10AX016 vs 10CX105
A comparison of the Altera Arria 10 10AX016 and the Altera Cyclone 10 GX 10CX105 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 10AX016 | 10CX105 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Arria 10 | Altera Cyclone 10 GX |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 123,020 | 76,000 |
| LUTs as published | 61,510 ALMs | 38,000 ALMs |
| Vendor logic figure | 210,000 LE | 104,000 LE |
| DSP | 156 variable-precision DSP blocks | 125 variable-precision DSP blocks |
| Block RAM | 8.6 Mb | 7.5 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 288 | 284 |
| Transceivers | 12 × XCVR 17.4 Gb/s | 12 × XCVR 12.5 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | Gen3 x8 | Gen2 x4 |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 20 nm | 20 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 3 | 3 |
| Design tool | Altera Quartus Prime | Altera Quartus Prime |
Highlighted values are higher. Logic is compared in LUT4 equivalents; see how FPGA vendors count logic.
Key differences
The 10AX016 has about 62% more logic capacity (123K vs 76K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the 10AX016 has 156 variable-precision DSP blocks against 125 variable-precision DSP blocks on the 10CX105.
The 10AX016 has more on-chip memory (8.6 Mb vs 7.5 Mb).
Both have transceivers: 12 at up to 17.4 Gb/s on the 10AX016 and 12 at up to 12.5 Gb/s on the 10CX105.
The 10AX016 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the 10CX105 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 10AX016 (Arria 10) and 10CX105 (Cyclone 10 GX).