FPGA & adaptive SoC databook · online editionRev. 2026.10

10AX027 vs 5SGSD3

A comparison of the Altera Arria 10 10AX027 and the Altera Stratix V 5SGSD3 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.

Side-by-side specifications

10AX0275SGSD3
Vendor / familyAltera Arria 10Altera Stratix V
LUTs as published101,620 ALMs89,000 ALMs
LUT typeadaptive logic module: fracturable 8-input LUT (one 6-input or two independent 4-input functions)adaptive logic module: fracturable 8-input LUT (one 6-input or two independent 4-input functions)
LUT4 equivalent (approx.)≈203,240≈178,000
CoreScore (SERV cores)——
Vendor logic figure354,000 LE236,000 LE
DSP830 variable-precision DSP blocks600 variable-precision DSP blocks
Block RAM14.7 Mb13.4 Mb
Large RAM——
Max. user I/O384432
Transceivers24 × XCVR 17.4 Gb/s24 × GX 14.1 Gb/s
Hard PCI ExpressGen3 x8Gen3
Hard processorNoneNone
Process20 nm28 nm
Configuration memorySRAMSRAM
Packages32
Design toolAltera Quartus PrimeAltera Quartus Prime

Highlighted values are higher. LUT counts are shown as published; the LUT4 equivalent is an approximation to compare different LUT types, see how FPGA vendors count logic. Add up to two more devices to this comparison.

Key differences

The 10AX027 has about 14% more logic capacity (203K vs 178K LUT4 equivalents).

For arithmetic, the 10AX027 has 830 variable-precision DSP blocks against 600 variable-precision DSP blocks on the 5SGSD3.

Both have transceivers: 24 at up to 17.4 Gb/s on the 10AX027 and 24 at up to 14.1 Gb/s on the 5SGSD3.

The 10AX027 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the 5SGSD3 with Altera Quartus Prime.

Full specifications

See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 10AX027 (Arria 10) and 5SGSD3 (Stratix V).