NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX Power Mode Settings

Modified on Fri, 14 Nov at 2:42 PM

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Overview

The Cardshark device, powered by the NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 16GB module, supports multiple power modes that let you optimize performance and power consumption based on your application’s needs. These modes are managed using the nvpmodel utility, which adjusts CPU/GPU clock frequencies, the number of active CPU cores, and other system parameters.


NVIDIA's Supported Modes and Power Efficiency

More information on NVIDIA's supported power modes and efficiency metrics can be found here:
Jetson Orin Nx Series Supported Modes and Power Efficiency


Using The 'nvpmodel' Command

Checking the current power mode:

sudo nvpmodel -q


Query information on current power modes:

sudo nvpmodel -q verbose


Changing to a specific power mode (EX: mode 1):

sudo nvpmodel -m 1


More information about the usage of NVIDIA's nvpmodel utility can be found here:
Jetson Orin Nx Series Power Mode Controls

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