Comment by Thev00d00
Or buy a RPI where you get software that actually works and is supported.
Or buy a RPI where you get software that actually works and is supported.
An NPU with no driver support in the main Linux kernel, only in a vendor-provided fork containing dubious-quality drivers:
https://forum.radxa.com/t/lack-of-concern-for-security-in-bs...
https://blog.tomeuvizoso.net/2024/03/rockchip-npu-update-1-w...
The rk3566 used in Rock3A is a poor 4-core Cortex-A55 chip, it can't even beat the RPi 4. But when it comes to the 4xA76 + 4xA55 in the rk3588/Rock5, they can't be compared, not to mention the 8k60 video codec and NPU support in the 3588.
I don't think it's acceptable to have no H264 and AV1 hardware decoders in 2025, or even NPU support.
On software side, RPi (or intel N100 for that matter) is the winner but take a look at RK3588 datasheet [1] and tell me of an Arm or x86 SBC that tops what it offers. It even comes with a NPU lol
[1]: https://www.rock-chips.com/uploads/pdf/2022.8.26/192/RK3588%...