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Arduino Mega 2560 Rev3 vs Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect

A side-by-side comparison of source-backed specifications within the same subcategory.

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ArduinoArduino Mega 2560 Rev3A000067

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ArduinoArduino Nano RP2040 ConnectABX00052

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Specifications

17 specifications compared side by side.

Arduino Mega 2560 Rev3 / Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect
Compare bySpecification	AArduinoArduino Mega 2560 Rev3	BArduinoArduino Nano RP2040 Connect
Electrical3
Minimum input voltageUse-dependent	6 V	5 V
Maximum input voltageUse-dependent	20 V	18 V
Logic voltageUse-dependent	5 V	3.3 V
Control & communication14
Board kind	Main controller	Main controller
Board architecture	Microcontroller board	Microcontroller board
Primary applicationUse-dependent	education;robotics;motion_control	education;robotics;embedded_control
Processor vendorUse-dependent	Microchip	Raspberry Pi;u-blox
ProcessorUse-dependent	ATmega2560	RP2040;NINA-W102
Processor architectureUse-dependent	AVR 8-bit	ARM Cortex-M0+
Processor clock	16 MHz	133 MHz117 MHz higher
RAM	0.0078 MB	0.2578 MB0.25 MB higher
Flash	0.25 MB	16 MB15.75 MB higher
USB interfaces	1	1
GPIO	5432 higher	22
Communication interfacesUse-dependent	UART;I2C;SPI;USB	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n;Bluetooth;Bluetooth LE 4.2;USB;GPIO
Compute board kind	microcontroller	microcontroller
MicrocontrollerUse-dependent	ATmega2560	RP2040

AArduinoArduino Mega 2560 Rev3

BArduinoArduino Nano RP2040 Connect

Electrical3

Minimum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A6 V

Part B5 V

Maximum input voltageUse-dependent

Part A20 V

Part B18 V

Logic voltageUse-dependent

Part A5 V

Part B3.3 V

Control & communication14

Board kind

Part AMain controller

Part BMain controller

Board architecture

Part AMicrocontroller board

Part BMicrocontroller board

Primary applicationUse-dependent

Part Aeducation;robotics;motion_control

Part Beducation;robotics;embedded_control

Processor vendorUse-dependent

Part AMicrochip

Part BRaspberry Pi;u-blox

ProcessorUse-dependent

Part AATmega2560

Part BRP2040;NINA-W102

Processor architectureUse-dependent

Part AAVR 8-bit

Part BARM Cortex-M0+

Processor clock

Part A16 MHz

Part B133 MHz117 MHz higher

RAM

Part A0.0078 MB

Part B0.2578 MB0.25 MB higher

Flash

Part A0.25 MB

Part B16 MB15.75 MB higher

USB interfaces

Part A1

Part B1

GPIO

Part A5432 higher

Part B22

Communication interfacesUse-dependent

Part AUART;I2C;SPI;USB

Part BWi-Fi 802.11b/g/n;Bluetooth;Bluetooth LE 4.2;USB;GPIO

Compute board kind

Part Amicrocontroller

Part Bmicrocontroller

MicrocontrollerUse-dependent

Part AATmega2560

Part BRP2040

Product sources

Product sources used by this comparison

Arduino Mega 2560 Rev3Open source ↗

Arduino Nano RP2040 ConnectOpen source ↗