10CL055 vs 10M50
A comparison of the Altera Cyclone 10 LP 10CL055 and the Altera MAX 10 10M50 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 10CL055 | 10M50 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Cyclone 10 LP | Altera MAX 10 |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 55,000 | 50,000 |
| LUTs as published | 55,000 LUT4 | 50,000 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | 55,000 LE | 50,000 LE |
| DSP | 156 18×18 multipliers | 144 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 2.3 Mb | 1.6 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 321 | 500 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 60 nm | 55 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | Internal flash |
| Packages | 2 | 5 |
| 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 10CL055 has about 10% more logic capacity (55K vs 50K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the 10CL055 has 156 18×18 multipliers against 144 18×18 multipliers on the 10M50.
The 10CL055 has more on-chip memory (2.3 Mb vs 1.6 Mb).
Configuration memory: sram on the 10CL055, internal flash on the 10M50.
The 10CL055 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the 10M50 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 10CL055 (Cyclone 10 LP) and 10M50 (MAX 10).