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Rogue or Forge – Which Connect Tech Carrier for NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin is right for your application?

Written by
Kathleen Conroy
Published on
July 19, 2024 at 4:20:00 PM PDT July 19, 2024 at 4:20:00 PM PDTth, July 19, 2024 at 4:20:00 PM PDT

The NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin is the world’s most powerful AI computer for energy-efficient applications. AGX Orin features NVIDIA Ampere architecture with up to 2048 NVIDIA CUDA cores and up to 64 Tensor Cores to deliver 275 trillion operations per second (TOPS). That is a whopping 8x performance leap over its predecessor! 


Connect Tech delivers three commercially deployable carrier boards for AGX Orin: Forge, Rogue, and Rogue-RX. 










All 3 carriers provide dual GbE, only the Forge delivers an additional 2 10GbE ports.


All 3 carriers provide a 16-Lane MIPI Expansion Connector for camera inputs.


All 3 carriers provide USB 3.2 ports, display output, M.2 slots for memory and connectivity expansion, and rich I/O options.


The Forge and Rogue feature standard PC-style connectors.The Rogue-RX features rugged positive locking high-speed connectors and requires mating cables that are sold separately.


Forge is Connect Tech’s largest and fullest-featured carrier for Jetson AGX Orin, measuring 155mm x 125mm and providing both dual 10GbE and dual GbE ports. Forge supports a wide input power range of +10 to 36V DC, DisplayPort, and beefier I/O than the Rogue and Rogue-RX carriers.


Rogue, at a more compact 92mm x 107mm, delivers dual 10GbE, HDMI for display output, and accepts +12VDC power input. 


Rogue-RX, at 92mm x 108.2mm, provides all the interfaces of the Rogue Carrier with rugged positive locking high-speed connectors, making it the clear choice for applications that must withstand shock and vibration. 


All Connect Tech carriers support an operating temperature of -40° to +85°C.


Compare these carriers with the chart below! 

Download the Comparison Chart as a PDF.


Connect Tech is NVIDIA's largest ecosystem partner for Jetson. Jetson developers around the world rely on Connect Tech for proven and dependable solutions for quick real-world deployments with NVIDIA Jetson modules!