Jetson orin nx heat issue

Robotics & Edge Computing Jetson Systems Jetson Orin NX
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Hi,

I am using a Jetson Orin NX module. In idle condition, the temperature is around 50–60°C. When I run DeepStream, the temperature gradually increases and reaches above 99°C within about 8 hours.

The board already has the built-in heat sink and fan, but the temperature still rises to this level.

Is this behavior normal for Jetson Orin NX, or could there be a cooling or configuration issue?
Are there any recommended steps to reduce the temperature or improve thermal management?

Any guidance would be appreciated.
in ideal condition:
inthings-nx@jetson:~/niyas$ sudo tegrastats
[sudo] password for inthings-nx:
03-11-2026 04:39:00 RAM 5911/7620MB (lfb 8x1MB) SWAP 1264/3810MB (cached 1MB) CPU [7%@1984,4%@1984,6%@1984,7%@1984,13%@729,12%@729] EMC_FREQ 1%@3199 GR3D_FREQ 0%@[305] NVENC off NVDEC off NVJPG off NVJPG1 off VIC off OFA off NVDLA0 off PVA0_FREQ off APE 174 cv0@59.375C cpu@63.562C soc2@59.937C soc0@61.625C cv1@61.687C gpu@63.812C tj@63.812C soc1@62.062C cv2@58.75C VDD_IN 7284mW/7284mW VDD_CPU_GPU_CV 1232mW/1232mW VDD_SOC 2861mW/2861mW
03-11-2026 04:39:01 RAM 5909/7620MB (lfb 8x1MB) SWAP 1264/3810MB (cached 1MB) CPU [6%@729,4%@729,7%@729,7%@729,14%@729,10%@729] EMC_FREQ 1%@3199 GR3D_FREQ 0%@[305] NVENC off NVDEC off NVJPG off NVJPG1 off VIC off OFA off NVDLA0 off PVA0_FREQ off APE 174 cv0@59.437C cpu@62.968C soc2@59.75C soc0@61.625C cv1@61.625C gpu@63.843C tj@63.843C soc1@61.843C cv2@58.718C VDD_IN 7205mW/7245mW VDD_CPU_GPU_CV 1152mW/1192mW VDD_SOC 2866mW/2864mW
03-11-2026 04:39:02 RAM 5910/7620MB (lfb 8x1MB) SWAP 1264/3810MB (cached 1MB) CPU [11%@729,7%@729,12%@729,9%@729,9%@729,10%@729] EMC_FREQ 1%@3199 GR3D_FREQ 0%@[305] NVENC off NVDEC off NVJPG off NVJPG1 off VIC off OFA off NVDLA0 off PVA0_FREQ off APE 174 cv0@59.343C cpu@62.875C soc2@59.718C soc0@61.531C cv1@61.5C gpu@63.781C tj@63.781C soc1@61.843C cv2@58.906C VDD_IN 7165mW/7218mW VDD_CPU_GPU_CV 1152mW/1179mW VDD_SOC 2866mW/2864mW

and ssd heat (ideal condition):

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Thank you.

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Hi,

I am following up on my previous post regarding the high temperature issue on the Jetson Orin NX. I have not received a response yet, so I would like to provide an update and request further guidanc

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There is no update from you for a period, assuming this is not an issue anymore.
Hence, we are closing this topic. If need further support, please open a new one.
Thanks ~0422

Hi niyas2,

Are you using the devkit or custom board for Orin NX?
What’s the Jetpack version in use?

It may be the expected result as you are running the application with high loading.

What’s the power mode in use?
Could you share the result of # nvpmodel -q --verbose on your board?