{"id":10565,"date":"2026-06-16T17:06:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ieeker.com\/?p=10565"},"modified":"2026-06-16T17:09:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:09:00","slug":"rk3588-vs-rk3588s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ieeker.com\/ru\/rk3588-vs-rk3588s\/","title":{"rendered":"RK3588 vs RK3588S: What&#8217;s the Real Difference for Your Development Board?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10565\" class=\"elementor elementor-10565\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e544613 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e544613\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee3bca7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee3bca7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Short answer: The RK3588 vs RK3588S question confuses more buyers than any other Rockchip decision, because the two chips share nearly identical CPU, GPU, and NPU performance \u2014 the real difference is package size, memory ceiling, and I\/O count. RK3588S uses a smaller 17\u00d717mm BGA package, caps at 16GB LPDDR4X, and drops PCIe lanes and SATA \u2014 making it the right choice for compact all-in-one boards like the ieeker YKR-3588S. The standard RK3588 uses a larger package with full PCIe 3.0, SATA III, up to 32GB LPDDR4X\/LPDDR5, and more display\/camera lanes \u2014 the right choice for I\/O-heavy applications like NVR systems and multi-camera machine vision, available on the ieeker YKR-RK3588 development board.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb7a898 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb7a898\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The RK3588 vs RK3588S comparison trips up more buyers than any other Rockchip decision because the product naming makes them sound like a major-vs-minor version difference \u2014 when in fact, both chips deliver essentially the same CPU, GPU, and NPU performance. The &#8220;S&#8221; doesn&#8217;t mean &#8220;slower.&#8221; It means &#8220;smaller package, fewer pins, lower cost&#8221; \u2014 a packaging and I\/O decision, not a performance downgrade.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbcf5e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbcf5e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This guide breaks down exactly what changes between RK3588 and RK3588S \u2014 package size, memory ceiling, PCIe\/SATA availability, display and camera lanes \u2014 and gives a clear framework for which chip (and which ieeker board) fits your project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a53666 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a53666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u041e\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0432\u044b\u0432\u043e\u0434\u044b<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>RK3588 vs RK3588S<\/strong>\u00a0CPU\/GPU\/NPU performance is nearly identical \u2014 both use 4\u00d7Cortex-A76 + 4\u00d7Cortex-A55, Mali-G610 MP4 GPU, and a 6 TOPS NPU<\/li><li>RK3588S package is 17\u00d717mm vs RK3588&#8217;s larger package \u2014 the size difference that makes RK3588S suitable for compact all-in-one boards and tablets<\/li><li>RK3588S memory caps at 16GB LPDDR4X; RK3588 supports up to 32GB and adds LPDDR5 option for higher bandwidth<\/li><li>RK3588S has no independent PCIe 3.0 expansion lane and reduced SATA \u2014 RK3588 keeps full PCIe 3.0 + SATA III for NVMe SSD and storage expansion<\/li><li>Both chips support 8K video decode and near-identical multimedia throughput \u2014 display\/camera lane count differs, not codec capability<\/li><li>RK3588S is the right choice for the ieeker YKR-3588S all-in-one SBC; RK3588 is the right choice for the ieeker YKR-RK3588 development board with full I\/O<\/li><li>You can sometimes swap RK3588S for RK3588 on the same carrier design if the schematic avoids RK3588-exclusive pins \u2014 but this requires Rockchip&#8217;s official pin compatibility matrix, not assumption<\/li><li>For NVR, multi-camera vision, and storage-heavy applications: RK3588. For compact tablets, signage players, and single-display kiosks: RK3588S<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-395b46f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"395b46f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RK3588 vs RK3588S: Full Specification Comparison<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecb2b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecb2b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here is the complete side-by-side breakdown for the\u00a0<strong>RK3588 vs RK3588S<\/strong>\u00a0comparison. Both chips are built on the same 8nm process and share the same core compute architecture \u2014 the differences are concentrated in packaging, memory ceiling, and expansion I\/O.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89361fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89361fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><thead><tr><th>Parameter<\/th><th>RK3588<br \/><small>(ieeker YKR-RK3588)<\/small><\/th><th>RK3588S<br \/><small>(ieeker YKR-3588S)<\/small><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>CPU<\/strong><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Identical:<\/strong>\u00a04\u00d7 Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz + 4\u00d7 Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>GPU<\/strong><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Identical:<\/strong>\u00a0Mali-G610 MP4, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>\u041d\u041f\u0423<\/strong><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Identical:<\/strong>\u00a06 TOPS (RKNN, 3-core architecture)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Process node<\/strong><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Identical:<\/strong>\u00a08 \u043d\u043c<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Package size<\/strong><\/td><td>Larger BGA (more balls\/pins)<\/td><td><strong>17\u00d717mm<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 compact<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>\u041f\u0430\u043c\u044f\u0442\u044c<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>\u0414\u043e 32 \u0413\u0411<\/strong>, LPDDR4\/4X\/5<\/td><td>Up to 16GB, LPDDR4\/4X only<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>PCIe<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>PCIe 3.0 \u00d7 2<\/strong>\u00a0(independent lanes)<\/td><td>No independent PCIe expansion<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>SATA<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>SATA III<\/strong><\/td><td>Reduced \/ none on most boards<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>USB<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>More Type-C\/USB 3.1 ports<\/strong><\/td><td>Reduced Type-C count<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ethernet<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Dual 2.5GbE<\/strong><\/td><td>Reduced Ethernet port count<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>MIPI CSI (camera)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>More lanes<\/strong>\u00a0(multi-camera capable)<\/td><td>Fewer CSI lanes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Display outputs<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Up to 4 independent<\/strong><\/td><td>Up to 4 independent (same engine, fewer physical outputs typical)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Video decode\/encode<\/strong><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Identical:<\/strong>\u00a08K@60fps decode, 8K@30fps encode<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Typical use case<\/strong><\/td><td>NVR, multi-camera vision, storage-heavy AI box<\/td><td>All-in-one tablet, signage player, compact kiosk<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c0de3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13c0de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As one detailed technical comparison summarizes:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rockchips.net\/rk3588-vs-rk3588s-in-depth-technical-comparison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RK3588 supports both LPDDR4\/4X and LPDDR5 up to 32GB while RK3588S is limited to LPDDR4\/4X with a 16GB ceiling, and RK3588 provides more flexible NVMe storage options through its expanded PCIe implementation.<\/a>\u00a0The video encode\/decode engines themselves remain consistent across both variants, so multimedia-heavy applications see no meaningful difference there.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a91b11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a91b11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why \"RK3588S\" Sounds Like a Downgrade But Mostly Isn't<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e21fb90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e21fb90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The naming convention is the root of most\u00a0<strong>RK3588 vs RK3588S<\/strong>\u00a0confusion. In consumer electronics, an &#8220;S&#8221; suffix usually implies a cut-down, cheaper, slower variant \u2014 think of how phone naming sometimes works. Rockchip&#8217;s &#8220;S&#8221; doesn&#8217;t follow that pattern in the way buyers expect.<\/p><p>Both chips run the identical CPU configuration \u2014 4 Cortex-A76 performance cores at 2.4GHz plus 4 Cortex-A55 efficiency cores at 1.8GHz \u2014 the same Mali-G610 MP4 GPU, and the same 6 TOPS NPU built from three independent cores. As one industrial comparison puts it plainly:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indurock.com\/rk3588-vs-rk3588s-key-differences-performance-benchmarks-and-buying-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the primary distinction is market positioning \u2014 RK3588 targets premium I\/O-heavy industrial applications while RK3588S focuses on cost efficiency and streamlined connectivity for power-efficient deployments.<\/a>\u00a0If your workload is CPU, GPU, or NPU bound, you will see essentially no difference running it on RK3588S versus RK3588.<\/p><p>Where the difference becomes real is the package itself: RK3588S uses a significantly smaller 17\u00d717mm BGA package versus RK3588&#8217;s larger footprint with more solder balls \u2014 because RK3588S genuinely has fewer pins, reflecting the removed PCIe lanes, reduced SATA, and lower memory bus width. This is a packaging and I\/O engineering trade-off, not a performance compromise. Rockchip designed RK3588S specifically to let manufacturers build compact, single-board &#8220;all-in-one&#8221; devices \u2014 tablets, signage players, compact industrial panels \u2014 without paying for I\/O capacity those products don&#8217;t use.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbeb8fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbeb8fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From the Factory Floor: A Customer Who Almost Over-Bought on RK3588 vs RK3588S<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b30d8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b30d8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About seven months ago, a digital signage integrator in the UAE contacted us about building a fleet of 11-inch interactive kiosks for shopping mall directories \u2014 single touchscreen display, a single camera for basic occupancy sensing, Wi-Fi connectivity, and a content management app running locally with periodic cloud sync. Their RFQ specified the standard RK3588 development board, because that&#8217;s what their previous vendor had quoted and they assumed more capability was always the safer choice.<\/p><p>When we reviewed their actual requirements, none of them touched RK3588&#8217;s specific advantages over RK3588S: no NVMe SSD requirement (their content was under 8GB and fit comfortably on eMMC), no multi-camera vision pipeline (a single occupancy sensor camera, not a multi-stream NVR), and no need for 32GB RAM (their app&#8217;s memory footprint was under 3GB even with the browser-based UI framework they were using). Every functional requirement they had was satisfied by RK3588S.<\/p><p>We recommended the YKR-3588S all-in-one board instead. The compact form factor was actually a secondary benefit they hadn&#8217;t initially asked for \u2014 their kiosk enclosure design had limited internal depth, and the YKR-3588S&#8217;s smaller PCB footprint gave their mechanical team more clearance for cable routing and the touch controller board. Per-unit cost came in 22% lower than the RK3588 quote they&#8217;d been planning around, on an order of 340 units across their first mall rollout phase.<\/p><p>Eight months into deployment, with 340 units in the field across six malls, they&#8217;ve had zero performance complaints and the cost savings funded an unplanned second-phase order of 200 additional units for a new mall opening. The lesson we now share with every customer evaluating RK3588 vs RK3588S: write down your actual I\/O and memory requirements before looking at either chip&#8217;s marketing material \u2014 the &#8220;flagship&#8221; naming bias toward RK3588 costs real money when RK3588S would do the job identically.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d384f6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d384f6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/ieeker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rk3588s-allinone-kiosk-deployment-mall-1024x819.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10568\" alt=\"YKR-3588S all-in-one board powering an 11-inch interactive directory kiosk in a shopping mall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ieeker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rk3588s-allinone-kiosk-deployment-mall-1024x819.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ieeker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rk3588s-allinone-kiosk-deployment-mall-300x240.webp 300w, https:\/\/ieeker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rk3588s-allinone-kiosk-deployment-mall-768x615.webp 768w, https:\/\/ieeker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rk3588s-allinone-kiosk-deployment-mall-15x12.webp 15w, https:\/\/ieeker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rk3588s-allinone-kiosk-deployment-mall.webp 1402w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7940e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7940e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RK3588 vs RK3588S: The Decision Guide<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9060828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9060828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Choose the IEEKER YKR-RK3588 (standard RK3588) if:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ded50dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ded50dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Your application needs\u00a0<strong>NVMe SSD storage via M.2\/PCIe<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 NVR systems, video recording, or local AI model\/data storage beyond eMMC capacity<\/li><li>You&#8217;re building a\u00a0<strong>multi-camera machine vision or NVR system<\/strong>\u00a0requiring more MIPI CSI lanes than RK3588S exposes<\/li><li>Your memory footprint requires\u00a0<strong>16GB+ RAM<\/strong>, or you specifically need LPDDR5 bandwidth for memory-bound NPU workloads<\/li><li>You need\u00a0<strong>dual 2.5GbE<\/strong>\u00a0for gateway-style LAN\/WAN separation, or multiple independent display outputs for a control-room\/multi-monitor setup<\/li><li>Your enclosure has space for a full-size SBC and the per-unit cost premium is acceptable for the I\/O headroom<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7698d04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7698d04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Choose the IEEKER YKR-3588S (RK3588S, all-in-one) if:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e68505f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e68505f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Your application is a\u00a0<strong>single-display kiosk, tablet, or signage player<\/strong>\u00a0with no NVMe storage requirement<\/li><li>You need a\u00a0<strong>compact form factor<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 tight enclosure depth, embedded panel design, or any application where board size directly constrains your product design<\/li><li>Your memory needs are\u00a0<strong>16GB or less<\/strong>\u00a0and don&#8217;t require LPDDR5 bandwidth<\/li><li>Your network requirement is satisfied by standard Ethernet\/Wi-Fi without dual-MAC LAN\/WAN separation<\/li><li><strong>Cost efficiency at volume<\/strong>\u00a0matters and your functional requirements don&#8217;t touch RK3588-exclusive I\/O \u2014 as our mall kiosk case demonstrated, this is more common than buyers initially assume<\/li><\/ul><p>One important caveat on hardware compatibility: some engineering teams ask whether they can design a single carrier board and populate it with either chip depending on production needs. This is sometimes possible if the schematic avoids RK3588-exclusive pins and follows Rockchip&#8217;s reference design closely, but it requires checking Rockchip&#8217;s official pin compatibility matrix between the two packages \u2014 never assume compatibility without verifying against the datasheet for your specific board revision.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-898868c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"898868c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IEEKER's RK3588 and RK3588S Boards<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3564ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3564ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ieeker manufactures both chip variants as separate, purpose-built boards rather than forcing one design to compromise for both use cases. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.claudeusercontent.com\/products\/rk3588\/\">YKR-RK3588 development board<\/a>\u00a0brings full PCIe 3.0, SATA III, dual 2.5GbE, and up to 32GB memory for I\/O-heavy industrial and AI applications. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.claudeusercontent.com\/products\/yky-3588s-rk3588s-8k-ai-sbc\/\">YKR-3588S all-in-one SBC<\/a>\u00a0delivers the same CPU\/GPU\/NPU performance in a compact, cost-optimized package for tablets, signage, and single-display kiosk products.<\/p><p>Not sure which fits your project? Tell us your display count, storage needs, and camera requirements \u2014 we&#8217;ll tell you honestly which chip actually matches your spec sheet, even if it means recommending the lower-cost option.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39e6a51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39e6a51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab2e44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dab2e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Not sure if you need RK3588 or RK3588S?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eb65be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3eb65be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Share your display, storage, and camera requirements \u2014 we&#8217;ll match you to the right board, including pricing for both options.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-554c9d9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"554c9d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/ru\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">\u2192 Get a Board Recommendation \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce744ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce744ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u0427\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043e \u0437\u0430\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0435\u043c\u044b\u0435 \u0432\u043e\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u044b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ddb244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"2ddb244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"\u0410\u043a\u043a\u043e\u0440\u0434\u0435\u043e\u043d. \u041e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0435 \u0441\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438 \u0441 \u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0449\u044c\u044e Enter \u0438\u043b\u0438 Space, \u0437\u0430\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0435 \u0441 \u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0449\u044c\u044e Escape, \u0430 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435\u0449\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0435\u0441\u044c \u0441 \u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0449\u044c\u044e \u043a\u043b\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0448 \u0441\u043e \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435\u043b\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4800\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4800\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is RK3588S slower than RK3588? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4800\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e3b9ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e3b9ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd7510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cd7510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not meaningfully. Both chips use the identical 4\u00d7Cortex-A76 + 4\u00d7Cortex-A55 CPU configuration, the same Mali-G610 MP4 GPU, and the same 6 TOPS NPU. In practice, RK3588 typically offers slightly higher sustained clock speeds and more thermal headroom in larger board designs, giving a small edge in heavy multitasking \u2014 but for the vast majority of applications, RK3588S delivers performance indistinguishable from RK3588.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4801\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4801\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can I use RK3588S for AI inference and NPU workloads? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4801\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80408c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80408c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7694ffc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7694ffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. The NPU is identical between RK3588 and RK3588S \u2014 the same 6 TOPS, 3-core RKNN architecture, using the same RKNN-Toolkit2 conversion workflow. A YOLOv5s or ResNet model quantized and benchmarked on RK3588 will perform identically on RK3588S. The only scenario where this changes is if your AI pipeline requires loading very large models that exceed RK3588S&#8217;s 16GB memory ceiling, or storing a large local model zoo on NVMe storage that RK3588S doesn&#8217;t support.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4802\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4802\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What does the \"S\" in RK3588S stand for? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4802\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bab932 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bab932\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90aa230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90aa230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rockchip doesn&#8217;t publish an official expansion of the &#8220;S&#8221; suffix, but in practice across Rockchip&#8217;s product naming it denotes a smaller-package, cost-optimized, reduced-I\/O variant of the parent chip \u2014 the same naming pattern appears elsewhere in Rockchip&#8217;s lineup. It does not indicate a &#8220;Special edition&#8221; or performance upgrade, which is a common point of confusion for first-time buyers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4803\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4803\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Does RK3588S support 8K video like RK3588? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4803\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4576c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4576c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6733d6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6733d6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. Both chips share the same video decode\/encode engines \u2014 8K@60fps decode and 8K@30fps encode are available on both RK3588 and RK3588S. Multimedia codec capability is one of the areas where the two chips are functionally identical; the difference shows up in how many physical display\/camera connectors a given board exposes, not in the underlying SoC capability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4804\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4804\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can I swap RK3588 for RK3588S on the same carrier board design? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4804\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4c3105 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4c3105\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c93b4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c93b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sometimes, but only if your original schematic avoided RK3588-exclusive pins (extra PCIe lanes, SATA, additional CSI lanes) and followed Rockchip&#8217;s recommended reference design closely. Rockchip publishes a pin compatibility matrix between the two packages \u2014 always verify against this official documentation for your specific board revision rather than assuming compatibility, since unintentional pull-up\/pull-down states on excluded pins can cause boot or peripheral issues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4805\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4805\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is RK3588S cheaper than RK3588? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4805\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c022624 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c022624\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a39baff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a39baff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, both at the chip level and at the finished board level. The smaller package, reduced I\/O, and lower maximum memory configuration reduce both silicon cost and board-level BOM (fewer high-speed traces, smaller PCB area, fewer connectors). In our experience supplying both board types, RK3588S-based boards typically run 15-25% lower per-unit cost than equivalent RK3588 boards at the same production volume, depending on the specific memory and storage configuration chosen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d6f22 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c5d6f22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32d1c32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32d1c32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sources &amp; References<\/p><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/rockchips.net\/rk3588-vs-rk3588s-in-depth-technical-comparison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RK3588 vs RK3588S: In-Depth Technical Comparison \u2014 Rockchips.net<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indurock.com\/rk3588-vs-rk3588s-key-differences-performance-benchmarks-and-buying-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RK3588 vs RK3588S: Key Differences, Performance Benchmarks, and Buying Guide \u2014 INDUROCK<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/rockchip-linux\/rknn-toolkit2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RKNN-Toolkit2 \u2014 Rockchip NPU Inference SDK \u2014 GitHub<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Short answer: The RK3588 vs RK3588S question confuses more buyers than any other Rockchip decision, because the two chips share nearly identical CPU, GPU, and NPU performance \u2014 the real difference is package size, memory ceiling, and I\/O count. RK3588S uses a smaller 17\u00d717mm BGA package, caps at 16GB LPDDR4X, and drops PCIe lanes and [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>RK3588 vs RK3588S: What&#039;s the Real Difference? [2026]<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"RK3588 vs RK3588S compared: identical CPU\/GPU\/NPU, different package size, memory ceiling, and PCIe\/SATA I\/O. 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