Jetson Orin NX 8GB Super / SmolLM2 1.7B
Can a Jetson Orin NX 8GB Super run SmolLM2 1.7B?
Yes, at a comfortable chat speed. Measured generation speed: 69.8 tok/s across 1 public run.
Rule of thumb: 10+ tok/s feels like a chat; 4–10 is usable for assistants and automations; under 4 is batch-job territory. Speeds depend on quantization, runtime, context length and cooling. Check each source.
| Board | Quant | Runtime | Gen tok/s | Prompt tok/s | TTFT ms | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jetson Orin NX 8GB Super Jetson Orin NX 8GB (Super mode) | INT4 | MLC | 69.8 | – | – | source ↗ 2025-01-16 |
SmolLM2 1.7B on other boards
- Jetson Orin NX 16GB Super 68.8 tok/s best
- Jetson Orin Nano Super 64.5 tok/s best
- Jetson Orin NX 16GB 59.5 tok/s best
- Jetson Orin NX 8GB 51.5 tok/s best
- Jetson Orin Nano 41 tok/s best
- Raspberry Pi 5 8.23 tok/s best
Buy a Jetson Orin NX 8GB Super
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