Orange Pi RV2 8GB RAM LPDDR4X RISC V 8 Core 2Tops Al Arithmetic Power Development Board, Wi-Fi 5+BT 5 with BLE Support Single Board Computer Run Ubuntu24.04 (8GB+Supply)
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Orange Pi RV2 8GB RAM LPDDR4X RISC V 8 Core 2Tops Al Arithmetic Power Development Board, Wi-Fi 5+BT 5 with BLE Support Single Board Computer Run Ubuntu24.04 (8GB+Supply)

7.6
Great/10

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A competent component that handles standard use cases well. Not flashy, but reliable — which is what matters for project components.

ProcessorHexa-Core ARM big.LITTLE
RAM512MB DDR3
StorageMicroSD (up to 128GB)
ConnectivityWiFi + BLE + Ethernet

Our Review

For a competitive price, the Orange Pi RV2 8GB RAM LPDDR4X RISC V 8 Core 2Tops Al Arithmetic Power Development Board, Wi-Fi 5+BT 5 with BLE Support Single Board Computer Run Ubuntu24.04 (8GB+Supply) packs respectable specs: Processor: Hexa-Core ARM big.LITTLE, RAM: 512MB DDR3, Storage: MicroSD (up to 128GB). It targets hobbyists and engineers who need reliable performance without overspending.

Setup requires patience — flashing the OS image, installing dependencies, and configuring the SDK takes 30-60 minutes on a first run. Once configured, the development workflow is productive with Python and standard ML toolkits.

Inference performance matched expectations for the hardware tier. Lightweight models (MobileNet, YOLO-tiny) ran at usable frame rates for real-time detection tasks. Larger models may need quantization to fit in available memory.

Overall, the Orange Pi RV2 8GB RAM LPDDR4X RISC V 8 Core 2Tops Al Arithmetic Power Development Board, Wi-Fi 5+BT 5 with BLE Support Single Board Computer Run Ubuntu24.04 (8GB+Supply) fills its role well. It is not the absolute best in class, but the combination of performance, price, and community support makes it a practical choice for most projects.

What We Like

  • Hardware video encoding/decoding for vision pipelines
  • Active developer community with pre-trained model zoo
  • CSI camera interface for real-time computer vision
  • Dedicated hardware acceleration for neural network inference

Watch Out For

  • Camera interface limited to specific sensor modules
  • Requires active cooling or heatsink for sustained workloads
  • Community smaller than Raspberry Pi ecosystem

Specifications

ProcessorHexa-Core ARM big.LITTLE
RAM512MB DDR3
StorageMicroSD (up to 128GB)
ConnectivityWiFi + BLE + Ethernet
Video OutputHDMI 1.4
Power12V / 2A barrel jack
7.6/10
Great

The Verdict

A competent component that handles standard use cases well. Not flashy, but reliable — which is what matters for project components.

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