Radxa Dragon Q8B Released: 8cx Gen 3 4xX1@3.0Ghz+4xA78@2.4Ghz

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Flagship Edge AI SBC for Intelligent Connectivity

8cx Gen 3

Up to 3GHz

29+ TOPS

128-bit LPDDR4X

PCIe Gen3

Display

2.5GbE

UFS 3.1

Flagship Arm Motherboard for Intelligent Edge<br>Powered by Qualcomm® Snapdragon® 8cx Gen 3

5nm Process Technology<br>Qualcomm® AI Engine, Up to 29+ TOPS<br>Triple 4K120 Display Output<br>Rich PCIe Expansion

The Engine of Responsive Computing<br>Fast multitasking and efficient workload scheduling for edge AI, local services, and embedded applications.

8 Cores<br>Kryo™ CPU

3.0 GHz<br>4x Kryo Prime

2.4GHz<br>4x Kryo Gold

64-bit<br>CPU Architecture

Up to 85% faster CPU multitasking performance than the previous generation

Up to 2.5x higher multi-core performance than typical quad Cortex-A76 platforms

Smooth Graphics and Visual Computing<br>Powerful integrated graphics for high-resolution display, responsive UI, and visual workloads.

Qualcomm® Adreno™ 690 GPU<br>2.7 TFLOPS FP32 compute performance<br>Supports:

Up to 60% Faster GPU Performanc (Compared with Snapdragon® 8cx Gen 2)

AI — Up to 29+ TOPS<br>On-Device Intelligence, Fast local inference for vision, speech, automation, and intelligent edge applications.

Qualcomm® AI Engine, up to 29+ TOPS

Accelerates machine vision, voice interaction, and generative AI workloads<br>Supports commercial deployment of compact LLMs up to 3B parameters<br>Enables on-device inference with lower latency and better data privacy

Qualcomm® AI Hub support

Pre-optimized AI model library<br>One-click deployment for on-device inference

128-bit LPDDR4X<br>High-Bandwidth Memory, Fast memory bandwidth for multitasking, AI applications, and local services.

8x 16-bit, 128-bit memory interface<br>Up to 32GB RAM<br>Up to 4266 MT/s

Advanced 4K Media Processing<br>Hardware acceleration for playback, capture, and visual AI.

Up to 4K120 video decoder<br>H.265 / H.264 / VP9 codec support<br>Up to 4K60 video encoder<br>4K HDR video playback support

Ultra Fast Storage & PCIe Expansion<br>Flexible storage and PCIe connectivity for high-speed data and custom expansion

1FPC connector with PCIe 3.0 x1<br>2UFS module connector, UFS 3.1 Gear 4 x2<br>3M.2 M Key 2280 slot, PCIe 3.0 x2<br>4M.2 M Key 2280 slot, PCIe 3.0 x4<br>5microSD card slot

Rich Display & Video Interfaces<br>Multi-display output and camera expansion for visual edge applications.

HDMI (Standard Type-A), up to 4K@120<br>Dual USB-C with DisplayPort 1.4, up to 4K@120<br>Up to triple 4K120 display output<br>Qualcomm Spectra™ ISP with multi-camera capability at SoC level

Dual Ethernet Ports with AVB/TSN Support<br>Deterministic networking for real-time edge applications.

2x 2.5GbE RJ45 ports<br>Powered by QPS615 Ethernet-AVB/TSN bridge IC over PCIe Gen3<br>Supports IEEE 802.1AS-rev, 802.1Qav, 802.1Qbv, 802.3br, and 802.1Qbu<br>Designed for robotics, industrial control, AVB, and time-sensitive networking applications

Supports The Latest Wi-Fi 7 Wireless Module<br>M.2 E Key Connector with PCIe Gen3 x1<br>Note: Wi-Fi 7 support via the E Key interface requires motherboard version V1.3 or later.

Powerful Expansion, Endless Possibilities<br>Rich interfaces for custom hardware and sensor expansion

Flexible Power, Easy Integration<br>Multiple power options for enclosures, prototypes, and embedded deployments.

USB Type-C PD power<br>12-20V DC power input<br>15W PD output

Unified ARM ISO Boot with Standard UEFI Support

Standard UEFI boot support<br>Built-in default Device Tree for simplified system adaptation<br>Direct boot from unified ARM ISO images for easier OS installation and deployment

Robust Software Ecosystem, Flexible Multi-System Adaptation<br>The Qualcomm® Snapdragon® 8cx Gen 3 platform offers long-term support, compatible with various<br>operating systems including Linux (Ubuntu, Armbian, Arch Linux, Nix OS), and Windows, meeting the needs<br>of different application scenarios.<br>Through the Qualcomm® AI Hub, developers can access a library of pre-optimized AI models, simplifying<br>on-device AI deployment, maximizing hardware performance, and delivering an exceptional user experience.

Compact Form Factor, Wide Applications<br>Compact size with rich interfaces for intelligent edge systems.<br>Industrial Robot Arms<br>Autonomous Mobile...

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