The news that Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton was mistaken about the Raspberry Pi 5 will cheer up tinkerers, coders, and all-around geeks. In response to a question late last year on the foundation’s fifth-generation single-board computer, Upton stated that 2023 is not likely to see its release. Surprisingly yet, the Raspberry Pi 5 is making its debut this month, offering a significant performance bump at a competitive price.
Since the original Raspberry Pi, no gadget has been released with an announcement prior to debut. However, this is a good time to break with tradition because the Raspberry Pi 5 boasts a significant increase in features and processing power. Upton claims to double GPU performance and increase speed by two to three times. The Raspberry Pi 5 can drive two 4K screens at 60Hz over HDMI thanks to a new internal I/O chip.
Fundamentally, the Broadcom BCM2712, a far more powerful ARM CPU than the Raspberry Pi 4, powers the Raspberry Pi 5. It boasts a VideoCore VII GPU running at 800MHz and four 2.4GHz ARM Cortex-A76 CPU cores. There will be two RAM options for the board: 4GB and 8GB. In actuality, the dual-band wireless chip is the only semiconductor component that remains from the Pi 4.
The Raspberry Pi is a barebones product—you have to add peripherals, storage, and other components that customize the board for your needs—even though the essential components have been improved. On the other hand, the upgrades provide you additional add-on alternatives. The Raspberry Pi 5 boasts a single-lane PCIe connectivity for the first time, and twice as much USB 3.0 bandwidth. This implies that faster PCIe and NVMe devices can be connected to the computer. The microSD card slot is still present, but it now supports high-speed SDR104 mode thanks to an upgrade.
Throughout the pandemic, Raspberry Pi experienced supply chain issues, just as the majority of the technology sector. Similar to GPUs, resellers monopolized the market by driving up costs to three or four times the MSRP. When it came to Raspberry Pi, that meant paying hundreds of dollars for a device that the manufacturer would have charged less than a penny for. Though he didn’t provide an update on the Pi 5, Upton did mention a few months ago that the foundation was almost back to “unconstrained” shipments.
The launch should happen within the next four weeks, however we don’t have a set date yet. Prior to the launch, Upton further promises blog postings, movies, and further information regarding the Raspberry Pi 5. You may get the 4GB model for $60 and the 8GB model for $80 when it becomes available. A power supply is not included, however any high-power USB-C should function. If you’re updating from an earlier Raspberry Pi model, you’ll also want a new enclosure.