The NVIDIA Jetson Nano is a compact module built around a quad-core ARM Cortex-A57 CPU, a 128-core Maxwell GPU, 4 GB of LPDDR4 memory and 16 GB of eMMC storage. The Thinvent Micro 6 Pro Mini PC is the closest Thinvent match: it also uses an ARM Cortex-A55 processor with four cores, 4 GB of RAM and 32 GB of eMMC storage, and it runs Thinvent Thinux Embedded Linux.
Jetson Nano PC vs Thinvent Micro 6 Pro Mini PC
| NVIDIA Jetson Nano | Thinvent Micro 6 Pro Mini PC | |
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| Processor | ARM Cortex-A57 (quad-core) | ARM Cortex A55 (4 cores, up to 1.9 GHz) |
| Cores/Threads | 4 cores | 4 cores |
| RAM | 4 GB LPDDR4 | 4 GB |
| Storage | 16 GB eMMC 5.1 | 32 GB eMMC |
| Form Factor | Module (System-on-Module) | Mini PC |
| Operating System | Not confirmed | Thinux Embedded Linux (the only OS option) |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000 Mbps | 100 Mbps |
| Displays | 2 independent display controllers | 1 HDMI |
| Cooling | Not confirmed | Fanless passive cooling |
| Dimensions | Not confirmed | 102 mm × 90 mm × 21 mm |
| Wireless | Not confirmed | Dual-antenna dual-band Wi-Fi |
| USB | Not confirmed | 1 × USB 3.0, 1 × USB 2.0, microSD slot |
| Power | 5–10 W module power, 5.0 V input | 5 V 2 A adapter, 7 W maximum consumption |
Key differences
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The Thinvent Micro 6 Pro has 32 GB of storage, twice the 16 GB eMMC of the Jetson Nano.
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The Thinvent Micro 6 Pro comes as a complete mini PC with USB ports, HDMI, wireless networking and a fanless aluminium housing. The Jetson Nano is a module that needs a carrier board to be used.
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The Jetson Nano has a 128-core Maxwell GPU for AI and computer vision workloads. The Thinvent Micro 6 Pro has no discrete GPU and uses the same Amlogic S905X3 chip family.
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The Jetson Nano can drive 2 displays. The Thinvent Micro 6 Pro has 1 HDMI output.
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The Jetson Nano has faster Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Mbps). The Thinvent Micro 6 Pro has 100 Mbps Ethernet.
Which one should you choose?
Choose the Jetson Nano if your project needs an NVIDIA GPU for on-device AI inference and you are comfortable building a custom carrier board. Choose the Thinvent Micro 6 Pro if you need a ready-to-use, fanless mini PC with a fixed 4 GB RAM, 32 GB storage, Wi-Fi and a Linux operating system already installed.
