RK3588

Application Processor

The RK3588 is a application processor from Rockchip. View the full RK3588 datasheet below including key specifications, electrical characteristics.

Official RK3588 datasheet (PDF) — the source this page was extracted from.

Manufacturer

Rockchip

RK3588 Key Specifications

Parameter	Value
CPU	Quad-core ARM Cortex-A76 (up to 512 KB L2 cache each) and Quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 (up to 128 KB L2 cache each), shared 3 MB L3 cache
NPU	Triple-core neural network acceleration engine with performance up to 6 TOPS (INT4/INT8/INT16/FP16/BF16/TF32 support)
GPU	ARM Mali-G610 MP4 supporting OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0/3.2, OpenCL 2.2, and Vulkan 1.2
Video Decoder	H.265/VP9/AVS2 up to 8K@60fps, H.264 up to 8K@30fps, AV1 up to 4K@60fps
Video Encoder	H.265/H.264 up to 8K@30fps
Memory Interface	Quad-channel 16-bit LPDDR4/LPDDR4X/LPDDR5 supporting up to 32 GB total
Storage Interfaces	eMMC 5.1/5.0 (HS400, HS200), SD 3.0 / MMC 4.51, Flexible Serial Flash (FSPI)
Embedded MCUs	Three ARM Cortex-M0 cores (VD_PMU, VD_NPU, PD_CENTER)

RK3588 Overview

Part: RK3588 — Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd.

Type: Application Processor / System on Chip (SoC)

Description: High-performance octa-core 64-bit application processor featuring quad Cortex-A76 and quad Cortex-A55 cores, an ARM Mali-G610 MP4 GPU, a 6 TOPS NPU, and 8K video decode/encode capabilities.

Operating Conditions:

Supply voltage: 0.55 V to 1.05 V (VDD_CPU_BIG0/BIG1), 1.65 V to 3.6 V (Digital GPIO depending on configuration)
DDR logic supply voltage: 0.675 V to 0.935 V
Digital GPIO supply voltage: 1.65 V to 1.95 V (1.8 V only domains), 1.65 V to 3.6 V (1.8 V / 3.3 V domains)

Key Specs:

CPU: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A76 (up to 512 KB L2 cache each) and Quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 (up to 128 KB L2 cache each), shared 3 MB L3 cache
NPU: Triple-core neural network acceleration engine with performance up to 6 TOPS (INT4/INT8/INT16/FP16/BF16/TF32 support)
GPU: ARM Mali-G610 MP4 supporting OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0/3.2, OpenCL 2.2, and Vulkan 1.2
Video Decoder: H.265/VP9/AVS2 up to 8K@60fps, H.264 up to 8K@30fps, AV1 up to 4K@60fps
Video Encoder: H.265/H.264 up to 8K@30fps
Memory Interface: Quad-channel 16-bit LPDDR4/LPDDR4X/LPDDR5 supporting up to 32 GB total
Storage Interfaces: eMMC 5.1/5.0 (HS400, HS200), SD 3.0 / MMC 4.51, Flexible Serial Flash (FSPI)
Embedded MCUs: Three ARM Cortex-M0 cores (VD_PMU, VD_NPU, PD_CENTER)

Features:

Hardware cryptographic acceleration supporting AES, SM4, DES/3DES, SHA-1/256/512, SM3, and PKA operations up to 4096 bits
Up to 48-Megapixel hardware ISP supporting HDR, 3A, 3DNR, and 2DNR
High-speed interconnects including PCIe 3.0, PCIe 2.0 / SATA 3.0 combo PHY, USB 3.0 / DP, and USB 2.0
Display output and camera input interfaces including HDMI/eDP TX, HDMI RX, MIPI CSI DPHY, and MIPI D/C-PHY
16 on-chip PWM channels, 30 secure and non-secure timers, and 5 watchdog timers
Integrated Power Management Unit (PMU) controlling 10 voltage domains and 45 power domains

Applications:

ARM-based PCs
Edge computing devices
Personal mobile internet devices
Digital multimedia systems

RK3588 Features

The features listed below which may or may not be present in actual product, may be subject to the third party licensing requirements. Please contact Rockchip for actual product feature configurations and licensing requirements.

RK3588 Electrical Characteristics

Table 3-3 DC Characteristics

Parameters	Parameters	Symbol	Min	Typ	Max	Unit
Digital 3.3V/1.8V @3.3V	Input Low Voltage	V IL	VSS	NA	0.3*VDDO	V
Digital 3.3V/1.8V @3.3V	Input High Voltage	V IH	0.7*VDDO	NA	VDDO	V
Digital 3.3V/1.8V @3.3V	Output Low Voltage	V OL	VSS	NA	0.25*DVDD	V
Digital 3.3V/1.8V @3.3V	Output High Voltage	V OH	0.75*DVDD	NA	DVDD	V
Digital 3.3V/1.8V @3.3V	Pullup Resistor	R RPU	10	NA	100	Kohm
Digital 3.3V/1.8V @3.3V	Pulldown Resistor	R RPD	10	NA	100	Kohm
Digital 3.3V/1.8V @1.8V	Input Low Voltage	V IL	VSS	NA	0.3*VDDO	V
Digital 3.3V/1.8V @1.8V	Input High Voltage	V IH	0.7*VDDO	NA	VDDO	V
Digital 3.3V/1.8V @1.8V	Output Low Voltage	V OL	VSS	NA	0.25*DVDD	V
Digital 3.3V/1.8V @1.8V	Output High Voltage	V OH	0.75*DVDD	NA	DVDD	V
Digital 3.3V/1.8V @1.8V	Pullup Resistor	R RPU	10	NA	50	Kohm
Digital 3.3V/1.8V @1.8V	Pulldown Resistor	R RPD	10	NA	50	Kohm
Digital GPIO @1.8V	Input Low Voltage	V IL	VSS	NA	0.3*VDDO	V
Digital GPIO @1.8V	Input High Voltage	V IH	0.7*VDDO	NA	VDDO	V
Digital GPIO @1.8V	Output Low Voltage	V OL	VSS	NA	0.25*DVDD	V
Digital GPIO @1.8V	Output High Voltage	V OH	0.75*DVDD	NA	DVDD	V
Digital GPIO @1.8V	Pullup Resistor	R RPU	10	NA	50	Kohm
Digital GPIO @1.8V	Pulldown Resistor	R RPD	10	NA	50	Kohm
	Input Low Voltage	V IL	VSS	NA	0.35*DVDD	V
	Input High Voltage	V IH	0.65*DVDD	NA	DVDD	V
	Output Low Voltage	V OL	VSS	NA	0.45	V
	Output High Voltage	V OH	DVDD-0.45	NA	DVDD	V
	Pullup Resistor	R RPU	10	NA	50	Kohm
	Pulldown Resistor	R RPD	10	NA	50	Kohm
DDR	Input Low Voltage	V IL	NA	NA	Vref-0.14	V
DDR	Input High Voltage	V IH	Vref+0.14	NA	NA	V
DDR	Output Log Voltage	V OL	NA	NA	0.2	V
DDR	Output High Voltage	V OH	0.25	NA	NA	V
DDR	Input Low Current	I IL	-100/-500	NA	100/500	Room/Hot μA
DDR	Input High Current	I IH	-100/-500	NA	100/500	Room/Hot μA

Note: VDDO and DVDD are both IO power Supply

RK3588 Recommended Operating Conditions

Following table describes the recommended operating condition.

Table 3-2 Recommended operating condition

Parameters	Symbol	Min	Typ	Max	Unit
Voltage for CPU BigCore 0	VDD_CPU_BIG0	0.55	0.75	1.05	V
Voltage for CPU BigCore 0 Memory	VDD_CPU_BIG0_MEM	0.675	0.75	1.05	V
Voltage for CPU BigCore 1	VDD_CPU_BIG1	0.55	0.75	1.05	V
Voltage for CPU BigCore 1 Memory	VDD_CPU_BIG1_MEM	0.675	0.75	1.05	V
Voltage for CPU LitCore and DSU	VDD_CPU_LIT	0.55	0.75	0.95	V
Voltage for CPU LitCore and DSU Memory	VDD_CPU_LIT_MEM	0.675	0.75	0.95	V
Voltage for GPU	VDD_GPU	0.55	0.75	0.95	V
Voltage for GPU Memory	VDD_GPU_MEM	0.675	0.75	0.95	V
Voltage for NPU	VDD_NPU	0.55	0.75	0.95	V
Voltage for NPU Memory	VDD_NPU_MEM	0.675	0.75	0.95	V
Voltage for VCODEC	VDD_VDENC	0.675	0.75	0.825	V
Voltage for VCODEC Memory	VDD_VDENC_MEM	0.675	0.75	0.825	V
Voltage for Logic	VDD_LOGIC	0.675	0.75	0.825	V
Voltage for PMU	PMU_0V75	0.675	0.75	0.825	V
Digital GPIO Power (1.8V only)	PMUIO1_1V8, VCCIO1_1V8, VCCIO3_1V8	1.65	1.8	1.95	V
Digital GPIO Power (3.3V/1.8V)	PMUIO2_1V8, VCCIO2_1V8, VCCIO4_1V8, VCCIO5_1V8, VCCIO6_1V8	2.7 1.65	3.3 1.8	3.6 1.95	V
eMMC IO Power (1.8V)	EMMCIO_1V8	1.65	1.8	1.95	V
DDR CH0 Logic power(0.85V)	DDR_CH0_VDD, DDR_CH0_VDD_MIF, DDR_CH1_VDD, DDR_CH1_VDD_MIF,	0.675	0.85	0.935	V
DDR CH0_PLL power(0.85V)	DDR_CH0_PLL_DVDD, DDR_CH1_PLL_DVDD	0.675	0.85	0.8925	V
DDR CH0_PLL power(1.8V)	DDR_CH0_PLL_AVDD1V8, DDR_CH1_PLL_AVDD1V8	1.62	1.8	1.98	V

Parameters	Symbol	Min	Typ	Max	Unit
LPDDR4 IO VDDQ power	DDR_CH0_VDDQ, DDR_CH0_VDDQ_CK, DDR_CH1_VDDQ, DDR_CH1_VDDQ_CK	0.57	0.6	0.63	V
LPDDR4 Retention IO VDDQ Power	DDR_CH0_VDDQ_CKE, DDR_CH1_VDDQ_CKE	1.045	1.1	1.155	V
LPDDR5 IO VDDQ power	DDR_CH0_VDDQ, DDR_CH0_VDDQ_CK, DDR_CH1_VDDQ, DDR_CH1_VDDQ_CK	0.475	0.5	0.525	V
LPDDR5 Retention IO VDDQ Power	DDR_CH0_VDDQ_CKE, DDR_CH1_VDDQ_CKE	1.0	1.05	1.1	V
PLL Analog Power(0.75V)	PLL_DVDD0V75	0.675	0.75	0.8925	V
PLL Analog Power(1.8V)	PLL_AVDD1V8	1.62	1.8	1.98	V
USB 2.0 Analog Power (0.75V)	USB20_DVDD_0V75	0.6975	0.75	0.825	V
USB 2.0 Analog Power (1.8V)	USB20_AVDD_1V8	1.674	1.8	1.98	V
USB 2.0 Analog Power (3.3V)	USB20_AVDD_3V3	3.069	3.3	3.63	V
USB & DP Analog Power (0.85V)	TYPEC0_DP0_VDD_0V85, TYPEC0_DP0_VDDA_0V85, TYPEC1_DP1_VDD_0V85, TYPEC1_DP1_VDDA_0V85	0.8075	0.85	0.8925	V
USB & DP Analog Power (1.8V)	TYPEC0_DP0_VDDH_1V8, TYPEC1_DP1_VDDH_1V8	1.71	1.8	1.89	V
Combo PIPE PHY Analog Power(0.85V)	PCIE20_SATA30_0_AVDD_0V85, PCIE20_SATA30_1_AVDD_0V85, PCIE20_SATA30_USB30_2_AVDD_0V85	0.8	0.85	0.935	V
Combo PIPE PHY Analog Power(1.8V)	PCIE20_SATA30_0_AVDD_1V8, PCIE20_SATA30_1_AVDD_1V8, PCIE20_SATA30_USB30_2_AVDD_1V8	1.62	1.8	1.98	V
PCIe30 Analog Power(0.75V)	PCIE30_PORT0_AVDD0V75, PCIE30_PORT1_AVDD0V75	0.7125	0.75	0.8925	V
PCIe30 Analog Power(1.8V)	PCIE30_PORT0_AVDD1V8, PCIE30_PORT1_AVDD1V8	1.71	1.8	1.89	V
MIPI CSI DPHY Analog Power(0.75V)	MIPI_CSI0_AVCC0V75, MIPI_CSI1_AVCC0V75	0.675	0.75	0.825	V
MIPI CSI DPHY Analog Power(1.8V)	MIPI_CSI0_AVCC1V8, MIPI_CSI1_AVCC1V8	1.62	1.8	1.98	V
MIPI DCPHY Analog Power (0.85V)	MIPI_D/C_PHY0_VDD, MIPI_D/C_PHY1_VDD	0.7125	0.85	0.8925	V
MIPI DCPHY Analog Power (1.2V)	MIPI_D/C_PHY0_VDD_1V2, MIPI_D/C_PHY1_VDD_1V2	1.14	1.2	1.26	V
MIPI DCPHY Analog Power (1.8V)	MIPI_D/C_PHY0_VDD_1V8, MIPI_D/C_PHY1_VDD_1V8	1.71	1.8	1.89	V
HDMI RX Analog Power(0.75V)	HDMI_RX_AVDD0V75	0.675	0.75	0.825	V
HDMI RX Analog Power(3.3V)	HDMI_RX_DVDD3V3	3.135	3.3	3.465	V
HDMI RX Analog Power(3.3V)	HDMI_RX_VPH3V3	3.135	3.3	3.465	V
HDMI/eDP TX Digital Power (0.75V)	HDMI/eDP_TX0_VDD_0V75, HDMI/eDP_TX1_VDD_0V75	0.675	0.75	0.825	V
HDMI/eDP TX Analog Power (0.75V)	HDMI/eDP_TX0_AVDD_0V75, HDMI/eDP_TX1_AVDD_0V75	0.675	0.75	0.825	V
HDMI/eDP TX Analog Power (1.8V)	HDMI/eDP_TX0_VDD_CMN_1V8, HDMI/eDP_TX1_VDD_CMN_1V8	1.62	1.8	1.98	V
HDMI/eDP TX Analog Power (1.8V)	HDMI/eDP_TX0_VDD_IO_1V8, HDMI/eDP_TX1_VDD_IO_1V8	1.62	1.8	1.98	V
SARADC Analog Power(1.8V)	SARADC_AVDD_1V8	1.62	1.8	1.98	V
OTP Analog Power(0.75V)	OTP_VDDOTP_0V75	0.675	0.75	0.825	V
OSC Analog Power(1.8V)	OSC_1V8	1.65	1.8	1.95	V
OSC input clock frequency		NA	24	NA	MHz
Max CPU frequency		NA	NA	TBD	GHz
Max GPU frequency		NA	NA	TBD	MHz
Max NPU frequency		NA	NA	TBD	MHz
Ambient Operating Temperature	T A	0	NA	80	°C

RK3588 Thermal Information

Table 4-1 provides the thermal resistance characteristics for the package used on the SoC. The resulting simulation data for reference only, please prevail in kind test.

Table 4-1 Thermal Resistance Characteristics

Parameter	Symbol	Typical	Unit
Junction-to-ambient thermal resistance	𝜽 𝑱𝑨	8.7	(°C/𝑾)
Junction-to-board thermal resistance	𝜽 𝑱𝑩	3.5	(°C/𝑾)
Junction-to-case thermal resistance	𝜽 𝑱𝑪	0.12	(°C/𝑾)

Note: The testing PCB is 10 layers, 114 mmx 101 mm, Ambient temperature is 25 °C .

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