LLM hardware acceleration—on a Raspberry Pi

LLM hardware acceleration—on a Raspberry Pi

The Raspberry Pi is a compelling low-power option for running GPU-accelerated LLMs locally. For my main test setup, here’s the hardware I used (some links are affiliate links): – Raspberry Pi 5 8GB ($80):...
4K Gaming on Raspberry Pi 5

4K Gaming on Raspberry Pi 5

It works! I got an AMD GPU running externally on the Pi 5’s PCI Express bus, and it lets me game in 4K. At least with games as old as the card I’m using. But there’s a lot of promise here. Can we do hardware video transcoding? Maybe! More info in my...
Tiny Radxa X4 unites Intel x86 with Raspberry Pi GPIO

Tiny Radxa X4 unites Intel x86 with Raspberry Pi GPIO

The Radxa X4 unites an Intel N100 SoC with a Raspberry Pi RP2040. The best of both worlds, right? Let’s explore thermals, power delivery, peripheral and OS support, and even take Linux and Windows for a spin on the PCIe Gen 3×4 NVMe SSD! I purchased all the...
This is how you destroy Raspberry Pi

This is how you destroy Raspberry Pi

LattePanda’s Mu is the latest entrant in the ‘Pi Killer’ battle, but it has a trick up its sleeve. LattePanda sent me the Mu and carrier board for review, so I’m marking this video as having a ‘product placement’—however,...
This is what’s inside a Raspberry Pi

This is what’s inside a Raspberry Pi

Visit https://brilliant.org/JeffGeerling to start your 30-day free trial, and get 20% off your annual subscription! The Raspberry Pi 5 can’t be overclocked past 3 GHz. Why? The secret is hidden in the silicon deep inside. X-rays don’t go deep enough. This...