DC‑ROMA mainboard arrives for Framework

DeepComputing said on May 12 that its DC-ROMA RISC-V Mainboard III for the Framework Laptop 13 had officially launched, turning a product shown earlier this year into a purchasable upgrade for Framework’s modular notebook. The company is selling the board through its own store rather than Framework’s marketplace, according to product pages on DeepComputing’s website. The release gives Framework Laptop 13 owners another mainboard option without requiring a new chassis, keyboard, display or battery. Framework’s own product pages say the Laptop 13 platform is designed for mainboard swaps and generational upgrades. ### When did the board move from preview to sale? DeepComputing unveiled the DC-ROMA RISC-V Mainboard III on January 31 at FOSDEM, describing it then as a new board for the Framework Laptop 13 built around the SpacemiT K3 RISC-V system-on-chip. That announcement positioned the product as the company’s latest RISC-V mainboard for the Framework platform and said the chip supported the RVA23 profile. (deepcomputing.io) May 12 is the date DeepComputing used for the formal launch announcement. The company said the board was now officially launched for the Framework Laptop 13, while its store page listed the product for sale and marked estimated first-batch shipping for the end of June 2026. (deepcomputing.io) ### What hardware is DeepComputing promising? DeepComputing’s product page lists the DC-ROMA Mainboard III with an 8-core SpacemiT K3 CPU running up to 2.5 GHz and an “8-core RVA22 AI Specialised CPU.” The same page says the board supports 16GB or 32GB of LPDDR5 memory and one M.2 2280 Key-M slot for SATA or NVMe storage, along with a MicroSD slot. (deepcomputing.io) The 60 TOPS figure appears on DeepComputing’s current product and store pages, which describe that as “general-purpose AI computing.” In its January 31 announcement, however, DeepComputing described the SpacemiT K3 as bringing a 30 TOPS NPU. The company’s materials do not, on the pages reviewed, reconcile the difference between the 30 TOPS NPU figure and the 60 TOPS general-purpose AI computing claim. (deepcomputing.io) Ubuntu is the operating system DeepComputing highlights for the new board. The product page lists “Ubuntu Desktop 24.10 LTS,” while the earlier DC-ROMA mainboard page for the older Framework-compatible model lists Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 and Fedora 41, underscoring that DeepComputing has already sold at least one earlier Framework-compatible RISC-V mainboard. (deepcomputing.io) ### How does this fit with Framework’s upgrade model? Framework says on its Laptop 13 pages that owners can upgrade individual components instead of replacing the whole laptop, and it specifically points to mainboard swaps as part of that model. The company’s marketplace also maintains a mainboards category for Framework systems. DeepComputing’s launch adds a non-x86 option to that idea. (deepcomputing.io) Its product pages describe the DC-ROMA Mainboard III as fully compatible with the Framework Laptop 13 and present it as a drop-in route to RISC-V computing on a repairable laptop platform. ### Is Framework itself selling or supporting this board? (frame.work) Framework’s marketplace page for mainboards showed no DC-ROMA listing when reviewed on May 17. DeepComputing’s store page says product maintenance and support for the DC-ROMA RISC-V mainboard are provided by DeepComputing, not Framework. DeepComputing also said in an April event recap that the upcoming DC-ROMA Mainboard III was fully compatible with the new Framework Laptop 13 Pro, though the launch and product pages are framed around the Framework Laptop 13. (store.deepcomputing.io) That compatibility note appeared in DeepComputing’s own event coverage rather than on Framework’s marketplace. (frame.work) ### What happens next for buyers? End-June 2026 is the shipping target DeepComputing gives for the first batch on its store page. The same listing says shipping fees and customs duties are not included, and directs buyers to DeepComputing for maintenance and support after purchase. (store.deepcomputing.io) (deepcomputing.io)