i.MX 8 Series Applications Processors: Multicore Arm® Cortex®-A72, Cortex-A53, Cortex-A35, Cortex-M4, Cortex-M7 cores

The i.MX 8 series of applications processors, part of the EdgeVerse™ edge computing platform, is a feature- and performance-scalable multicore platform that includes single-, dual- and quad-core families based on the Arm Cortex architecture—including combined Cortex-A72 + Cortex-A53, Cortex-A35, Cortex-M4 and Cortex M7-based solutions for advanced graphics, imaging, machine vision, audio, voice, video and safety-critical applications.

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i.MX 8 Series Products

Standard Key Features: Advanced Security, Ethernet with AVB, USB 3.0 with PHY, MMC/SDIO, UART, SPI, I²C, I²S, Timers, Secure RTC, Media Processor Engine (Neon™), Integrated Power Management.
CPU, GPU and DSP HMI & Multimedia GPU Libraries and Extensions Interfaces Memory Types
Product Family
Cortex-A72
Cortex-A53
Cortex-A35
Cortex-M4F
Cortex-M33
Cortex-M7
DSP
NPU
GPU
Display Resolution and Interfaces
Camera Interfaces
Video Decode
Resolution
(Top Codecs)
Video Encode
Resolution
(Top Codecs)
OpenVX™(vision)
OpenGL® ES
OpenCL™
Vulkan™
PCIe
Gigabit Ethernet
10/100 Ethernet
LPDDR4
DDR4
DDR3L
ECC option
i.MX 8 Advanced Graphics, Performance and Virtualization 2 4 2 1 2 2x LVDS
2x MIPI DSI
1x HDMI TX/RX		 2x MIPI-CSI 4K
(h.265, h.264)		 1080p30
(h.264)		 3.1 1.2 2 2x
i.MX 8M Advanced Audio, Voice and Video 4 1 1 1x MIPI DSI
1x HDMI 		2x MIPI-CSI 4Kp60 with
High Dynamic Range
(h.265, VP9);
4Kp30
(h.264, VP8) 		1080p30
(h.264) - SW 		3.1 1.2 2 1x
i.MX 8M Mini Embedded Consumer and Industrial Applications 4 1 1 1x MIPI DSI 1x MIPI-CSI 1080p60
(h.265, VP9, h.264, VP8) 		1080p60
(h.264) 		2.0 1 1x
i.MX 8M Nano Embedded Consumer and Industrial Applications 4 1 1 1x MIPI DSI 1x MIPI-CSI - - 3.1 1.2 - 1x
i.MX 8M Plus Machine Learning, Vision, Multimedia and Industrial IoT 4 1 1 1 1 1x MIPI DSI
1x HDMI
2x LVDS		 2x MIPI-CSI
Dual Camera ISP		 1080p60
(h.265, h.264, VP9, VP8)		 1080p60
(h.265, h.264)		 3.1 1.2 FP 1 2x (1 x/ TSN)
i.MX 8ULP* Industrial, Mobile and Smart Home Applications 2 1 2 2 1x MIPI DSI
24-bit RGB
EPD 		1x MIPI-CSI 3.1 1.2 1
i.MX 8ULP-CS* Cloud Secured for IoT and Industrial Applications 1 1 1 1x MIPI DSI
24-bit RGB 		1x MIPI-CSI 1
i.MX 8X Advanced Graphics and Efficient Performance 4 1 1 1 1x Parallel
2x LVDS/MIPI DSI Combo		 1x MIPI-CSI
1x Parallel		 4K (h.265);
1080p60
(h.264, VP8)		 1080p30
(h.264)		 3.1 1.2 EP 1 2x

*PREPRODUCTION

Note: Some features vary across families.

Target Applications - Automotive

Industry-Leading video and audio

i.MX 8M Plus Applications Processor Family

Machine learning, vision, advanced multimedia and industrial IoT applications.

Safeguard mission critical displays and control functions.

i.MX 8X Family

Safeguard mission-critical displays and control functions.

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i.MX 8 Comparison Table

Features Comparison Chart for i.MX 8 Series and Layerscape® LS 1012A and LS1028A Processors

i.MX 8 and Layerscape applications processors -- ranging from single to multicore Arm-based solutions for multimedia and display applications with scalability, high performance and low-power capabilities.

i.MX 8 Series Applications Processors

Performance, Power, Scalability, Security, Longevity.

i.MX Applications Processors with Easy-to-Deploy Security

EdgeVerse ™ portfolio with its crossover applications processors, including i.MX 8ULP and i.MX 8ULP-CS as well i.MX 9 series of high performance intelligent applications processors.