Raspberry Pi Pico 2 vs Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W

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Pico 2 compared with Pico 2 W

	Raspberry PiPico 2	Raspberry PiPico 2 W
Overview
Released
Released	August 2024	November 2024
Performance
Processor
Processor	Raspberry Pi RP2350 (Arm Cortex-M33 or Hazard3 RISC-V)	Raspberry Pi RP2350 (Arm Cortex-M33 or Hazard3 RISC-V)
CPU cores
CPU cores	2	2
Clock
Clock	0.15 GHz	0.15 GHz
Memory
Memory	520 KB	520 KB
CPU
CPU	Dual Arm Cortex-M33 or dual Hazard3 RISC-V cores, chosen at boot, at up to 150MHz; Arm TrustZone for Cortex-M, signed boot, 8KB antifuse OTP, SHA-256 acceleration, hardware TRNG	Dual Arm Cortex-M33 or dual Hazard3 RISC-V cores at up to 150MHz; Arm TrustZone for Cortex-M, signed boot, 8KB antifuse OTP, SHA-256 acceleration, hardware TRNG
Memory
Memory	520KB on-chip SRAM	520KB on-chip SRAM
Storage
Storage	4MB on-board QSPI flash	4MB on-board QSPI flash
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	No	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	No	Yes
Ethernet
Ethernet	No	No
USB ports
USB ports	1	1
Display outputs
Display outputs	0	0
GPIO pins
GPIO pins	40	40
PCIe
PCIe	No	No
Ports
Ports	Micro USB for power and data (USB 1.1 controller and PHY with host and device support); 2 × UART, 2 × SPI, 2 × I2C, 16 × PWM channels, 12 × PIO state machines	Micro USB for power and data (USB 1.1 controller and PHY with host and device support); 2 × UART, 2 × SPI, 2 × I2C, 16 × PWM channels, 12 × PIO state machines
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	–	Infineon CYW43439; single-band 2.4GHz Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) with WPA3 and SoftAP for up to 4 clients; Bluetooth 5.2 with LE Central and Peripheral roles and Bluetooth Classic; on-board antenna
GPIO
GPIO	40-pin 0.1″ through-hole pads with castellated edges; 26 multi-purpose GPIO, 3 of which can be used for ADC; header not fitted unless bought with headers	40-pin 0.1″ through-hole pads with castellated edges; 26 multi-purpose GPIO, 3 of which can be used for ADC; header not fitted unless bought with headers
Design
Size
Size	21 × 51 mm	21 × 51 mm
Power
Power	1.8–5.5V DC	1.8–5.5V DC
Size
Size	21 × 51 × 1 mm	21 × 51 × 1 mm
Operating temperature
Operating temperature	−20°C to +85°C	−20°C to +70°C