1SA28 vs AGRM027
A comparison of the Altera Stratix 10 AX 1SA28 and the Altera Agilex 9 Direct RF AGRM027 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 1SA28 | AGRM027 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Stratix 10 AX | Altera Agilex 9 Direct RF |
| LUTs as published | 933,120 ALMs | 912,800 ALMs |
| LUT type | adaptive logic module: fracturable 8-input LUT (one 6-input or two independent 4-input functions) | adaptive logic module: fracturable 8-input LUT (one 6-input or two independent 4-input functions) |
| LUT4 equivalent (approx.) | ≈1,866,240 | ≈1,825,600 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | 2,753,000 LE | 2,692,760 LE |
| DSP | 5,760 variable-precision DSP blocks | 8,528 variable-precision DSP blocks |
| Block RAM | 229 Mb | 259 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 440 | 660 |
| Transceivers | 36 × XCVR 28.9 Gb/s | 32 × XCVR 58 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | Gen3 x16 | Gen4 x16 |
| Hard processor | 4× Arm Cortex-A53 | 4× Arm Cortex-A53 |
| Process | 14 nm | Intel 7 |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 1 | 1 |
| Design tool | Altera Quartus Prime | Altera Quartus Prime |
Highlighted values are higher. LUT counts are shown as published; the LUT4 equivalent is an approximation to compare different LUT types, see how FPGA vendors count logic. Add up to two more devices to this comparison.
Key differences
Both devices offer similar logic capacity: 1866K and 1826K LUT4 equivalents.
For arithmetic, the AGRM027 has 8,528 variable-precision DSP blocks against 5,760 variable-precision DSP blocks on the 1SA28.
The AGRM027 has more on-chip memory (259 Mb vs 229 Mb).
Both have transceivers: 36 at up to 28.9 Gb/s on the 1SA28 and 32 at up to 58 Gb/s on the AGRM027.
The 1SA28 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the AGRM027 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 1SA28 (Stratix 10 AX) and AGRM027 (Agilex 9 Direct RF).