SOPC is a flexible and efficient SOC design methodology which is developed by Altera Corporation. Small efficient infrared image processor can be developed with the technology advantage of SOPC. In the paper, an infrared image processor based on SOPC technology is discussed, which has realtime infrared image processing and display driving function. The processor mainly encompasses a nonuniformity correction module, a real-time image enhancement module and a display driver. A single SOPC chip EPXA4 of Altera Corporation implements the main function of the processor. Experimental results show that the infrared image processor based on SOPC has high real-time performance,small bulk and low power dissipation.