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NanoPi R6S

High-performance RK3588S router board with 8GB LPDDR4X, 32GB eMMC, native Gigabit + dual 2.5GbE, HDMI 2.1 (8K), USB 3.0, and 6 TOPS NPU — ideal for OpenWrt/FriendlyWrt router, NAS, and edge computing.

Starting from

$167.00

Compatible Firmware

Specifications

ArchitectureARM Cortex-A76
CPU Cores8
Clock Speed2.4GHz
GPIO Level3.3V
Power InputUSB-C PD (5-20V)
AntennaNo
StoragemicroSD
Dimensions62 × 90mm
Weight55g

Components

Rockchip RK3588S with 4x Cortex-A76 + 4x Cortex-A53, Mali-G610 MP4, 6 TOPS NPU, 8K video.

Realtek RTL8125BG PCIe 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet controllers providing two high-speed network ports.

Bus Interfaces

UART
notes: Debug UART 3-pin header + GPIO FPC
SPI
notes: Via 12-pin FPC connector
PCIe
notes: Internal for 2.5GbE controllers

GPIO Map

GPIO1
UART/SPI via FPC
digital-inputdigital-output
UART
GPIO2
UART/SPI via FPC
digital-inputdigital-output
SPI

Overview

The NanoPi R6S is a powerful network-focused SBC built around the Rockchip RK3588S. With 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, 32GB eMMC, three Ethernet ports (one native Gigabit + two PCIe 2.5 Gigabit via RTL8125BG), and an 8-core CPU, it's one of the most capable router/gateway boards available.

The RK3588S provides four Cortex-A76 cores at 2.4GHz and four Cortex-A53 cores at 1.8GHz with a 6 TOPS NPU for AI acceleration. An HDMI 2.1 output supports up to 8K@60Hz, making it usable as a media center alongside its routing duties. USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports enable NAS configurations with external storage.

Running FriendlyWrt (OpenWrt), Ubuntu, Debian, Android 14, or Proxmox VE, the R6S excels as a high-throughput router/firewall, virtualization host, or edge computing node. USB-C PD power input supports 5V/9V/12V/20V for flexible deployment.

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