Forlinx's M.2 AI Card Brings 20-TOPS Local LLM Inference to Rockchip SBCs
Forlinx's M.2 2280 card packs a Rockchip RK1828 NPU with 5GB stacked DRAM, running 7B LLMs at 70 tok/s on Rockchip SBCs. Four cards cascade for 27B models.
Rockchip designs ARM-based SoCs like the RK3588 and RK3399 that power popular single-board computers, mini PCs, and embedded Linux devices across the open source hardware ecosystem.
Forlinx's M.2 2280 card packs a Rockchip RK1828 NPU with 5GB stacked DRAM, running 7B LLMs at 70 tok/s on Rockchip SBCs. Four cards cascade for 27B models.
Fanless RK3576-based signage player with dual 4K HDMI, WiFi 6, and a hardware watchdog, built for 24/7 operation in a compact aluminum shell.
Graperain's GR1126B system-on-module puts Rockchip's RV1126B and its 3 TOPS NPU on a 42mm stamp-hole module, with Debian 12, BuildRoot, and RKNN-Toolkit2 support for edge AI vision.
The fanless MYiR MAC-B5760 runs Rockchip's RK3576 with an optional 20 TOPS RK1828 M.2 card for local 7B LLMs, plus dual GbE, four USB 3.0, and a Preempt RT Linux image.
Rockchip's new RK3539 quad-A55 SoC adds 4K AV1 decoding, HDMI 2.1, and gigabit Ethernet, debuting in the HS89 T15 Android 14 TV stick starting around $34.
Boardcon's EM3326S SBC uses Rockchip's updated RK3326-S with doubled L2 cache and LPDDR4 support, packing industrial I/O including RS485, mini PCIe with 4G LTE, and dual display interfaces into a compact form factor.
UnifyDrive's PixelMob combines an RK3588 SoC, triple NVMe slots, a 7-inch OLED touchscreen, and an 11,600 mAh battery into a palm-sized portable NAS for creators.
The Mekotronics R57-5S combines a Rockchip RK3576 SoC with a built-in 5-inch touchscreen and HDMI input, targeting kiosks and digital signage with Android 14 and Linux support.
Rockchip announced the quad-core RK3538 for TV boxes and hexa-core RK3572 for industrial HMI, positioning them as mid-range options with Mali-G310 graphics and up to 4K video support.
FriendlyELEC's NanoPi NEO3 Plus crams a 2.0 GHz Rockchip RK3528A processor, USB 3.0, and optional eMMC storage into a 48mm square board weighing just 21.5 grams.
The DshanPi-A1 packs a Rockchip RK3576 SoC with a 6 TOPS NPU and quad-camera MIPI CSI support into a Raspberry Pi HAT-compatible form factor aimed at AI and robotics education.
Geniatech's new RK3506 board targets industrial use with dual Ethernet, CAN bus, and optional 4G LTE in a compact 3.5-inch form factor.