Rockchip chipsets are the backbone for many competitors of the Raspberry Pi 5, which is currently priced at $58.39 on Amazon. These rivals include brands like Banana Pi, FriendlyELEC, Orange Pi, and Radxa. Additionally, some of the less powerful chipsets from Rockchip can be found in budget-friendly gaming handhelds, such as the ZPG GKD Bubble.
New Chipset Announcement
Recently, Rockchip has shared some exciting news about upcoming single-board computers (SBCs) and possibly new budget gaming handhelds by introducing a new chipset in their growing lineup. The RK3688 has been unveiled, and it's said to offer impressive AI acceleration, boasting an NPU that delivers 16 TOPS of performance. In addition to this, the RK3688 includes an ARM Mali-G310 GPU, similar to those found in smartphone chipsets like the Dimensity 7030.
Features of RK3688
Furthermore, Rockchip has confirmed that the RK3688 will come with ARMv9.3 CPU cores. Although the specific type of CPU cores used in the RK3688 has not been revealed yet, CNX Software speculates they might be the Cortex-A730 or Cortex-A735. This new chipset also supports UFS 4.0 storage, alongside LPDDR4, LPDDR4x, and LPDDR5 RAM. It appears that the Radxa ROCK 6 could be among the first devices to utilize the Rockchip RK3688; however, details about the launch of this SBC and other devices using the RK3688 are still unclear at the moment.
