Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi 5 vs Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi 500+

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Raspberry Pi 5 compared with Raspberry Pi 500+

	Raspberry PiRaspberry Pi 5	Raspberry PiRaspberry Pi 500+
Overview
Released
Released	October 2023	September 2025
Performance
Processor
Processor	Broadcom BCM2712 (Arm Cortex-A76)	Broadcom BCM2712 (Arm Cortex-A76)
CPU cores
CPU cores	4	4
Clock
Clock	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Memory
Memory	1 GB – 16 GB	16 GB
CPU
CPU	Quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76 at 2.4GHz with Cryptographic Extension; 512KB L2 cache per core and 2MB shared L3 cache	Quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76 at 2.4GHz with cryptography extensions; 512KB L2 cache per core and 2MB shared L3 cache; RP1 I/O controller
GPU
GPU	VideoCore VII at 800MHz; OpenGL ES 3.1, Vulkan 1.2; 4Kp60 HEVC decoder	VideoCore VII; OpenGL ES 3.1, Vulkan 1.3; H.265 4Kp60 decode
Memory
Memory	LPDDR4X-4267 SDRAM	16GB LPDDR4X-4267 SDRAM
Storage
Storage	microSD card slot with high-speed SDR104 mode; NVMe SSD through the PCIe connector with a separate M.2 HAT	256GB Raspberry Pi SSD with Raspberry Pi OS pre-installed, in an internal M.2 slot for NVMe SSDs up to 2280; microSD card slot; boots from SD card or external USB SSDs too
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
Ethernet
Ethernet	Yes	Yes
USB ports
USB ports	4 (better)	3
Display outputs
Display outputs	2	2
GPIO pins
GPIO pins	40	40
PCIe
PCIe	Yes	Yes
Ports
Ports	2 × USB 3.0 (simultaneous 5Gbps), 2 × USB 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet with PoE+ support (needs separate PoE+ HAT), 2 × micro HDMI, USB-C power; PCIe FFC connector, UART connector, RTC battery connector, 4-pin PWM fan connector, power button	2 × USB 3.0, 1 × USB 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, 2 × micro HDMI, USB-C power
Displays
Displays	Dual 4Kp60 HDMI output with HDR support	2 × micro HDMI, up to dual 4Kp60
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 5.0 and Bluetooth Low Energy	2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 5.0, BLE
GPIO
GPIO	Standard Raspberry Pi 40-pin header	Horizontal 40-pin header on the back
Camera and display connectors
Camera and display connectors	2 × 4-lane MIPI camera/display transceivers (mini 22-pin connectors), for any mix of two cameras or displays	–
Design
Size
Size	85 × 56 mm	312 × 123.06 mm
Power
Power	5V/5A DC through USB-C with Power Delivery support; with a 5V/3A supply, USB peripherals are limited to 600mA	5V DC via USB-C
Size
Size	85 × 56 mm board	312 × 123.06 × 35.76 mm; 84-key (ANSI), 85-key (ISO) or 88-key (JIS) mechanical keyboard with low-profile keycaps, controlled by an RP2040 running QMK
Operating temperature
Operating temperature	0°C to 70°C	0°C to 50°C