Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) vs Rockchip RK3576 (NPU, single core of 2)

Rockchip RK3576 (NPU, single core of 2) is faster in the only like-for-like comparison (largest gap: object detection, 8.24×).
| Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) | Rockchip RK3576 (NPU, single core of 2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Best object detection | 14.92 FPS B 2026-10-03 (page last edited) | 123 FPS C 2026-10-13 (page last edited) |
| Power | n/a | n/a |
| Perf / W | n/a | n/a |
| Price | n/a | n/a |
| Workloads with data | 4 of 7 | 5 of 7 |
Best published object detection result per platform (may be from different like-for-like groups — see data). n/a = not published; never estimated.
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object detection
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockchip RK3576 (NPU, single core of 2) | 123 FPS throughput · b=1 | yolov5n INT8 · RKNN-Toolkit2 / RKNPU (rknn_model_zoo) · nano (YOLO-n) | C | unknown power n/a no power published | Rockchip rknn_model_zoo README benchmark table 2026-10-13 (page last edited) |
| Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) CPU-only | 14.92 FPS inference_time · b=1 | YOLO26n FP32/default · Ultralytics NCNN · nano (YOLO-n) | B | unknown power n/a no power published | Ultralytics documentation (benchmark table) 2026-10-03 (page last edited) |
instance segmentation
Only Rockchip RK3576 (NPU, single core of 2) has published instance segmentation results.
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockchip RK3576 (NPU, single core of 2) | 96.40 FPS throughput · b=1 | yolov5n-seg INT8 · RKNN-Toolkit2 / RKNPU (rknn_model_zoo) · nano (YOLO-n) | C | unknown power n/a no power published | Rockchip rknn_model_zoo README benchmark table 2026-10-13 (page last edited) |
Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only):
No published instance segmentation results for Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) or Rockchip RK3576 (NPU, single core of 2) yet.
We only show cited public figures — nothing is estimated to fill gaps. Requests tell us what to source or test next.
pose estimation
Only Rockchip RK3576 (NPU, single core of 2) has published pose estimation results.
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockchip RK3576 (NPU, single core of 2) | 75.00 FPS throughput · b=1 | yolov8n-pose INT8 · RKNN-Toolkit2 / RKNPU (rknn_model_zoo) · nano (YOLO-n) | C | unknown power n/a no power published | Rockchip rknn_model_zoo README benchmark table 2026-10-13 (page last edited) |
Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only):
No published pose estimation results for Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) or Rockchip RK3576 (NPU, single core of 2) yet.
We only show cited public figures — nothing is estimated to fill gaps. Requests tell us what to source or test next.
image classification
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) CPU-only | 29.59 FPS inference_time · b=1 | YOLO26n-cls FP32 · Ultralytics PyTorch (CPU) · nano (YOLO-n) | B | unknown power n/a no power published | Ultralytics documentation: Hailo integration benchmark 2026-10-11 (page last edited) |
| Rockchip RK3576 (NPU, single core of 2) MIXED: model-size class mobile-class CNN vs nano (YOLO-n) | 459 FPS throughput · b=1 | mobilenetv2-12 INT8 · RKNN-Toolkit2 / RKNPU (rknn_model_zoo) · mobile-class CNN | C | unknown power n/a no power published | Rockchip rknn_model_zoo README benchmark table 2026-10-13 (page last edited) |
No shared like-for-like group exists for this pair.
semantic segmentation
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) CPU-only | 1.20 FPS inference_time · b=1 | YOLO26n-sem FP32 · Ultralytics PyTorch (CPU) · nano (YOLO-n) | B | unknown power n/a no power published | Ultralytics documentation: Hailo integration benchmark 2026-10-11 (page last edited) |
| Rockchip RK3576 (NPU, single core of 2) MIXED: model-size class unknown vs nano (YOLO-n) | 38.40 FPS throughput · b=1 | ppseg_lite_1024x512 INT8 · RKNN-Toolkit2 / RKNPU (rknn_model_zoo) · unknown | C | unknown power n/a no power published | Rockchip rknn_model_zoo README benchmark table 2026-10-13 (page last edited) |
No shared like-for-like group exists for this pair.
speech-to-text
No published speech-to-text results for Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) or Rockchip RK3576 (NPU, single core of 2) yet.
We only show cited public figures — nothing is estimated to fill gaps. Requests tell us what to source or test next.
LLM generation
Only Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) has published LLM generation results.
| Platform | Result | Model · precision · stack | Grade | Power | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) CPU-only | 1.20 tok/s generation_throughput · b=1 | DeepSeek R1 14b as in linked issue (Ollama default tags are 4-bit) · Ollama / llama.cpp (see linked issue) · LLM 5–14B | C | 13.00 W measured reported in result source — measured | Jeff Geerling ai-benchmarks README (Findings tables) 2026-09-22 (page last edited) |
Rockchip RK3576 (NPU, single core of 2):
No published LLM generation results for Rockchip RK3576 (NPU, single core of 2) or Raspberry Pi 5 (CPU only) yet.
We only show cited public figures — nothing is estimated to fill gaps. Requests tell us what to source or test next.
How to read these numbers
Machine-readable: /find.json (see llms.txt); full tables are in “Show data”. Confidence grades: A audited MLPerf closed · B documented third-party · C community · D vendor-published · E estimate. Unknown values are shown as unknown, never estimated. Generated 2026-10-16 from public sources.