Hardware Requirements

Don't let underpowered hardware throttle your AI. Here's what you need for a seamless local experience.

4GB RAM · Node.js · Always-on internet. That's the baseline.

ClawBox NVIDIA Jetson hardware — meets all OpenClaw requirements out of the box

Choose Your Tier

Messaging Only

Minimum

ram

1-2GB

cpu

1 vCPU

storage

10GB

tops

0

Llama 3 (8B)✗
Telegram/WhatsApp✓
Browser Automation✗
Computer Vision✗

Examples: $5/mo VPS, Raspberry Pi 4

Most Users

Proactive

ram

4-8GB

cpu

2+ cores

storage

20GB+

tops

2-38

Llama 3 (8B)✓
Telegram/WhatsApp✓
Browser Automation✓
Computer Vision✗

Examples: ClawBox, Mac Mini M4, $20/mo VPS

Power User

Developer

ram

16GB+

cpu

4+ cores

storage

100GB+ SSD

tops

67+

DeepSeek R1✓
Multi-Agent Swarms✓
Browser Automation✓
Computer Vision✓

Examples: ClawBox (67 TOPS), Gaming PC w/ GPU

Build It or Buy It?

Building is fun. Using it is better.

🛠️ DIY Shopping List

Jetson Orin Nano Super module€250
Carrier board / dev kit€50
NVMe SSD (512GB)€40
Dual-band WiFi + Bluetooth 5.0 module€15
Power supply (19V/45W)€20
Case / enclosure€15
Thermal paste + heatsink€10
Parts subtotal~€400
+ Assembly & config time4-8 hours
+ 7 separate shipments1-2 weeks

⚠️ Pro Tip: Power Supply

The Jetson Orin Nano requires a 19V barrel jack PSU. Using the wrong voltage will damage the board. Most USB-C supplies won't work.

ONE BOX, DONE

📦 ClawBox — Pre-configured

✓NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super (67 TOPS)
✓512GB NVMe SSD (pre-installed)
✓Carbon fiber case with optimized cooling
✓Power supply (tested & matched)
✓Dual-band WiFi + Bluetooth 5.0 (connect speakers & accessories wirelessly)
✓OpenClaw pre-configured & tested
✓5-minute QR code setup
Total€399

Arrives assembled, tested, ready to use. One shipment.

If you'd rather start coding than sourcing screws:

Performance Benchmarks

Tokens per second for popular models

Llama 3.1 8B

ClawBox
5 t/s
RPi 5
0.5 t/s
Mac Mini
15 t/s

Phi-3 Mini (3.8B)

ClawBox
12 t/s
RPi 5
2 t/s
Mac Mini
30 t/s

CodeLlama 7B

ClawBox
4 t/s
RPi 5
0.3 t/s
Mac Mini
12 t/s

Benchmarks are approximate. ClawBox uses GPU-accelerated inference (CUDA). RPi uses CPU-only.

Quick Comparison

OptionPriceSetupPrivacyAI Power4-Year Cost
Cloud VPS€20-40/mo30 min✗None€960-1920
Raspberry Pi 5€1503-5 hrs✓~2 TOPS€250
Mac Mini M4€7991-3 hrs✓38 TOPS€1159
✓ClawBox€3995 min✓67 TOPS€559

The Bottom Line

OpenClaw's hardware needs are simple. The challenge is setup, configuration, and finding the right balance of cost, performance, and convenience.

ClawBox eliminates the setup hassle while delivering premium AI performance.

30-day money-back guarantee

ClawBox€399