A5D 160

AlteraAgilex 5 D-Series

The A5D 160 is an Agilex 5 D-Series FPGA from Altera, built on the Intel 7 process. It provides 548,000 adaptive logic modules (ALMs) (1,616,600 logic elements (LEs)), about 1,096,000 LUT4 equivalents, 2,192,000 flip-flops, 156.4 Mb of block RAM and 4,968 variable-precision DSP blocks. Versions with the optional hard processor system include four Arm Cortex-A76 + Cortex-A55 cores. The programmable logic offers up to 888 user I/O pins and 48 XCVR transceivers at up to 28 Gb/s, with hard PCI Express Gen4 x8 blocks. Designs are built with Altera Quartus Prime.

1096KLUT4-equivalent

548KALMs

4,968variable-precision DSP blocks

156.4 MbBlock RAM

888Max. user I/O

48Transceivers (28 Gb/s)

4× A76 + Cortex-A55Hard processor

Specifications

Vendor	Altera
Family	Agilex 5 D-Series
Series	Agilex
Process	Intel 7
Configuration memory	SRAM
LUT4-equivalent capacity	1,096,000
Adaptive logic modules (ALMs)	548,000
LUT note	Adaptive logic modules (ALMs): fracturable 8-input LUTs; each ALM can implement two 4-input functions
Logic elements (LEs)	1,616,600
Flip-flops	2,192,000
Distributed RAM	17,121 Kb
Block RAM	156.4 Mb (8010 × 20 Kb)
DSP (variable-precision DSP block)	4,968

Max. user I/O	888
XCVR transceivers	48 × 28 Gb/s
PCI Express (PL)	12× Gen4 x4, 6× Gen4 x8
Analog / monitor	None
Hard processor	4× Arm Cortex-A76 + Cortex-A55 (optional, HPS variants)
Design tool	Altera Quartus Prime

Alternatives to the A5D 160

Closest matches in other families and vendors by logic, DSP, memory, I/O and transceivers. Check pin compatibility and tools before migrating.

Device	LUT4-eq.	Vendor logic	DSP	Block RAM	Max I/O	Transceivers	PCIe
AGF 014Altera Agilex 7 F-Series	974K 487K ALMs	1437K LE	4,510	139 Mb	768	32 XCVR 58 Gb/s	—
AGF 022Altera Agilex 7 F-Series	1497K 748K ALMs	2208K LE	6,250	212 Mb	744	64 XCVR 58 Gb/s	—
AGI 022Altera Agilex 7 I-Series	1497K 748K ALMs	2208K LE	6,250	212 Mb	720	64 XCVR 116 Gb/s	—
AGF 012Altera Agilex 7 F-Series	799K 400K ALMs	1179K LE	3,743	115 Mb	768	32 XCVR 58 Gb/s	—
SX 2100Altera Stratix 10 GX/SX	1359K 680K ALMs	2005K LE	3,744	127 Mb	704	96 XCVR/XCVR 28.3 Gb/s	Gen3
SX 2500Altera Stratix 10 GX/SX	1642K 821K ALMs	2422K LE	5,011	195 Mb	1,160	96 XCVR/XCVR 28.3 Gb/s	Gen3

Compare side by side: A5D 160 vs AGF 014, A5D 160 vs AGF 022, A5D 160 vs AGI 022, A5D 160 vs SX 2100, A5D 160 vs SX 2500.

A5D 160 quick facts

How many LUTs does the A5D 160 have?

The A5D 160 has 548,000 adaptive logic modules (ALMs), about 1,096,000 LUT4 equivalents (1,616,600 logic elements (les) as published by Altera).

How many DSP blocks does the A5D 160 have?

The A5D 160 has 4,968 variable-precision DSP blocks and 156.4 Mb of block RAM.

Does the A5D 160 have transceivers?

Yes, 48 XCVR transceivers at up to 28 Gb/s.

Does the A5D 160 have a processor?

Yes. Variants with the optional hard processor system include a 4× Arm Cortex-A76 + Cortex-A55 processor.

What are the alternatives to the A5D 160?

Devices of similar size in other families include AGF 014 (Altera Agilex 7 F-Series), AGF 022 (Altera Agilex 7 F-Series), AGI 022 (Altera Agilex 7 I-Series).

Which software is used to design with the A5D 160?

Designs for the A5D 160 are built with Altera Quartus Prime.

Other Agilex 5 D-Series devices

Device	LUT4-eq.	Vendor logic	DSP	Block RAM	Max I/O	Transceivers	PCIe
A5D 051	349K 175K ALMs	515K LE	1,472	50.1 Mb	444	24 XCVR 28 Gb/s	Gen4
A5D 064	437K 218K ALMs	644K LE	1,840	62.6 Mb	444	32 XCVR 28 Gb/s	Gen4
A5D 110	728K 364K ALMs	1074K LE	3,312	104.3 Mb	616	24 XCVR 28 Gb/s	Gen4
A5D 130	877K 438K ALMs	1293K LE	3,864	125.2 Mb	888	48 XCVR 28 Gb/s	Gen4
A5D 160	1096K 548K ALMs	1617K LE	4,968	156.4 Mb	888	48 XCVR 28 Gb/s	Gen4

Source: Altera Agilex 5 FPGAs and SoCs D-Series Product Table, 2026.08.07. Data is extracted automatically from the vendor's selection guide; verify critical values in the device data sheet.