Seeed Studio reComputer RK3576 Dev Kit Adds 20 TOPS RK1820 AI Accelerator

reComputer RK3576 Dev Kit with RK1820 AI Accelerator

Seeed Studio has introduced the reComputer RK3576 Dev Kit, a Rockchip-based development platform for edge AI applications. It combines the RK3576 processor, a 6 TOPS INT8 NPU, LPDDR5 memory, eMMC storage, and a feature-rich I/O board. The kit also supports an optional RK1820 AI accelerator that adds up to 20 TOPS of INT8 NPU performance and 2.5 GB of on-chip DRAM.

The RK3576 uses four Cortex-A72 cores at up to 2.2 GHz and four Cortex-A53 cores at up to 2.0 GHz, along with an Arm Mali-G52 MC3 GPU. Developers can use the platform for computer vision, local LLM and VLM workloads, speech AI, multimedia applications, and custom edge AI product development. The board also provides Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, HDMI, DisplayPort, MIPI CSI/DSI, USB, and a 40-pin expansion header.

reComputer RK3576 Dev Kit front and back side

Seeed Studio reComputer RK3576 Dev Kit Specifications:

• Processor:
  • 8-Core Rockchip RK3576
    • 4 × Cortex-A72 cores clocked at up to 2.2 GHz
    • 4 × Cortex-A53 cores clocked at up to 2.0 GHz
  • Arm Mali-G52 MC3 GPU
  • Integrated 6 TOPS INT8 NPU
• AI Accelerator:
  • Rockchip RK1820 AI Accelerator
    • Up to 20 TOPS INT8 AI performance
    • 2.5 GB on-chip DRAM
    • Supports local LLM, VLM, and computer vision workloads
• Memory and Storage:
  • LPDDR5 memory up to 8GB
  • eMMC storage up to 64GB
  • MicroSD card slot
  • M.2 M-Key 2280 slot:
    • PCIe 2.1 x1 interface
    • Supports NVMe SSD or RK1820 AI accelerator
• Networking:
  • Gigabit Ethernet with PoE PD support
  • Wi-Fi 6
  • Bluetooth 5.4
  • Additional PoE module required for PoE operation
• Display:
  • HDMI output
  • USB-C DisplayPort
  • 4-lane MIPI DSI interface
• Camera:
  • 4-lane MIPI CSI interface
  • 2-lane MIPI CSI interface
• USB and Expansion:
  • 1 × USB 3.0 Type-A
  • 2 × USB 2.0 Type-A
  • 1 × USB-C for USB OTG and DisplayPort
  • 40-pin GPIO expansion header:
    • UART
    • CAN
    • I2C
    • SPI
    • PWM
    • GPIO
• Video Processing:
  • Video decoding:
    • H.265, VP9, AV1, and AVS2 up to 8K at 30fps
    • H.264 up to 4K at 60fps
  • Video encoding: H.265 and H.264 up to 4K at 60fps
• Audio: 3.5mm headphone jack with microphone input
• Misc:
  • 4-pin PWM fan connector
  • CR2032 RTC battery holder
  • Power, Reset, and MaskROM buttons
• Power supply: 9V–19V DC power input
• Dimensions: 164 × 95 × 31.4mm
• Operating temperature: 0°C to 65°C

reComputer RK3576 Dev Kit specifications

The reComputer RK3576 Dev Kit comes with Armbian pre-installed and supports Debian, Ubuntu, Android 14 or later, and balenaOS. Seeed Studio also provides reComputer AI Lab for model conversion, deployment, and evaluation. The platform supports workloads such as YOLO-based computer vision, DeepSeek and Qwen models, Whisper speech recognition, and other AI applications through the RKNN3 software stack.

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The reComputer RK3576 Dev Kit with RK1820 AI Accelerator costs $379 from Seeed Studio, while the standard Dev Kit costs $219. The standalone RK3576 modules start at $130 for the 4GB/32GB version and $170 for the 8GB/64GB version.

Images used courtesy of Seeed Studio.