10M02 vs GW1NS-4
A comparison of the Altera MAX 10 10M02 and the Gowin LittleBee GW1NS-4 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 10M02 | GW1NS-4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera MAX 10 | Gowin LittleBee |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 2,000 | 4,608 |
| LUTs as published | 2,000 LUT4 | 4,608 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | 2,000 LE | — LC |
| DSP | 16 18×18 multipliers | 16 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 0.1 Mb | 0.2 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 246 | 106 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 55 nm | 55 nm |
| Configuration memory | Internal flash | Embedded flash |
| Packages | 5 | 5 |
| Design tool | Altera Quartus Prime | Gowin EDA |
Highlighted values are higher. Logic is compared in LUT4 equivalents; see how FPGA vendors count logic.
Key differences
The GW1NS-4 has about 130% more logic capacity (4.6K vs 2K LUT4 equivalents).
The GW1NS-4 has more on-chip memory (0.2 Mb vs 0.1 Mb).
Configuration memory: internal flash on the 10M02, embedded flash on the GW1NS-4.
The 10M02 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the GW1NS-4 with Gowin EDA.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 10M02 (MAX 10) and GW1NS-4 (LittleBee).