The new Raspberry Pi 5 is a technological milestone in its class! The heart of the board is the new 64-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A76 processor, which now runs at 2.4 GHz and enables a 2 to 3-fold increase in performance compared to the Raspberry Pi 4.
But that's just one aspect of the overall package. Experience significantly increased graphics performance thanks to the new 800MHz VideoCore VII GPU, which can now drive two displays at full 4Kp60. Together with a modernized Raspberry Pi image signal processor, not only will your desktop experience be taken to a new level, but doors will also be opened for innovative industrial solutions.
A special highlight: For the first time, a Raspberry Pi computer is based on a chip designed by Raspberry Pi itself. The RP1 Southbridge is the heart of the Raspberry Pi 5's expanded I/O capabilities. It not only enables doubled USB bandwidth, but also tripled bandwidth on the two MIPI ports for connected CSI cameras and DSI displays thanks to four lanes with 1.5 Gb/s each.
The Raspberry Pi 5 also offers a PCI Express 2.0 interface and doubled SD card performance.
Last but not least, the Raspberry Pi 5 brings new useful features such as an on/off button, mounting holes and fan connector for an optional cooler, an additional UART port (compatible with the Raspberry Pi Debug Probe) and a connector for an optional rechargeable real-time clock battery.
FAQs
Q: Is the Raspberry Pi 5 compatible with old Raspberry Pi OS?
A: No, the Raspberry Pi 5 requires a memory card with the latest Raspberry Pi OS "Bookworm". This is also compatible with older Raspberry Pi boards - however, older images will not run on the Pi 5.
Q: Which memory card is recommended for the Pi 5?
A: The Raspberry Pi 5 offers significantly higher memory performance than its predecessors. However, the right memory card is crucial to achieving the speed achieved. We recommend the SanDisk Extreme Pro . This performed very well in our tests and offers short boot times and consistently high memory performance.
Q: Do I absolutely need a new power supply for the Raspberry Pi 5?
A: The Pi 5 also runs with the official Raspberry Pi 4 5V/3A USB-C power supply. However, for optimal performance we recommend the new Raspberry Pi 27W 5V/5A USB-C power supply with USB PD support.
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model overview
| | Raspberry Pi 5 | Raspberry Pi 4 |
|---|
| CPU | | 4x 2.4 GHz (64-bit)
Broadcom BCM2712
(Cortex-A76, ARM v8) | 4x 1.8 GHz (64-bit)
Broadcom BCM2711
(Cortex-A72, ARM v8) |
| GPU | | 800 MHz
VideoCore V3D VII | 600 MHz
VideoCore V3D VI |
| R.A.M. | |
| |
| Southbridge | | RP1 for USB, Ethernet, GPIO, UART, CSI/DSI
(via PCIe 2.0 x4) | |
| PCIe interface | | 1x PCIe 2.0 x1 | |
| Real-Time Clock (RTC) | | optional | |
| on/off button | |
|
| Raspberry Pi 5 | Raspberry Pi 4 |
|---|
| memory card | | UHS-I microSD slot
(SDR104, up to 104 MB/s)
max. 2 TB | UHS-I microSD slot
(SDR50, up to 50 MB/s)
max. 2 TB |
| connectivity | HDMI | 2x micro-HDMI
(up to 2x 4Kp60) | 2x micro HDMI
(up to 2x 4Kp30 or 1x 4Kp60) |
| USB | 2x USB 3.0 (5 Gb/s simultaneously)
2x USB 2.0 | 2x USB 3.0
2x USB 2.0
1x USB 2.0 OTG via USB-C |
| LAN | 1x Gigabit Ethernet
(up to 1000 MBit/s) |
| Wi-Fi | 2.4/5.0GHz IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0, BLE |
| GPIO | Standard 40-pin GPIO header |
| More | 2x 4-lane MIPI ports (CSI/DSI)
1x UART port
1x fan port
1x RTC battery port | 1x 2-Lane DSI Display Port
1x 2-Lane CSI Camera Port
1x 4-Pin Stereo Audio / Composite Video Port |
| multimedia | hardware
de-/encoder | 4Kp60 HEVC decoder | H.265 (4Kp60 decoding)
H.264 (1080p60 decoding, 1080p30 encoding) |
| graphic | OpenGL ES 3.1, Vulkan 1.3 | OpenGL ES 3.0 |
| power supply | power supply | 5V/5A (via USB-C, with PD support) | 5V/3A (via USB-C) |
| PoE | PoE+ 802.3af/at via HAT | PoE 802.3af via HAT |
| Mass | | 88 x 56 x 19 mm |
| production lifetime | | min. 01/2035 | min. 01/2026 |
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