Today, Rockchip gave a glimpse of future single-board computers (SBCs) and perhaps even new budget gaming handhelds by revealing a new entry in its burgeoning chip portfolio. More specifically, Rockchip announced the RK3688, which promises strong AI acceleration thanks to an NPU with an announced performance of 16 TOPS. Additionally, the RK3688 has an ARM Mali-G310 GPU, MP3 versions of which are found in smartphone chips like the Dimensity 7030.
Additionally, Rockchip confirmed the inclusion of ARMv9.3 CPU cores. Although the exact CPU cores inside the RK3688 remain unknown for now, CNX Software speculates that it could be Cortex-A730 or Cortex-A735. Support for UFS 4.0 storage is also planned, as is LPDDR4, LPDDR4x, and LPDDR5 RAM. It looks like the Radxa ROCK 6 could be one of the first devices to launch with the Rockchip RK3688; However, launch details for this SBC and other RK3688-equipped devices remain unknown at this time.
