10M50 vs EP4CE40
A comparison of the Altera MAX 10 10M50 and the Altera Cyclone IV EP4CE40 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 10M50 | EP4CE40 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera MAX 10 | Altera Cyclone IV |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 50,000 | 40,000 |
| LUTs as published | 50,000 LUT4 | 40,000 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | 50,000 LE | 40,000 LE |
| DSP | 144 18×18 multipliers | 116 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 1.6 Mb | 1.1 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 500 | 532 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 55 nm | 60 nm |
| Configuration memory | Internal flash | SRAM |
| Packages | 5 | 4 |
| 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 10M50 has about 25% more logic capacity (50K vs 40K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the 10M50 has 144 18×18 multipliers against 116 18×18 multipliers on the EP4CE40.
The 10M50 has more on-chip memory (1.6 Mb vs 1.1 Mb).
Configuration memory: internal flash on the 10M50, sram on the EP4CE40.
The 10M50 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the EP4CE40 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 10M50 (MAX 10) and EP4CE40 (Cyclone IV).