Rockchip RK3588 / DeepSeek-OCR 3B
Can a Rockchip RK3588 run DeepSeek-OCR 3B?
Yes, at a comfortable chat speed. Measured generation speed: 31.6 tok/s across 1 public run.
Rule of thumb: 10+ tok/s feels like a chat; 4–10 is usable for assistants and automations; under 4 is batch-job territory. Speeds depend on quantization, runtime, context length and cooling. Check each source.
| Board | Quant | Runtime | Gen tok/s | Prompt tok/s | TTFT ms | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockchip RK3588 Rockchip RK3588 (vendor reference board) | w8a8 | RKLLM v1.3.1 | 31.6 | – | 701.21 | source ↗ commit 2026-09-29 |
DeepSeek-OCR 3B on other boards
- Rockchip RK3576 24.38 tok/s best
Buy a Rockchip RK3588
- Radxa ROCK 5B 8GB: $160 listed price, source ↗ (2026-10-17) Check price on Amazon
- Radxa ROCK 5B+ 16GB: $135 listed price, source ↗ (2026-10-17) Check price on Amazon
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