Jetson Thor T5000 H.265 (HEVC) decode capacity
Dataset 2026-09-07 · verified 2026-09-07 · last updated September 2026
NVIDIA rates the Jetson Thor T5000 NVDEC at 8 × 8K30 · 16 × 4K60 · 36 × 4K30 · 76 × 1080p60 · 156 × 1080p30 H.265 (4920 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.265 (HEVC) profiles Main, Main10, 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 | 8 | 16 | 497.7 | 7,963 | A datasheet |
| 4K30 | 3840×2160 @ 30 | 18 | 36 | 248.8 | 8,958 | A datasheet |
| 1080p60 | 1920×1080 @ 60 | 38 | 76 | 124.4 | 9,456 | A datasheet |
| 1080p30 | 1920×1080 @ 30 | 78 | 156 | 62.2 | 9,704 | A datasheet |
| Rated throughput (up to) | 4,920 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
“HEVC Main, Main10 78x 38x 18x 8x 4x 2460 4920”
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 | 20 | 40 | 248.8 | 9,953 | A datasheet |
| 1080p60 | 1920×1080 @ 60 | 40 | 80 | 124.4 | 9,953 | A datasheet |
| 1080p30 | 1920×1080 @ 30 | 82 | 164 | 62.2 | 10,202 | A datasheet |
| Rated throughput (up to) | 5,360 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
“HEVC Main, Main10 82x 40x 20x 10x 4x 2680 5360”
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 4920 MP/s (120 W table): max streams = ⌊4920 ÷ (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 | 177 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 1080p15 | 1920×1080 @ 15 | 31.1 | 158 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 1080p20 | 1920×1080 @ 20 | 41.5 | 118 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 1080p25 | 1920×1080 @ 25 | 51.8 | 94 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 1440p15 | 2560×1440 @ 15 | 55.3 | 88 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 1440p20 | 2560×1440 @ 20 | 73.7 | 66 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 1440p30 | 2560×1440 @ 30 | 110.6 | 44 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 4K15 | 3840×2160 @ 15 | 124.4 | 39 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 4K20 | 3840×2160 @ 20 | 165.9 | 29 | D pixel-rate | check the full pipeline |
| 4K25 | 3840×2160 @ 25 | 207.4 | 23 | 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.265 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 | 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 | 50 | 100 | 62.2 | 6,221 | A datasheet |
| Rated throughput (up to) | 3,170 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
“HEVC UHP 50x 24x 12x 6x 1585 3170”
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, Main10 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.265 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.