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Radxa ROCK 5B+
- Chip
- Rockchip RK3588
- Unified memory
- 4, 8, 16, 24 or 32 GB
- Released
- 2024
Configurations
Pick one to see which models it runs. More memory lets larger models fit; bandwidth sets how fast they answer.
| Configuration | Memory | Usable for AI | Bandwidth | LLMs that run well | Launch price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockchip RK3588 | 4.0 GB | 2.8 GB | 34 GB/s | 115 of 622 | — |
| Rockchip RK3588 | 8.0 GB | 6.4 GB | 34 GB/s | 155 of 622 | — |
| Rockchip RK3588 | 16.0 GB | 13.6 GB | 34 GB/s | 184 of 622 | — |
| Rockchip RK3588 | 24.0 GB | 21.1 GB | 34 GB/s | 203 of 622 | — |
| Rockchip RK3588 | 32.0 GB | 28.8 GB | 34 GB/s | 203 of 622 | — |
Specifications 32.0 GB configuration
| Maker | Radxa |
|---|---|
| Type | Board |
| Chip | Rockchip RK3588 / RK3588S (32 GB) |
| Unified memory | 32.0 GB |
| Usable for AI models | 28.8 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 34 GB/s |
| FP16 compute | 0.2 TFLOPS |
| Notes | RK3588 with 64-bit LPDDR5, faster than the LPDDR4X boards (up to about 44 GB/s). Launched on AliExpress at $119 (16 GB) and $159 (24 GB) in July 2024 (CNX Software); Radxa publishes no US list price. |
| Product page | radxa.com (opens in a new tab) |
Best LLMs for the Radxa ROCK 5B+ 32.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 86/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | Q4_K_M | 25.0 GB | 11.1 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 86/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | KAT-Coder V2.5 Dev (35B-A3B) | Q4_K_M | 24.2 GB | 11.1 tok/s | Runs well |
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 86/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B | Q4_K_M | 24.5 GB | 11.1 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 86/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Q4_K_M | 25.0 GB | 11.1 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 86/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Nex N2 Mini (35B-A3B) | Q4_K_M | 24.5 GB | 11.1 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 86/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Flint (40B-A2.5B) | Q4_K_M | 27.4 GB | 13.2 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 85/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Sage-A1.5 35B-A3B | Q4_K_M | 25.0 GB | 11.1 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 83Great quality (A) · 83 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 85/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | GLM-4.7 Flash (30B-A3B) | Q4_K_M | 22.4 GB | 11.1 tok/s | Runs well |
| 85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 85/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Ornith 1.5 35B-A3B | Q4_K_M | 25.0 GB | 11.1 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 82Great quality (A) · 82 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 85/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen AgentWorld 35B-A3B | Q4_K_M | 24.2 GB | 11.1 tok/s | Runs well |
Best Image models for the Radxa ROCK 5B+ 32.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Krea 2 Turbo | FP8 | 20.2 GB | 9.5 min | Very slow |
| 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FLUX 3 Image Klein | FP16 | 22.4 GB | 13.9 min | Very slow |
| 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Fibo 2.0 Dev | FP16 | 27.7 GB | 55.0 min | Very slowtight fit |
| 84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Z-Image Turbo | FP16 | 22.7 GB | 6.1 min | Very slow |
| 83Great quality (A) · 83 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FLUX.2 [klein] 9B | Q8 GGUF | 20.5 GB | 5.1 min | Very slow |
| 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | ERNIE-Image | Q8 GGUF | 18.9 GB | 61.8 min | Very slow |
Best Video models for the Radxa ROCK 5B+ 32.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83Great quality (A) · 83 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 76/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Bernini-R A14B (video generation + editing) | FP8 | 26.0 GB | 26.4 h | Very slowtight fit |
| 70Great quality (A) · 70 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 72/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Wan 2.2 S2V 14B (speech to video) | Q4 GGUF | 21.6 GB | 48.9 h | Very slow |
| 74Great quality (A) · 74 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 72/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | HY-OmniWeaving (8.3B, unified video) | FP8 | 24.6 GB | 19.4 h | Very slowtight fit |
| 73Great quality (A) · 73 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 71/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Wan 2.1 I2V 14B 480P | Q8 GGUF | 27.2 GB | 42.1 h | Very slowtight fit |
| 81Great quality (A) · 81 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 71/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LTX-2.5 (22B, video + audio) | Q4 GGUF | 26.8 GB | 4.7 h | Very slowtight fit · encoder unloaded after use |
Best Decision models for the Radxa ROCK 5B+ 32.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 86/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | OpenAI Privacy Filter | Q8_0 | 2.4 GB | 120 ms | Runs great |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Jina Reranker v3.5 | Q8_0 | 3.8 GB | 2.6 s | Very slow |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3 Reranker 4B | Q8_0 | 7.5 GB | 17.4 s | Very slow |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3 Reranker 8B | Q8_0 | 11.9 GB | 35.4 s | Very slow |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Skywork Reward V2 Llama 3.1 8B | Q8_0 | 10.4 GB | 69.6 s | Very slow |
| 84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Jina Reranker v3 | Q8_0 | 3.8 GB | 2.6 s | Very slow |
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | zerank-2 | Q8_0 | 7.5 GB | 17.4 s | Very slow |
| 80Great quality (A) · 80 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | GLiNER2.5 Decide | Q8_0 | 1.2 GB | 1.1 s | Slow |
Other products with the Rockchip RK3588 / RK3588S (32 GB)
Spec sources
Estimates come from published hardware specs and our open formulas, not from running the model on your machine. Real speed varies with runtime, drivers and settings. Numbers marked “Measured” come from a linked benchmark.
