Raspberry Pi 5/16GB

Raspberry Pi 5 16GB - SC1113 - The everything computer. Now with 16GB!

The new Raspberry Pi 5 board features a quad-core 2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 CPU and VideoCore VII GPU, capable of driving dual 4Kp60 displays. It introduces a PCIe 2.0 x1 interface, plus doubled USB and SD card bandwidth, with re-engineered MIPI lanes for faster storage, displays, and cameras.

Powered by the RP1 southbridge, the latest board runs smoothly as both a desktop replacement and an embedded controller. Redesigned camera and display connectors provide higher bandwidth, making this board ready for next-generation projects in AI, automation, and high-resolution media.

Don't need all that RAM? ➡️ RPi 5 8GB still gets the job done!

Key Upgrades 

• 2.4GHz quad-core Arm Cortex-A76 — 2–3× the CPU performance of Raspberry Pi 4, for a noticeably smoother desktop, browsing and code compiling

• 16GB LPDDR4X-4267 RAM — extra headroom for memory-intensive workloads, large datasets, multiple containers and local AI experiments
• 800MHz VideoCore VII GPU — drives two 4Kp60 HDMI displays with HDR at the same time
• PCIe 2.0 interface — boot from an NVMe SSD with the M.2 HAT+ for faster boot and storage than a microSD card
• RP1 I/O controller — two USB 3.0 ports with 5Gbps transfer speeds and up to twice the peak microSD speed of Raspberry Pi 4 (SDR104)
• Two 4-lane MIPI connectors — use two cameras, two displays, or one of each
• Built-in power button, real-time clock and UART debug port — no add-on boards needed (the RTC battery is sold separately)
• Built for advanced projects and experimentation — software development, self-hosted services, multi-container home labs, data processing and local AI workloads

Specifications

• Broadcom BCM2712 2.4GHz quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76 CPU, with cryptography extensions, 512KB per-core L2 caches and a 2MB shared L3 cache
• VideoCore VII GPU, supporting OpenGL ES 3.1, Vulkan 1.3
• Dual 4Kp60 HDMI® display output with HDR support
• 4Kp60 HEVC decoder
• LPDDR4X-4267 SDRAM 16GB
• Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi®
• Bluetooth 5.0 / Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
• microSD card slot, with support for high-speed SDR104 mode
• 2 × USB 3.0 ports, supporting simultaneous 5Gbps operation
• 2 × USB 2.0 ports
• Gigabit Ethernet, with PoE+ support (requires separate PoE+ HAT)
• 2 × 4-lane MIPI camera/display transceivers
• PCIe 2.0 x1 interface for fast peripherals (requires separate M.2 HAT or other adapter)
• 5V/5A DC power via USB-C, with Power Delivery support
• Raspberry Pi standard 40-pin header
• Real-time clock (RTC), powered from an external battery
• Power button

Resources

• Raspberry Pi 5 product brief
• Raspberry Pi 5 mechanical drawing
• Getting started documentation
• RP1 peripherals documentation
• Compliance: Raspberry Pi 5 meets a number of regional and international standards — view the certificates and conformity documents
• Product lifetime: Raspberry Pi 5 will remain in production until at least January 2036

Power and cooling

Raspberry Pi 5 draws more power than earlier models, so we recommend a 5V/5A (27W) USB-C PD power supply. For sustained workloads, use the Active Cooler or a case with a fan.

FAQ

Will older versions of Raspberry Pi OS work with Raspberry Pi 5?
No, it requires the latest Raspberry Pi OS. Older releases aren’t supported, so you’ll need to flash a fresh SD card with the current version before booting up.

Will my power supply for Raspberry Pi 4 work with the Pi 5 board?
This board draws more power than the Raspberry Pi 4, and an underpowered supply can cause issues. We recommend a high-quality 5V 5A USB-C power supply.   

Does Raspberry Pi 5 need active cooling?
This new Pi is faster and more powerful than prior-generation Raspberry Pis, and like most general-purpose computers, it will perform best with active cooling. The Raspberry Pi Case for Pi 5, with its integrated fan, is one option. For configurations with a HAT, we recommend our HighPi Pro 5S Case with the official Active Cooler.

Will Raspberry Pi 5 fit my Raspberry Pi 4 case?

No. The board layout has changed, so Raspberry Pi 4 cases do not fit. Choose the official Raspberry Pi 5 case or our HighPi Pro 5S case.