Broadcom BCM2835

The BCM2835 is an ARM system-on-chip designed by Broadcom.

Quick facts

Maker:
Broadcom
Architecture:
ARM
CPU:
1× ARM1176JZF-S
GPU:
VideoCore IV
Class:
Entry-level / Budget
Released:
2012
Updated:
29 Sept 2026

Specifications

Instruction setARM
Total CPU cores1
CPU clusters
1× ARM1176JZF-S @ 0.70 GHz
GPUVideoCore IV
Process node40 nm
MemoryLPDDR2
Video decodeH.264 (AVC), MPEG-2, MPEG-4 (SP/ASP), VC-1 / WMV9
Video encodeH.264 (AVC)
Max video1080p30

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