Rockchip Launches RK3572: New Generation Octa-Core AIoT Platform with Doubled Performance and Halved Power Consumption

Rockchip has officially released the RK3572, a new octa-core processor tailored for the mid-range AIoT market. The chip achieves an optimal balance of high performance, ultra-low power consumption and full-stack AI capability, delivering a powerful and cost-effective computing foundation for consumer electronics, smart hardware and edge IoT terminal products.

Product Overview

Built on advanced 8nm manufacturing process, RK3572 adopts an octa-core architecture: Dual Cortex-A73 high-performance cores + Six Cortex-A53 energy-efficient cores. It integrates a self-developed NPU with up to 4 TOPS INT8 AI computing power, delivering strong edge AI inference performance.

Equipped with Mali-G310 GPU and supporting Vulkan 1.4, the chip supports dual-screen independent display, capable of driving 4K@60fps and 2K@60fps output simultaneously. It supports full-format 4K video encoding and decoding, perfectly meeting high-definition multimedia playback and real-time video processing requirements.

Five Core Advantages of RK3572

1. Doubled Performance, Halved Power Consumption

Thanks to the 8nm process and optimized big.LITTLE core scheduling, RK3572 delivers over 100% performance improvement while reducing typical power consumption by more than 50% compared with the previous generation mid-range platform. AnTuTu V10 benchmark runs over 310,000 points, ensuring ultra-smooth operation for entertainment, office and educational scenarios.

Actual power consumption test results:

· Standby power consumption: below 10mW, with fast wake-up response

· 1080P video playback: only 670mW

· Light 3D gaming: lower than 1W

In most application scenarios, the minimum system power consumption is controlled under 1W, greatly extending battery life and expanding product application boundaries.

2. 4TOPS NPU Empowers Diversified AIoT Applications

RK3572’s built-in self-developed NPU supports INT4/INT8/INT16/FP4/FP8/FP16/BF16 mixed-precision computing and W4A16 asymmetric MAC operation, maintaining high inference accuracy with lower computing overhead.

It is fully compatible with mainstream AI frameworks including TensorFlow, Caffe, TFLite, PyTorch, ONNX NN and Android NN. It runs mainstream vision and LLM models efficiently, supporting intelligent algorithms such as AI image optimization, super-resolution, AI-HDR, intelligent noise reduction, speech recognition and AI beautification.

3. 8K Decoding + 12M ISP, Leading Multimedia Capability

· Up to 8K ultra HD video decoding, ready for future high-resolution content upgrades

· Support 5-channel MIPI camera input for multi-angle image collection and panoramic monitoring

· Integrated 12M high-performance ISP, delivering delicate image details and accurate color restoration

· 4K high-quality video encoding for local recording and low-bandwidth real-time streaming

· Dual-screen separate display: 4K@60fps + 2K@60fps, ideal for POS terminals and commercial digital signage

4. Rich High-Speed Interfaces for Unlimited Expansion

RK3572 integrates complete high-speed and industrial-grade peripheral interfaces:

· Storage: eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0, SD3.0, FSPI

· High-speed transmission: PCIe 2.1, SATA 3.1, USB 3.0, Dual Gigabit Ethernet

· Industrial control: CAN, I2C, I3C, SPI, UART

It supports flexible configuration from consumer terminals to industrial IoT equipment, meeting diverse expansion and interconnection demands.

5. LPDDR5/5X Support & Long-Term Stable Supply

RK3572 natively supports LPDDR5 / LPDDR5X, offering higher bandwidth, lower power consumption and stronger performance. The DRAM controller supports 4 ranks, providing more memory options amid tight supply. It is compatible with eMCP/uMCP integrated storage solutions, ensuring long-term stable material supply and flexible product design.

Main Application Scenarios

1）Tablets & Smart Mobile Terminals Educational tablets, commercial terminals, portable medical devices and self-service equipment, featuring low power consumption, long battery life and offline AI capability.

2）AI Intelligent Cameras High-pixel network cameras, panoramic monitoring devices, with excellent low-light imaging, AI deblurring and intelligent scene recognition.

3）Smart Surveillance & NAS Devices Multi-channel 4K video decoding, local face recognition, license plate recognition and abnormal behavior analysis; supporting intelligent photo and video retrieval for NAS storage.

4）Retail POS & Digital Signage Dual-screen display, AI passenger flow statistics, image search and content intelligent analysis, helping commercial display upgrade from simple playback to intelligent interactive terminals.

Summary

With outstanding power efficiency, full-stack AI capability, powerful multimedia performance and rich interface expansion, Rockchip RK3572 becomes an ideal octa-core AIoT platform for education, finance, retail, smart community, smart home and industrial edge terminals. As a professional embedded solution provider focusing on Rockchip and Allwinner chips, our company has completed RK3572 motherboard solution customization, sample supply and technical support, welcoming customers for consultation and project cooperation.

（Note: This article is reprinted from the official website of Rockchip）

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