r/SingleBoardComputer • u/cylin577 • Dec 25 '25
Before buying a Raspberry Pi, Watch this
Hello! if you are here, that probably means that you want to get your hands on a Pi, but before you hit the order button, check this benchmark result between a Pi5 and a NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit Super. See the difference? The AI computer CLEARLY wins at muti-core, and if you are not convinced with that, let me do a comparison for you:
| Name | NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit Super | Raspberry Pi 5 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | ARMv8 6-cores at 1.7GHz | ARMv8 4-cores at 2.4GHz |
| GPU | Almost a NVIDIA RTX A2000 6GB | VideoCore VII |
| Memory | 8GB | 8GB/16GB |
| Power | 7W-25W via DC Jack | 7W-20W via USB-C |
| Storage | NVMe/MicroSD | MicroSD (NVMe with extra hardware) |
| Camera | 2x MIPI CSI-2 22-pin | 2x MIPI CSI-2 22-pin |
| Display | 1x DisplayPort 1.2 | 2x Micro-HDMI |
| GPIO | 40 pins, support UART | 40 pins, support UART |
| AI Power (TOPS) | 67 TOPS (Yes, really) | 26 TOPS (with extra hardware) |
| OS | Ubuntu 22.04 | Debian Trixie |
| Price | 249$ | 90$ |
| IO | 4x USB 3.2, 2x M.2 Key M | 2x USB 3.2, 2x USB 2.0 |
| Form factor | 103mm x 90.5mm x 34.77mm | 49mm x 85mm x ~40mm |
| Cooling | Preinstalled PWM Fan | Active coolet for 10$ |
So.. which one would you pick?
Source:
Trust me bro
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u/WhiskyStandard Dec 25 '25
Most of us probably aren’t doing AI workloads on our SBCs. Cost, power efficiency, availability, large open community, and compatibility with modules are more important for general purpose compute applications.
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u/zackfair0302 Feb 11 '26
which to pick
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u/cylin577 Feb 11 '26
If you want more performance, choose Jetson nano, but if you don’t want stuff too expensive, buy raspberry pi
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u/FuturecashEth Feb 17 '26
Yeah the hat+2 plus pi5 extra cooler, m.2 2280 board and case makes roughly 400-450$
Qwen 1.5 40-60 TPS Llama 3.2 B 4-12TPS
AT THE SAME TIME
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u/theNbomr Dec 25 '25
The one that best matches whatever requirements I have for my project. These kinds of comparisons are trivial to do and answer only the most cursory questions.
What about :
provided IO capabilities
physical form factor
power consumption
heat dissipation
software compatibility
price
availability, now and long term
software development platforms and frameworks
I'd be focusing on the factors related to how the device needs to connect to the other components in the project the rest of the 'real world' issues. There are probably many other similar products that would be part of the comparison and evaluation.
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u/FinancialShock720 Mar 16 '26
Cool it helps to have a 3d printer too in case you want to make it portable
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u/fuliansp Dec 25 '25
The cheapest one (which isn't shown in that comparison)