10M50 vs EP4CE55
A comparison of the Altera MAX 10 10M50 and the Altera Cyclone IV EP4CE55 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 10M50 | EP4CE55 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera MAX 10 | Altera Cyclone IV |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 50,000 | 56,000 |
| LUTs as published | 50,000 LUT4 | 56,000 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | 50,000 LE | 56,000 LE |
| DSP | 144 18×18 multipliers | 154 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 1.6 Mb | 2.3 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 500 | 374 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 55 nm | 60 nm |
| Configuration memory | Internal flash | SRAM |
| Packages | 5 | 3 |
| 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 EP4CE55 has about 12% more logic capacity (56K vs 50K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the EP4CE55 has 154 18×18 multipliers against 144 18×18 multipliers on the 10M50.
The EP4CE55 has more on-chip memory (2.3 Mb vs 1.6 Mb).
Configuration memory: internal flash on the 10M50, sram on the EP4CE55.
The 10M50 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the EP4CE55 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 10M50 (MAX 10) and EP4CE55 (Cyclone IV).