplementation and board variant determine installed memory.Source ↗32 or 64 GBMDepends on ordered AGX Orin system part number.Source ↗32 or 64 GB LPDDR5MSoldered on the selected Jetson module.Source ↗UnknownNo adequate published value in the selected source set.4 GB LPDDR4 at 4000 MT/s; 32 GB eMMCM4 GB WB IT variant; eMMC vendor can change by hardware revision.Source ↗
Camera I/OModule capability differs from carrier-exposed ports.16 MIPI CSI-2 lanes / 16 virtual channelsMModule interface capability; carrier routing determines exposed ports.Source ↗2 × four-lane MIPI DSI/CSI-2 portsMCarrier-board routing and software configuration required.Source ↗12 D-PHY or 18 C-PHY cameras; 7 concurrentMPlatform maximum stated by vendor; board routing and sensors constrain actual combinations.Source ↗4-channel GMSL2 frame grabberMOptional IC-FG-4G2C1 module.Source ↗UnknownNo adequate published value in the selected source set.UnknownNo adequate published value in the selected source set.UnknownNo adequate published value in the selected source set.
Power envelopeModule modes exclude some carrier and peripheral loads.15–60 WMConfigured module power modes; carrier and peripherals add system power.Source ↗UnknownNo adequate published value in the selected source set.UnknownNo adequate published value in the selected source set.9–36 VDCMWhole-system input range; consumption depends on configuration and load.Source ↗12 VDCMLockable DC jack; no single workload power figure is published in the selected table.Source ↗12–24 VDCMSystem input; actual consumption depends on module power mode and peripherals.Source ↗1.5–6.3 WMDatasheet approximation; workload, peripherals and carrier losses are additional.Source ↗
Software baselineSupport windows and exact release compatibility require ongoing tracking.NVIDIA JetPack / CUDA / IsaacMExact compatibility depends on JetPack and Jetson Linux release.Source ↗UnknownNo adequate published value in the selected source set.Ubuntu 18.04; Yocto Dunfell; Linux 4.19; ROS 2MThis is the document’s published baseline, not proof of current distribution support.Source ↗UnknownNo adequate published value in the selected source set.UnknownNo adequate published value in the selected source set.UnknownNo adequate published value in the selected source set.Torizon OS; Toradex Yocto reference images; AndroidMExact support status depends on release and hardware revision.Source ↗

Values are transcribed from the linked sources and were checked on the date shown by each record. V = independently verified; M = manufacturer claimed; D = RCI derived; C = conflicting; U = unknown.

Interpretation rule

The condition belongs to the number.

RCI does not compute winners from this audit sample. The table’s purpose is to show what can be compared now, what requires a shared test, and which public fields are still missing.

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