5AGXA1 vs EP2AGX65
A comparison of the Altera Arria V 5AGXA1 and the Altera Arria II EP2AGX65 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 5AGXA1 | EP2AGX65 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Arria V | Altera Arria II |
| LUTs as published | 28,302 ALMs | 25,300 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.) | ≈56,604 | ≈50,600 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | 75,000 LE | 60,000 LE |
| DSP | 240 variable-precision DSP blocks | 312 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 7.8 Mb | 4.3 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 416 | 364 |
| Transceivers | 9 × XCVR 6.5536 Gb/s | 8 × XCVR 6.375 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | Gen2 x4 | Gen1 |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 2 | 3 |
| 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
The 5AGXA1 has about 12% more logic capacity (56.6K vs 50.6K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the EP2AGX65 has 312 18×18 multipliers against 240 variable-precision DSP blocks on the 5AGXA1.
The 5AGXA1 has more on-chip memory (7.8 Mb vs 4.3 Mb).
Both have transceivers: 9 at up to 6.5536 Gb/s on the 5AGXA1 and 8 at up to 6.375 Gb/s on the EP2AGX65.
The 5AGXA1 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the EP2AGX65 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 5AGXA1 (Arria V) and EP2AGX65 (Arria II).