# Raspberry Pi Models

Currently, there are several Raspberry Pi models available.  The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ is the newest and fastest model.  The Raspberry Pi Zero and Zero W are smaller and require less power, so they’re useful for portable projects such as robots.

| Model                       | Announced | Specifications                                                                                                                                                                            |
| --------------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+     | Mar 2018  | <p></p><ul><li>A 1.4GHz 64-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU</li><li>Dual-band 802.11ac wireless LAN and Bluetooth 4.2</li></ul>                                                           |
| Raspberry Pi Zero W         | Feb 2017  | <ul><li>1GHz, single-core CPU</li><li>512MB RAM</li></ul>                                                                                                                                 |
| Raspberry Pi 3 Model B      | Feb 2016  | <p></p><ul><li>Broadcom BCM2837 SoC, with quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 1200 MHz processor</li><li>VideoCore IV dual-core 400 MHz GPU</li><li>1 GB SDRAM - shared by the GPU and CPU</li></ul> |
| Raspberry Pi Zero           | Nov 2015  | <ul><li>1GHz single-core CPU</li><li>512MB RAM</li></ul>                                                                                                                                  |
| Raspberry Pi 2 Model B      | Feb 2015  | <p></p><ul><li>Broadcom BCM2836 SoC, with quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 900 MHz processor</li><li>VideoCore IV dual-core 250 MHz GPU</li><li>1 GB SDRAM - shared by the GPU and CPU</li></ul>   |
| Raspberry Pi Model B+       | Jul 2014  | <p></p><ul><li>Broadcom BCM2835 SoC, with ARM1176JZF-S 700 MHz processor</li><li>VideoCore IV dual-core 250 MHz GPU</li><li>512 MB SDRAM - shared by the GPU and CPU</li></ul>            |
| Raspberry Pi Compute Module | Apr 2014  | <ul><li>BCM2835 processor and 512 MB of RAM) as well as a 4 GB eMMC Flash device.</li></ul>                                                                                               |