FPGA & adaptive SoC databook · online editionRev. 2026.10

10AX057 vs 5SGSD5

A comparison of the Altera Arria 10 10AX057 and the Altera Stratix V 5SGSD5 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.

Side-by-side specifications

10AX0575SGSD5
Vendor / familyAltera Arria 10Altera Stratix V
LUTs as published217,080 ALMs172,600 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.)≈434,160≈345,200
CoreScore (SERV cores)—1,152
Vendor logic figure747,000 LE457,000 LE
DSP1,523 variable-precision DSP blocks1,590 variable-precision DSP blocks
Block RAM35.2 Mb39.3 Mb
Large RAM——
Max. user I/O696696
Transceivers48 × XCVR 17.4 Gb/s36 × GX 14.1 Gb/s
Hard PCI ExpressGen3 x8Gen3
Hard processorNoneNone
Process20 nm28 nm
Configuration memorySRAMSRAM
Packages22
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 10AX057 has about 26% more logic capacity (434K vs 345K LUT4 equivalents).

For arithmetic, the 5SGSD5 has 1,590 variable-precision DSP blocks against 1,523 variable-precision DSP blocks on the 10AX057.

The 5SGSD5 has more on-chip memory (39.3 Mb vs 35.2 Mb).

Both have transceivers: 48 at up to 17.4 Gb/s on the 10AX057 and 36 at up to 14.1 Gb/s on the 5SGSD5.

The 10AX057 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the 5SGSD5 with Altera Quartus Prime.

Full specifications

See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 10AX057 (Arria 10) and 5SGSD5 (Stratix V).