i.MX 8 Family
Multiple systems, one processor.
- Processors and Microcontrollers
- Audio and Radio
- Interfaces
- Peripherals and Logic
- Power Management
- Radio Frequency
- RFID / NFC
- Security and Authentication
- Sensors
- Wireless
- Application-Specific Products
- Product Finders
- Product Information
i.MX 8 Series Applications Processors: Multicore Arm® Cortex® Processors
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.
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 and Multimedia | GPU Libraries and Extensions | Interfaces | Memory Types | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Family |
Cortex-A72
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Cortex-A53
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Cortex-A35
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Cortex-M4F
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Cortex-M33
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Cortex-M7
|
DSP
|
NPU
|
GPU
|
Display Resolution and Interfaces
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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
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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 | ||||||||||||
| i.MX 8XLite* Secure Telematics and Connected Industrial Control | 2 | 1 | 1x Parallel Display |
1 | 2x (TSN+AVB) |
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*PREPRODUCTION
Note: Some features vary across families.
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i.MX 8M Plus Applications Processor Family
Machine learning, vision, advanced multimedia and industrial IoT applications.
i.MX 8X Family
Safeguard mission-critical displays and control functions.
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