Amlogic S905X
The S905X is Amlogic’s GXL-family 4K TV box SoC. It has four Cortex-A53 cores, a Mali-450 MP3 and 4K60 H.265 and VP9 decode. It has had mainline Linux support for years, and Libre Computer uses it on the Le Potato and Sweet Potato.
General Specifications
Specs
| SoC | Amlogic S905X |
|---|---|
| Process | 28 nm |
| CPU | 4× Cortex-A53 @ 1.416 GHz Cryptography extensions |
| Memory | DDR3 / DDR4 32-bit |
| GPU | Mali-450 MP3 @ 750 MHz Vendor: OpenGL ES 2.0, OpenVG 1.1 Mesa: OpenGL 2.1, OpenGL ES 2.0 (Lima, Lima kernel); Lima: no OpenGL ES 3.x, OpenCL or Vulkan planned; Mali-470 unsupported |
| VPU | Amlogic Video Engine 10 Decode: 4K@60fps H.265, VP9 Decode: 4K@30fps H.264 Encode: 1080p@60fps H.264 |
| Display | 4K HDR HDMI 2.0, CVBS |
| Ethernet | 1× 100 Mbit Ethernet (integrated PHY) |
Linux Support
Mainline kernel
- Fully supported
- Works but not all features are implemented
- Libre Computer boards on this SoC boot upstream Linux and U-Boot
- The Mali-450 GPU is supported by the Mesa Lima driver