5AGXB1 vs EP4SGX290
A comparison of the Altera Arria V 5AGXB1 and the Altera Stratix IV EP4SGX290 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 5AGXB1 | EP4SGX290 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Arria V | Altera Stratix IV |
| LUTs as published | 113,208 ALMs | 116,480 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.) | ≈226,416 | ≈232,960 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | 300,000 LE | 291,000 LE |
| DSP | 920 variable-precision DSP blocks | 832 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 14.8 Mb | 13.3 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 704 | 904 |
| Transceivers | 24 × XCVR 6.5536 Gb/s | 32 × XCVR 8.5 Gb/s, 16 × XCVR 6.5 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | Gen2 x4 | Gen2 |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 3 | 5 |
| 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: 226K and 233K LUT4 equivalents.
For arithmetic, the 5AGXB1 has 920 variable-precision DSP blocks against 832 18×18 multipliers on the EP4SGX290.
Both have transceivers: 24 at up to 6.5536 Gb/s on the 5AGXB1 and 48 at up to 8.5 Gb/s on the EP4SGX290.
The 5AGXB1 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the EP4SGX290 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 5AGXB1 (Arria V) and EP4SGX290 (Stratix IV).