Part comparison

Raspberry Pi 5 vs Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W

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

26 shared specs5 scored

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Raspberry PiRaspberry Pi 5SC1112 / SC1111 family

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Directional spec summary

Counts across 5 numeric specifications with a clear higher-or-lower direction.

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Specifications

26 specifications compared side by side.

Raspberry Pi 5 / Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
Compare bySpecification	ARaspberry PiRaspberry Pi 5	BRaspberry PiRaspberry Pi Zero 2 W
Physical2
LengthUse-dependent	85 mm	65 mm
WidthUse-dependent	56 mm	30 mm
Electrical2
Nominal input voltage	5 V	5 V
Logic voltage	3.3 V	3.3 V
Control & communication22
Board kind	Sbc compute	Sbc compute
Board architecture	Single board computer	Single board computer
Primary applicationUse-dependent	robotics;edge_compute;education;linux_sbc	robotics;embedded_linux;small_sbc;education
Processor vendorUse-dependent	Broadcom	Raspberry Pi
ProcessorUse-dependent	BCM2712	RP3A0
Processor architectureUse-dependent	Arm Cortex-A76 64-bit	Arm Cortex-A53 64-bit
Processor cores	4	4
Processor clock	2400 MHz1,400 MHz higher	1000 MHz
RAM	8192 MB7,680 MB higher	512 MB
Storage typeUse-dependent	microSD;PCIe via FFC	microSD
Operating system	Raspberry Pi OS;Linux	Raspberry Pi OS;Linux
SDK available	Yes	Yes
ROS support	Yes	Yes
Firmware updatable	Yes	Yes
ConnectorsUse-dependent	40-pin GPIO; USB-C power; 2x micro-HDMI; 2x MIPI; PCIe FFC; Gigabit Ethernet; USB 3/2	40-pin GPIO footprint; mini HDMI; micro USB OTG; CSI-2 camera connector
USB interfaces	53 higher	2
GPIO	40	40
Wireless interfacesUse-dependent	802.11ac dual-band Wi-Fi;Bluetooth 5.0 BLE	2.4GHz 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi;Bluetooth 4.2 BLE
Communication interfacesUse-dependent	GPIO;UART;I2C;SPI;USB;Ethernet;Wi-Fi;Bluetooth;PCIe	GPIO;UART;I2C;SPI;USB;Wi-Fi;Bluetooth
Compute board kind	Single board computer	Single board computer
SoCUse-dependent	Broadcom BCM2712;RP1 I/O controller	Raspberry Pi RP3A0 SiP
GPU / NPUUse-dependent	VideoCore VII GPU	VideoCore IV GPU

ARaspberry PiRaspberry Pi 5

BRaspberry PiRaspberry Pi Zero 2 W

Physical2

LengthUse-dependent

Part A85 mm

Part B65 mm

WidthUse-dependent

Part A56 mm

Part B30 mm

Electrical2

Nominal input voltage

Part A5 V

Part B5 V

Logic voltage

Part A3.3 V

Part B3.3 V

Control & communication22

Board kind

Part ASbc compute

Part BSbc compute

Board architecture

Part ASingle board computer

Part BSingle board computer

Primary applicationUse-dependent

Part Arobotics;edge_compute;education;linux_sbc

Part Brobotics;embedded_linux;small_sbc;education

Processor vendorUse-dependent

Part ABroadcom

Part BRaspberry Pi

ProcessorUse-dependent

Part ABCM2712

Part BRP3A0

Processor architectureUse-dependent

Part AArm Cortex-A76 64-bit

Part BArm Cortex-A53 64-bit

Processor cores

Part A4

Part B4

Processor clock

Part A2400 MHz1,400 MHz higher

Part B1000 MHz

RAM

Part A8192 MB7,680 MB higher

Part B512 MB

Storage typeUse-dependent

Part AmicroSD;PCIe via FFC

Part BmicroSD

Operating system

Part ARaspberry Pi OS;Linux

Part BRaspberry Pi OS;Linux

SDK available

Part AYes

Part BYes

ROS support

Part AYes

Part BYes

Firmware updatable

Part AYes

Part BYes

ConnectorsUse-dependent

Part A40-pin GPIO; USB-C power; 2x micro-HDMI; 2x MIPI; PCIe FFC; Gigabit Ethernet; USB 3/2

Part B40-pin GPIO footprint; mini HDMI; micro USB OTG; CSI-2 camera connector

USB interfaces

Part A53 higher

Part B2

GPIO

Part A40

Part B40

Wireless interfacesUse-dependent

Part A802.11ac dual-band Wi-Fi;Bluetooth 5.0 BLE

Part B2.4GHz 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi;Bluetooth 4.2 BLE

Communication interfacesUse-dependent

Part AGPIO;UART;I2C;SPI;USB;Ethernet;Wi-Fi;Bluetooth;PCIe

Part BGPIO;UART;I2C;SPI;USB;Wi-Fi;Bluetooth

Compute board kind

Part ASingle board computer

Part BSingle board computer

SoCUse-dependent

Part ABroadcom BCM2712;RP1 I/O controller

Part BRaspberry Pi RP3A0 SiP

GPU / NPUUse-dependent

Part AVideoCore VII GPU

Part BVideoCore IV GPU

Product sources

Product sources used by this comparison

Raspberry Pi 5Open source ↗

Raspberry Pi Zero 2 WOpen source ↗