Jetson Thor T5000 H.264 (AVC) decode capacity
Dataset 2026-09-07 · verified 2026-09-07 · last updated September 2026
NVIDIA rates the Jetson Thor T5000 NVDEC at 8 × 8K30 · 20 × 4K60 · 40 × 4K30 · 80 × 1080p60 · 160 × 1080p30 H.264 (5040 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, H.264 (AVC) profiles Baseline, Main, High, 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 | 4 | 8 | 995.3 | 7,963 | A datasheet |
| 4K60 | 3840×2160 @ 60 | 10 | 20 | 497.7 | 9,953 | A datasheet |
| 4K30 | 3840×2160 @ 30 | 20 | 40 | 248.8 | 9,953 | A datasheet |
| 1080p60 | 1920×1080 @ 60 | 40 | 80 | 124.4 | 9,953 | A datasheet |
| 1080p30 | 1920×1080 @ 30 | 80 | 160 | 62.2 | 9,953 | A datasheet |
| Rated throughput (up to) | 5,040 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
“H264 Baseline, Main, High, 80x 40x 20x 10x 4x 2520 5040”
MAXN mode
| Profile | Pixels @ fps | Per instance | Streams (module) | MP/s per stream | Streams × MP/s | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8K30 | 7680×4320 @ 30 | 4 | 8 | 995.3 | 7,963 | A datasheet |
| 4K60 | 3840×2160 @ 60 | 10 | 20 | 497.7 | 9,953 | A datasheet |
| 4K30 | 3840×2160 @ 30 | 22 | 44 | 248.8 | 10,949 | A datasheet |
| 1080p60 | 1920×1080 @ 60 | 42 | 84 | 124.4 | 10,451 | A datasheet |
| 1080p30 | 1920×1080 @ 30 | 84 | 168 | 62.2 | 10,451 | A datasheet |
| Rated throughput (up to) | 5,480 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
“H264 Baseline, Main, High, 84x 42x 22x 10x 4x 2740 5480”
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 5040 MP/s (120 W table): max streams = ⌊5040 ÷ (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 | 182 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 1080p15 | 1920×1080 @ 15 | 31.1 | 162 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 1080p20 | 1920×1080 @ 20 | 41.5 | 121 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 1080p25 | 1920×1080 @ 25 | 51.8 | 97 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 1440p15 | 2560×1440 @ 15 | 55.3 | 91 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 1440p20 | 2560×1440 @ 20 | 73.7 | 68 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 1440p30 | 2560×1440 @ 30 | 110.6 | 45 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 4K15 | 3840×2160 @ 15 | 124.4 | 40 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 4K20 | 3840×2160 @ 20 | 165.9 | 30 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 4K25 | 3840×2160 @ 25 | 207.4 | 24 | 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”
H.264 encode (NVENC)
Encoder stream counts for Jetson Thor T5000 at 120 W, profile UHP. Needed only when you re-encode recordings or restream; passthrough recording uses no NVENC.
| Profile | Pixels @ fps | Per instance | Streams (module) | MP/s per stream | Streams × MP/s | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4K60 | 3840×2160 @ 60 | 4 | 8 | 497.7 | 3,981 | A datasheet |
| 4K30 | 3840×2160 @ 30 | 10 | 20 | 248.8 | 4,977 | A datasheet |
| 1080p60 | 1920×1080 @ 60 | 22 | 44 | 124.4 | 5,474 | A datasheet |
| 1080p30 | 1920×1080 @ 30 | 44 | 88 | 62.2 | 5,474 | A datasheet |
| Rated throughput (up to) | 2,770 MP/s | A datasheet | ||||
Encode source
- NVIDIA · DS-11945-001 v1.5 §2.3 Multi-Standard Video Encoder, Table 2-4 (T5000), 120W Mode · verified 2026-09-07 · Jetson Thor Series Modules Data Sheet · class A
“H264 UHP 44x 22x 10x 4x 1385 2770”
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 Baseline, Main, High 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
H.264 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.