10CX085 vs 5CGXC5
A comparison of the Altera Cyclone 10 GX 10CX085 and the Altera Cyclone V 5CGXC5 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 10CX085 | 5CGXC5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Cyclone 10 GX | Altera Cyclone V |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 62,000 | 58,160 |
| LUTs as published | 31,000 ALMs | 29,080 ALMs |
| Vendor logic figure | 85,000 LE | 77,000 LE |
| DSP | 84 variable-precision DSP blocks | 150 variable-precision DSP blocks |
| Block RAM | 5.7 Mb | 4.4 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 192 | 336 |
| Transceivers | 6 × XCVR 12.5 Gb/s | 6 × XCVR 3.125 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | Gen2 x4 | Gen1 |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 20 nm | 28 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| 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
Both devices offer similar logic capacity: 62K and 58.2K LUT4 equivalents.
For arithmetic, the 5CGXC5 has 150 variable-precision DSP blocks against 84 variable-precision DSP blocks on the 10CX085.
The 10CX085 has more on-chip memory (5.7 Mb vs 4.4 Mb).
Both have transceivers: 6 at up to 12.5 Gb/s on the 10CX085 and 6 at up to 3.125 Gb/s on the 5CGXC5.
The 10CX085 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the 5CGXC5 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 10CX085 (Cyclone 10 GX) and 5CGXC5 (Cyclone V).