NVIDIA has announced the Jetson TX1 Module with the aim of bringing Artificial intelligence to autonomous robots and drones. The NVIDIA Jetson TX1 replaces the TK1 which was announced late last year and is said to be three times faster.
The NVIDIA Jetson TX1 is an ARM-Based development board powered by the high-end end Tegra X1 SoC and has up to 1 teraflops of performance which is comparable to the fastest supercomputer from 15 years ago. It is also available in a developer kit for use in other advanced autonomous devices.
Key NVIDIA Jetson TX1 Features
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- • GPU: 1 teraflops, 256-core Maxwell™ architecture-based GPU offering best-in-class performance
• CPU: 64-bit ARM A57 CPUs
• Video: 4K video encode and decode
• Camera: Support for 1400 megapixels/second
• Memory: 4GB LPDDR4; 25.6 gigabytes/second
• Storage: 16GB eMMC
• Wi-Fi/Bluetooth: 802.11ac 2×2 Bluetooth ready
• Networking: 1GB Ethernet
• OS Support: Linux for Tegra
• Size: 50mm x 87mm, slightly smaller than a credit card
Commenting on the launch of the Jetson TX1 Module, vice president and general manager of the Tegra business at NVIDIA, Deepu Talla said;
“Jetson TX1 will enable a new generation of incredibly capable autonomous devices. They will navigate on their own, recognize objects and faces, and become increasingly intelligent through machine learning. It will enable developers to create industry-changing products.”
The NVIDIA Jetson TX1 developers kit is available for pre-order starting November 12 in the US for $599 and other regions will follow in few weeks time. It will be available as a module in early 2016 (in quantities of 1000 or more) at a suggested price of $299 for distributors around the world.
