Amlogic S905X5 Armv9 TV Box SoC supports AV1, H.266, Ai-SR
The Amlogic S905X5 may be first the Armv9 processor designed for set-top boxes (STB) and TV boxes, supports the latest AV1 and H.266 video codecs, and also comes with a 4 TOPS AI accelerator.
We don’t have the full details yet, and the news comes from a tease from SEI Robotics which is about to unveil an Amlogic S905X5 AI-SR (AI Super Resolution) Android TV box at IBC 2023.
Preliminary specifications for S905X5 SoC and SEI Robotics TV box:
SoC – Amlogic S905X5
CPU – Quad-core Armv9 CPU (likely Cortex-A510 cores) delivering 40K+ DMIPS
GPU – Arm Mali-G310 V5 entry-level GPU clocked at 1 GHz for 4K HDR user interfaces
VPU – Up to 2x 4Kp60 10-bit H.266/VCC and AV1 video codecs, and the usual VP9, AVS3, H.265/HEVC, H.264
AI accelerator – 4 TOPS NPU enabling AI-SR
Process – “Second generation” 6 nm process
System Memory & Storage – TBD
Video Output – HDMI 2.1 up to 4Kp60 with eARC (enhanced audio return channel), VRR (Variable Refresh Rate), QMS (Quick Media Switching)
Audio – Support for Dolby, Dolby Atmos
Networking – Ethernet port, likely WiFi and Bluetooth
USB – 2x USB Type-A ports, 1x USB Type-C port
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