The Radxa Dragon Q6A (12GB) is a compact, credit-card-sized single board computer (SBC) built for Edge AI, Industrial IoT, and smart terminal applications. Here's a full breakdown:Core PlatformSoC: Qualcomm QCS6490 — octa-core tri-cluster CPU (1× 2.7GHz + 3× 2.4GHz + 4× 1.9GHz)
GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 643 (Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.2, DirectX 12)
AI Accelerator: Hexagon DSP + Tensor Accelerator — 12 TOPS AI computing power
RAM: 12GB LPDDR5 (up to 16GB available across variants)
Storage32MB onboard QSPI boot flash
Expandable via microSD, eMMC module, UFS module, or M.2 2230 NVMe SSD
Connectivity1× Gigabit Ethernet (PoE with HAT add-on)
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) + Bluetooth 5.4
1× USB 3.1 Type-A, 3× USB 2.0 Type-A
Video & MultimediaHDMI 2.0 up to 4K@30Hz output
1× MIPI DSI display connector
3× MIPI CSI camera connectors (multi-camera support)
4K@60fps video decoding, 4K@30fps encoding, HDR10/HDR10+
Other Interfaces40-pin GPIO header (UART, SPI, I2C, PWM)
3.5mm audio jack with mic input
Power via USB-C 12V or external 12V pin
OS Support: Ubuntu, Android 15/16, Qualcomm Linux (Yocto), Windows 11 IoT Enterprise, Deepin, Fedora, Armbian, ArchForm Factor: 85mm × 56mm — standard Raspberry Pi footprint
What Developers SayImpressive AI performance for an affordable SBC
Strong multimedia and camera capabilities
Qualcomm AI Hub gives access to pre-optimized AI models
Software/driver ecosystem still maturing compared to Raspberry Pig