Jetson Thor T5000 AV1 decode capacity
Dataset 2026-09-07 · verified 2026-09-07 · last updated September 2026
NVIDIA rates the Jetson Thor T5000 NVDEC at 4 × 8K30 · 12 × 4K60 · 24 × 4K30 · 48 × 1080p60 · 96 × 1080p30 AV1 (3120 MP/s) at 120 W.
Verbatim datasheet figures with their source. Anything not in the table below is an EdgeAIStack estimate and is labelled as such. Jetson Thor T5000 platform page.
Published decode points (class A)
Jetson Thor T5000: 2 NVDEC instances, AV1 profile Main, 8-bit 4:2:0 unless the datasheet says otherwise. Stream counts are per module (per-instance counts × 2, as the datasheet’s total column does).
120 W mode (datasheet default)
| Profile | Pixels @ fps | Per instance | Streams (module) | MP/s per stream | Streams × MP/s | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8K30 | 7680×4320 @ 30 | 2 | 4 | 995.3 | 3,981 | A datasheet |
| 4K60 | 3840×2160 @ 60 | 6 | 12 | 497.7 | 5,972 | A datasheet |
| 4K30 | 3840×2160 @ 30 | 12 | 24 | 248.8 | 5,972 | A datasheet |
| 1080p60 | 1920×1080 @ 60 | 24 | 48 | 124.4 | 5,972 | A datasheet |
| 1080p30 | 1920×1080 @ 30 | 48 | 96 | 62.2 | 5,972 | A datasheet |
| Rated throughput (up to) | 3,120 MP/s | A datasheet | ||||
Source
- NVIDIA · DS-11945-001 v1.5 §2.2 Multi-Standard Video Decoder, Table 2-2 (T5000), 120W Mode · verified 2026-09-07 · Jetson Thor Series Modules Data Sheet · class A
“AV1 Main Profile 48x 24x 12x 6x 2x 1560 3120”
MAXN mode
| Profile | Pixels @ fps | Per instance | Streams (module) | MP/s per stream | Streams × MP/s | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8K30 | 7680×4320 @ 30 | 2 | 4 | 995.3 | 3,981 | A datasheet |
| 4K60 | 3840×2160 @ 60 | 6 | 12 | 497.7 | 5,972 | A datasheet |
| 4K30 | 3840×2160 @ 30 | 12 | 24 | 248.8 | 5,972 | A datasheet |
| 1080p60 | 1920×1080 @ 60 | 26 | 52 | 124.4 | 6,470 | A datasheet |
| 1080p30 | 1920×1080 @ 30 | 54 | 108 | 62.2 | 6,718 | A datasheet |
| Rated throughput (up to) | 3,400 MP/s | A datasheet | ||||
Source
- NVIDIA · DS-11945-001 v1.5 §2.2 Multi-Standard Video Decoder, Table 2-2 (T5000), MAXN Mode · verified 2026-09-07 · Jetson Thor Series Modules Data Sheet · class A
“AV1 Main Profile 54x 26x 12x 6x 2x 1700 3400”
v1.5 dated June 2026. Tables are per NVDEC/NVENC instance and per power mode; totals here multiply by the instance count as the datasheet's "Total Mpix/sec (2x)" column does. T4000 rows are marked preliminary by NVIDIA.
Between the published points (class D)
Camera profiles NVIDIA does not print are estimated by comparing the pixel rate against the rated 3120 MP/s (120 W table): max streams = ⌊3120 ÷ (width × height × fps ÷ 10⁶)⌋. These are EdgeAIStack numbers, not NVIDIA's; they assume roughly linear NVDEC throughput inside the published range and are not asserted outside it. Rows that coincide with a published point show the datasheet count instead.
| Profile | Pixels @ fps | MP/s per stream | Max streams (est.) | Evidence | Full pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 720p30 | 1280×720 @ 30 | 27.6 | 112 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 1080p15 | 1920×1080 @ 15 | 31.1 | 100 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 1080p20 | 1920×1080 @ 20 | 41.5 | 75 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 1080p25 | 1920×1080 @ 25 | 51.8 | 60 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 1440p15 | 2560×1440 @ 15 | 55.3 | 56 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 1440p20 | 2560×1440 @ 20 | 73.7 | 42 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 1440p30 | 2560×1440 @ 30 | 110.6 | 28 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 4K15 | 3840×2160 @ 15 | 124.4 | 25 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 4K20 | 3840×2160 @ 20 | 165.9 | 18 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 4K25 | 3840×2160 @ 25 | 207.4 | 15 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
Power mode
On Thor the NVDEC/NVENC clock follows the power mode (1.56 GHz at 120 W / 70 W, 1.69 GHz at MAXN) and the datasheet publishes separate decode tables per mode.
Source
- NVIDIA · DS-11945-001 v1.5 §1 Overview, HD Video table · verified 2026-09-07 · Jetson Thor Series Modules Data Sheet · class A
“Jetson T5000: 2x NVDEC @ 120W: 1.56 GHz | MAXN: 1.69 GHz”
Encode
The datasheet publishes no hardware AV1 encode row for Jetson Thor T5000. Published encoder rows: H.264, H.265.
What these numbers do and do not cover
- Hardware limit, not software. JetPack, DeepStream, GStreamer or Frigate may cap concurrent decoder sessions below the datasheet count.
- Decode in isolation. Simultaneous NVENC use shares memory bandwidth; expect real decode + encode totals below the sum of the two tables.
- Profile and chroma. Counts are for Main at 8-bit 4:2:0; 4:4:4 halves throughput (datasheet note); Main10 shares the row.
- Decode is rarely the bottleneck. Inference, memory and preprocessing usually fail first on a detection pipeline; run the full pipeline check for your workload.
- Method. Formulas, evidence classes and the confidence rule are on the methodology page.
Other codecs on this module
AV1 on other modules
Is decode really the limit?
Run Jetson Thor T5000 with your camera count, model and frame rate: every stage as a constraint, every number with its source, a permanent link.