MediaTek | Genio 720 | Edge AI IoT Platform with GenAI

Overview

The MediaTek Genio 720 is a high-performance edge AI platform featuring an octa-core processor with 2x Arm® Cortex®-A78 cores up to 2.6 GHz and 6x Arm® Cortex®-A55 cores up to 2.0 GHz. Designed for compute-intensive intelligent embedded systems, it supports GenAI workloads, advanced multimedia, and enhanced vision processing with dual ISPs and an Arm Mali-G57 MC2 GPU. It is ideal for high-end smart home, retail, industrial, and commercial IoT applications.

With OS support for Android, Yocto Linux, and Ubuntu, the Genio 720 supports OSM (Open Standard Module) design, long-term product availability, and advanced connectivity including multi-gigabit, tri-band Wi-Fi and optional 5G RedCap for always-connected experiences.

Key Features

High Performance

2x Arm Cortex-A78 @ 2.6 GHz,
6x Arm Cortex-A55 @ 2.0 GHz,
for fast, efficient AI edge computing.

Edge GenAI Processing

Integrated 8th Gen MediaTek NPU delivers 10 TOPS (system) for efficient real‑time inferencing of LLMs and transformer models.

Enhanced Camera Capabilities

Dual ISPs support 32MP or dual 16MP cameras with 6x FHD MIPI virtual channels, ideal for AI surveillance, smart retail, and multi-camera applications.

High-Resolution Display Support

Enable up to single Ultrawide 5K60 or dual 2.5K60 displays with advanced video encoding/decoding.

Next-Gen Connectivity

Supports Wi-Fi 6/6E, Wi-Fi 7 and 5G RedCap, Bluetooth 5.3, Ethernet, and PCIe for strong connectivity.

Operating Systems

Support Android, Yocto Linux and Ubuntu.

Product Specification

Process

6nm

Processor

Processor (CPU)

2x Arm Cortex-A78, 2.4~2.6GHz

6x Arm Cortex-A55, 2.0GHz

Graphics Processor (GPU)

Arm Mali-G57 MC2, 1.1GHz

Neural Processing Unit (NPU)

MediaTek 8^th Gen NPU 9 TOPS

(1x MDLA5.3, GenAI)

Audio DSP

N/A

Memory and Storage

Memory and Type

x32 LP4X-4266 (up to 8GB)

x32 LP5(X)-6400 (up to 16GB)

Storage Type

eMMC5.1

UFS3.1 (2L)

SD 3.0

SPI-NOR

Multimedia

Display Interface

1x MIPI-DSI (4L, 2.5Gbps/L) / LVDS

1x eDP1.4 (4L)

1x DP1.4/eDP1.2 (4L) (shared w/ USB 3.2)

Display Controller

Dual Display, Max. 2.5K60+2.5K60

Single Display, Max. UW5K60 or 4K60

(Support PQ)

Video-in Interfaces

2x MIPI-CSI (4L)

(Virtual channel: 6x FHD30)

Image Signal Processor

2x ISP

Single camera: 32MP @ 30fps

Dual camera: 16MP + 16MP @ 30fps

(3A, NR, AI-FD, LSC, Warp Engine)

Video Decode

H.264/H.265/VP9 (4K60)

MPEG4/VP8 (FHD60)

Video Encode

H.264/H.265 (4K30)

Interfaces

USB

3x USB 2.0 (Host)

1x USB 3.2 Gen1 (Host)

1x USB 3.2 Gen1 (Host/Device, shared with DP)

Ethernet

1x GbE MAC (TSN)

PCIe

1x PCIe 2.0 (1L, RC, WoWLan)

UART

4x UART

I2C

9x I2C

SPI

6x SPI Master

PWM

3x PWM

I2S

2x I2S input

2x I2S output

PDM

2x PDM input

PCM

1x PCM input/output

SPDIF

N/A

Temperature support

Temperature

Consumer: -20°C to 95°C (Tj)

Industrial: -40°C to 105°C (Tj)

Package Information

Package Type

VFBGA

Package Dimensions

13.8 x 11.8 x 0.9 mm, 0.4 mm ball pitch

Wireless Connectivity

Integrated Wi-Fi Baseband

WiFi-6 1x1/Bluetooth 5.3 (MT6631X),

WiFi-6E 2x2/Bluetooth 5.3 (MT6637X)

Security

ARM TrustZone

Security Boot (RSA4096)

Crypto Engine

RNG