MediaTek Genio Edge AI SoCs: 5100, 420, 360 Platform Overview

From a 3nm 50+ TOPS flagship to cost-efficient AIoT chips, MediaTek expands Genio lineup for robotics, industrial IoT, and smart devices.

Comm and Networking Displays Memory March 30, 2026 by Sayantan Nandy

MediaTek Genio-360

Recently at the Embedded World 2026 in Nuremberg, MediaTek unveiled three new Genio IoT platforms, expanding its range from value-tier embedded devices to a new 3nm flagship aimed at industrial edge AI, autonomous robotics, and commercial drones. Together, the Genio Pro 5100, Genio 420, and Genio 360 push on-device generative AI acceleration all the way down the Genio stack, with the Pro 5100 being MediaTek’s most potent IoT SoC to date. While the Genio 420 and Genio 360 series offer 6 to 7.2 TOPS for cost-effective and value-tier edge AI deployments, the Genio 5100 Pro integrates Arm Cortex-X925, Cortex-X4, and Cortex-A720 cores with an 8th generation NPU delivering over 50 TOPS, supports up to 16 cameras, three 4K displays, and LPDDR5x memory up to 8533 Mbps.

MediaTek Genio Pro 5100 and Genio 420 IoT SoCs

Genio Pro 5100: Robotics and Edge AI’s 3 nm flagship

The Genio Pro 5100 is the first product in MediaTek’s new high-end Genio Pro series, which is based on TSMC’s 3 nm process. With one Cortex-X925, three Cortex-X4, and four Cortex-A720 cores, its octa-core CPU uses an all-big-core Arm v9.2 configuration to provide more than 260K DMIPS of compute. The graphics performance of an Arm Immortalis-G925 GPU is 3.1 TFLOPS. Up to 8533 Mbps of LPDDR5X memory is supported by the Genio Pro 5100. With interfaces like PCIe Gen4, USB 3.2 Gen2, USB 2.0, and dual 2.5GbE MAC, it can manage up to three 4K displays, up to 16 concurrent FHD30 inputs via virtual MIPI channels, and 8K30 video encode/decode across H.265 and H.264.

MediaTek Genio Pro 5100 MT8894 Block Diagram

Genio Pro 5100 (MT8894) Specifications:

Processor:
- Octa-core Arm v9.2 CPU configuration:
  - 1× Cortex-X925 core
  - 3× Cortex-X4 cores
  - 4× Cortex-A720 cores
- Dual-core RV55 real-time processor
- 12MB shared L3 cache with Arm TrustZone security support
Graphics:
- Arm Immortalis-G925 MC11 GPU
- Supports OpenGL, Vulkan, and OpenCL APIs
Video Processing Unit (VPU):
- Video encoding: H.264 and H.265 up to 8K @ 30fps
- Video decoding: H.264, H.265, AV1, and VP9 up to 8K @ 30fps
- JPEG performance:
  - Encoding: dual engines at 400 MP/s each
  - Decoding: up to 314 MP/s
Imaging:
- Triple ISP capable of handling:
  - 2× 4K @ 30fps streams
  - Up to 8× Full HD @ 30fps cameras
AI and Compute:
- MediaTek 8th-gen NPU architecture:
  - 4× MDLA 5.5 + 2× MVPU cores
  - Delivers up to 53 TOPS AI performance
  - Optimized for Generative AI workloads
DSP: 2× Cadence Tensilica HiFi 5 DSPs
Memory and Storage:
- 64-bit LPDDR5x memory interface up to 8533 MT/s (max 30GB)
- Storage options:
  - UFS 4.1 (2-lane)
  - SD 3.0
  - SPI-NOR flash
Display:
- Interfaces:
  - 4-lane eDP 1.5
  - DisplayPort 1.4 with MST
  - 3× 4-lane MIPI DSI
- Supports up to three 4K @ 60Hz displays simultaneously
Camera Interfaces:
- 4× MIPI CSI inputs
- Supports up to 16× 1080p @ 30fps streams via virtual channels
Audio:
- Interfaces:
  - 7× I2S / TDM
  - 3× PDM
- Audio processing via HiFi-5 DSP
Networking:
- 2× 2.5Gb Ethernet MACs with TSN support
- Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 via external module
USB:
- 1× USB 3.2 Gen2 (dual-role, shared with DisplayPort)
- 1× USB 2.0 Host
- 2× USB 2.0 dual-role ports
PCIe:
- 1× 2-lane PCIe 4.0
- 2× 1-lane PCIe 4.0
Low-Speed Interfaces:
- 6× UART
- 7× I2C
- 8× I3C
- 8× SPI
- 4× PWM
- GPIO pins
Security:
- Secure boot with RSA-4096
- Dedicated cryptographic engine
- Hardware random number generator
- Secure JTAG interface
- eFuse for customization
- Power-good detection
Miscellaneous:
- Watchdog timer
- System and general-purpose timers
- DMA controller
- Integrated temperature sensor
Physical and Environmental
- Package: ETFC TFBGA (15.9 × 16.6 mm, 0.35 mm pitch)
- Operating junction temperature: -40°C to 105°C (industrial grade)
Manufacturing Process: Fabricated using TSMC 3nm process technology

The Genio Pro 5100 is compatible with a number of Linux distributions, such as Yocto, Debian, and Ubuntu, as well as the ROS 2 (Robot Operating System) framework for robotics development and Android (NDA required for documents). Additionally, it uses frameworks like PyTorch, ONNX Runtime, and TensorFlow Lite to support MediaTek’s NeuroPilot SDK for AI workloads. In the meantime, over 50 TOPS of system-level AI acceleration is provided by the eighth-generation MediaTek NPU. With Vision Language Model (VLM) support, this translates to up to 23 tokens per second on LLMs with up to 7B parameters for generative AI workloads.

MediaTek Genio 420: GenAI Down the Stack

With two Cortex-A78 and six Cortex-A55 cores, a Mali-G57 MC2 GPU, and up to 7.2 TOPS of AI acceleration, the Genio 420 octa-core Armv8 processor is constructed on a 6nm process. It supports up to 16GB of LPDDR5X memory. While LPDDR4X backward compatibility offers BOM cost flexibility, LPDDR5X support can handle up to 16GB at 6,400 Mbps. With pin-to-pin compatibility with the Genio 720 and Genio 520, display output supports dual 2.5K60 or a single 4K60 or ultrawide 5K60 panel, providing OEMs with a three-chip good-better-best stack on a single board design.

MediaTek Genio 420 MT8371LV Block Diagram

Genio 420 (MT8371LV) Specifications:

Processor:
- Octa-core Armv8 CPU:
  - 2× Cortex-A78 cores running at 1.8 GHz
  - 6× Cortex-A55 cores running at 1.6 GHz
- 1MB shared L3 cache
- Integrated Arm TrustZone security
Graphics:
- Arm Mali-G57 MC2 GPU
- Compatible with OpenGL, Vulkan, and OpenCL
Video Engine (VPU):
- Encoding support: H.264 / H.265 up to 4K @ 30fps
- Decoding support:
  - H.264 / H.265 / VP9 up to 4K @ 60fps
  - MPEG4 / VP8 up to 1080p @ 60fps
- JPEG performance:
  - Encoding up to 400 MP/s
  - Decoding up to 250 MP/s
Imaging: Single ISP supporting camera input up to 16MP at 30fps
AI Processing:
- MediaTek 8th-generation MDLA 5.3 NPU
- Delivers 6.1 TOPS (up to 7.2 TOPS total system AI performance)
Memory:
- LPDDR4X support up to 4266 MT/s (maximum 8GB)
- LPDDR5 / LPDDR5X support up to 6400 MT/s (maximum 16GB)
Storage Options
- 2-lane UFS 3.1
- eMMC 5.1
- SD 3.0 / SDIO 3.0
- SPI-NOR flash
Display:
- Supports:
  - Single 4K @ 60Hz display
  - Dual 2.5K @ 60Hz displays
  - Ultra-wide 5K resolution
- Interfaces: eDP, DisplayPort, LVDS, and MIPI-DSI
- Dual display capability
Camera Interfaces:
- 2× MIPI-CSI inputs
- Up to 6× 1080p @ 30fps streams using virtual channels
Audio
- Input: 2× I2S, 1× PCM, 2× digital microphones (DMIC)
- Output: 2× I2S, 1× PCM
Networking:
- Gigabit Ethernet MAC with TSN support
- Wireless connectivity (optional):
  - Wi-Fi 6 (1×1) + Bluetooth 5.3 via MT6631X
  - Wi-Fi 6E (2×2) + Bluetooth 5.3 via MT6637X
USB Interfaces:
- 3× USB 2.0 host ports
- 1× USB 3.2 Gen1 host
- 1× USB 3.2 Gen1 dual-role (shared with DisplayPort)
Expansion: 1× PCIe 2.0 (single lane, root complex, WoWLAN support)
Low-Speed Interfaces:
- 4× UART
- 9× I2C
- 6× SPI
- 3× PWM
- GPIO and JTAG
Security:
- Arm TrustZone
- Secure boot with RSA-4096
- Hardware crypto engine
- Random number generator
- eFuse for customization
- Secure JTAG
- Power-good detection
Miscellaneous:
- Watchdog timer
- System and general-purpose timers
- DMA controller
- Boundary scan support
- On-chip temperature sensor
Physical and Environmental:
- Package: VFBGA (13.8 × 11.8 mm, 0.4 mm pitch)
- Operating junction temperature: -20°C to 95°C
Manufacturing Process: Fabricated using TSMC 6nm process technology

The Genio 420 uses MediaTek’s unified Genio software platform, which offers Android, Yocto Linux, and Ubuntu operating system support via official SDK and BSP. For AI development, NeuroPilot SDK offers support with TensorFlow Lite, PyTorch, and ONNX, and also offers optimized models from MediaTek’s Model Hub and NVIDIA TAO. With NVIDIA TAO and ONNX support, these AI models will run faster and smarter than ever before.

MediaTek Genio 360/360P

Designed for cost-conscious embedded applications, MediaTek Genio 360 and Genio 360P are hexa-core and octa-core Arm Cortex-A76/A55 AIoT processors with a MediaTek NPU that can achieve up to 8 TOPS of AI performance. Up to 8GB of memory and eMMC 5.1, SPI NOR, and SD 3.0 storage interfaces are supported by the chips. For single or dual display configurations, they have two 4-lane MIPI DSI and one 4-lane DP/eDP interface; two 4-lane MIPI CSI camera interfaces; audio inputs/outputs; Gigabit Ethernet with TSN; optional WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.3 via MT6631N; USB 3.1 and USB 2.0 interfaces; PCIe Gen2 x1; and low-speed interfaces. CAN-FD bus support is a noteworthy addition for industrial use. Both tiers support commercial and industrial temperature ranges and come with a 10-year supply guarantee.

MediaTek Genio 360 MT8366 Block Diagram

MediaTek Genio 360 / Genio 360P Specifications:

Processor:
- Genio 360 (MT8366):
  - Hexa-core CPU configuration:
    - 1× Arm Cortex-A76 core (up to 1.9 GHz industrial / 2.0 GHz commercial)
    - 5× Arm Cortex-A55 cores (up to 1.7 GHz industrial / 2.0 GHz commercial)
- Genio 360P (MT8367):
  - Octa-core CPU configuration:
    - 2× Arm Cortex-A76 cores (up to 1.9 GHz industrial / 2.0 GHz commercial)
    - 6× Arm Cortex-A55 cores (up to 1.7 GHz industrial / 2.0 GHz commercial)
Graphics:
- Arm Mali-G57 MC2 GPU clocked at 700 MHz
- Supports OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.1, and OpenCL 2.0
Video Processing Unit (VPU):
- Video decoding: H.264, H.265, and VP9 up to 4K @ 30fps
- Video encoding: H.264 and H.265 up to 1080p @ 90fps
- JPEG processing:
  - Decode: up to 250 MP/s
  - Encode: up to 400 MP/s
Imaging:
- Integrated ISP with features such as 3A, noise reduction (NR), AI-based face detection (AI-FD), and lens shading correction (LSC)
- Supports a single camera up to 16MP @ 30fps
AI Acceleration:
- MediaTek 8th-generation NPU (1× MDLA 5.3)
- AI performance:
  - Up to 5.1 TOPS (Genio 360)
  - Up to 7.4 TOPS (Genio 360P)
- Designed to support Generative AI workloads
Memory: Up to 8GB LPDDR4X memory (32-bit) at up to 3733 MT/s
Storage:
- Supports eMMC 5.1 flash
- SD 3.0 interface
- SPI NOR flash
Display Interfaces:
- 1× 4-lane MIPI-DSI (2.5 Gbps/lane) or LVDS
- 1× additional 4-lane MIPI-DSI (2.5 Gbps/lane)
- 4-lane DisplayPort 1.4 / eDP 1.2
- Display configurations:
  - Dual display: 1080p60 + 1080p30
  - Single display: up to 4K @ 60fps
Camera Interfaces:
- 2× 4-lane MIPI-CSI inputs
- Supports up to 6× 1080p @ 30fps streams via virtual channels
Audio:
- 2× I2S/TDM inputs
- 2× I2S/TDM outputs
- 4× PDM inputs
- 1× PCM input/output
Networking:
- Gigabit Ethernet MAC with TSN capability
- Optional wireless connectivity:
  - Wi-Fi 5 (1×1) and Bluetooth 5.3 via MT6631N
USB:
- 2× USB 2.0 host ports
- 1× USB 3.2 Gen1 host
Expansion: 1× PCIe 2.0 (single lane, root complex, WoWLAN support)
Low-Speed Interfaces:
- 4× UART
- 8× I2C + 2× I2C/I3C
- 6× SPI master
- 3× PWM
- 1× CAN-FD
Security:
- Arm TrustZone technology
- Secure boot with RSA-4096
- Hardware crypto engine
- Random number generator (RNG)
Physical and Environmental:
- Package: VFBGA (12.2 × 13.4 × 0.9 mm, 0.4 mm pitch)
- Temperature range:
  - Consumer: -20°C to 95°C (Tj)
  - Industrial: -40°C to 105°C (Tj)
Manufacturing Process: Built on a 6nm process node by TSMC

For the Genio 360/360P SoCs, MediaTek will support Yocto Linux (Q3 2026), Ubuntu (Q4 2026), and Android (NDA required for documents). Cost-effective solutions for AI-enhanced IoT devices in education, business, healthcare, industrial settings, retail, and transportation are among the target applications.

The Genio Pro 5100 will begin sampling in Q1 2026 and go into mass production in Q3 2026, according to the company. Sampling for the Genio 420 will start in April 2026. Partners are currently sampling the Genio 360 series, which was previously announced. The press release and the Genio website have more information.