Khadas VIM3
High-performance single-board computer with the Amlogic A311D hexa-core SoC, up to 4GB DDR4 RAM, 5 TOPS NPU for AI inference, Wi-Fi 5, and USB-C PD — supported by Armbian.
$129.00
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Specifications
Components
Amlogic A311D hexa-core SoC (Cortex-A73×4 + Cortex-A53×2) with Mali-G52 MP4 GPU and 5 TOPS NPU for AI tasks.
Overview
The Khadas VIM3 is the flagship of the original VIM series, powered by the Amlogic A311D — a hexa-core SoC combining four Cortex-A73 performance cores with two Cortex-A53 efficiency cores, clocked at up to 2.2 GHz. With up to 4GB of DDR4 RAM, a Mali-G52 MP4 GPU, and an integrated 5 TOPS Neural Processing Unit, the VIM3 bridges the gap between general-purpose SBCs and dedicated AI inference hardware.
The board offers a comprehensive set of interfaces: three USB-A ports, two USB-C ports (one supporting USB Power Delivery up to 20V), Wi-Fi 5 dual-band wireless, Bluetooth 5.0, and Gigabit Ethernet. An M.2 slot for NVMe SSDs further extends its storage capabilities. MicroSD and up to 32GB of eMMC provide flexible boot and storage options. Armbian delivers well-maintained OS images for the VIM3.
The VIM3 is particularly well-suited for edge AI applications, where its NPU can accelerate neural network inference tasks such as object detection and image classification without offloading to the cloud. It is equally capable as a desktop computing platform, media server, or development board for advanced IoT and vision projects.
Use Cases
3Edge AI
On-device machine learning inference at the edge, without cloud dependency
Desktop Computing
Use as a full desktop computer with monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Runs a general-purpose operating system like Linux.
Media Center
Running a media center OS (Kodi, Plex, Jellyfin) to stream, transcode, and play 4K video content on a TV or display.
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