Overview
AIBOX-8550 QCS8550 Embedded Mini PC is an edge AI computer from Firefly built on QCS8550, rated by Firefly at 48 TOPS (INT8). It carries 16GB LPDDR5x. Firefly publishes a fixed price for this configuration and sells direct.
Key Features
- AI compute: 48 TOPS (INT8)
- Accelerator: QCS8550
- Memory: 16GB LPDDR5x
- Storage: 256GB UFS4.0
- Networking: 2 × Gigabit Ethernet (1000Mbps/RJ45)
- OS: Ububtu
Ideal For
developers deploying vision or small-model inference at the edge on an ARM NPU rather than a GPU
Soc
Qualcomm QCS8550
Cpu
Qualcomm Kryo® CPU: Octa-core 64-bit (1×GoldPlus@3.2GHz + (2+2)Gold@2.8GHz + 3×Silver@2.0GHz), 4nm advanced process, maximum frequency up to 3.36GHz
Gpu
Adreno 740 GPU: Supports ray tracing technology, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.2, full-profile OpenCL 3.0, and Adreno NN Direct
Npu
Dual eNPU V3: Equipped with 4 HVX (Hexagon Vector Extensions), 1 HMX (Hexagon Matrix Extension); Computing power up to 48 TOPS (INT8), 12 TOPS (FP16)
Ram
16GB LPDDR5x
Storage
256GB UFS4.0
Power
DC 12V/5A (5.5 × 2.1mm)
Power consumption
Normal: 4.32W(12V/360mA), Max: 20W(12V/1670mA), Min(Sleep): 0.6W(12V/50mA)
Os
Ububtu
Software support
Supports on-premises deployment of large-scale parameter models based on the Transformer architecture, such as large language models (LLMs) including the Deepseek-R1 series, Gemma series, Llama series, Qwen series, Phi series, etc.Supports the QNN AI inference framework, as well as various deep learning frameworks including TensorFlow, TensorFlow Lite, PyTorch, ONNX, etc.
Dimension
93.4mm × 93.4mm × 50.0mm
Weight
≈ 500g
Environment
Operating Temperature: -20℃～60℃, Storage Temperature: -20℃～70℃, Operating Humidity: 10%～90%RH (No condensation)
Ethernet
2 × Gigabit Ethernet (1000Mbps/RJ45)
Usb
2 × USB3.0 (Max: 1A), 1 × Type-C (For download)
Button
1 × Power, 1 × Recovery
Area
Shipping time
Europe
3 - 7 business days
Asia, Oceania
3 - 7 business days
North America
3 - 7 business days
South America
5 - 10 business days
Brand
Firefly
Prices may vary. Verify on vendor site.
Quick Specs
- Soc
- Qualcomm QCS8550
- Cpu
- Qualcomm Kryo® CPU: Octa-core 64-bit (1×GoldPlus@3.2GHz + (2+2)Gold@2.8GHz + 3×Silver@2.0GHz), 4nm advanced process, maximum frequency up to 3.36GHz
- Gpu
- Adreno 740 GPU: Supports ray tracing technology, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.2, full-profile OpenCL 3.0, and Adreno NN Direct
- Npu
- Dual eNPU V3: Equipped with 4 HVX (Hexagon Vector Extensions), 1 HMX (Hexagon Matrix Extension); Computing power up to 48 TOPS (INT8), 12 TOPS (FP16)
- Ram
- 16GB LPDDR5x
- Storage
- 256GB UFS4.0