IoT Edge Deep Learning Neural Network Accelerators

IoT Edge Deep Learning Neural Network Accelerators

2021-11-25. Category & Tags: Deep Learning, IoT, Edge, TPU, NCS, NCS2

Coral Edge Accelerator #

  • ML accelerator: Edge TPU ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) designed by Google. Provides high-performance ML inferencing for TensorFlow Lite Models.
  • USB 3.1 (gen 1) port and cable (SuperSpeed, 5Gb/s transfer speed)
  • Dimensions: 30 x 65 x 8mm
  • Price: USD74.99 in 2019, USD $ 60 in 2021, ¥ 740 @JD.com
  • 0.5 watts/TOPS
  • MAX 4 TOPS (int8), 2W.
  • TF Lite + Debian only.
  • Not available world wide

Intel NCS2 Neural Compute Stick 2 #

  • Processor: Intel Movidius Myriad X Vision Processing Unit (VPU)
  • USB 3.0 Type-A
  • Dimensions: 72.5 x 27 x 14mm
  • Price: USD $ 87.99 (2019), USD $ 72 (2021), ¥ 570 @JD.com
  • MAX 4 TOPS, 7 W.
  • Any model (TF, PyTorch, Caffe …)

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