5AGXB3 vs EP2AGZ300
A comparison of the Altera Arria V 5AGXB3 and the Altera Arria II EP2AGZ300 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 5AGXB3 | EP2AGZ300 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Arria V | Altera Arria II |
| LUTs as published | 136,880 ALMs | 119,200 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.) | ≈273,760 | ≈238,400 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | 362,000 LE | 298,000 LE |
| DSP | 1,045 variable-precision DSP blocks | 920 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 16.9 Mb | 14.3 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 704 | 734 |
| Transceivers | 24 × XCVR 6.5536 Gb/s | 24 × XCVR 6.375 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | Gen2 x4 | Gen2 |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 3 | 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 5AGXB3 has about 15% more logic capacity (274K vs 238K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the 5AGXB3 has 1,045 variable-precision DSP blocks against 920 18×18 multipliers on the EP2AGZ300.
The 5AGXB3 has more on-chip memory (16.9 Mb vs 14.3 Mb).
Both have transceivers: 24 at up to 6.5536 Gb/s on the 5AGXB3 and 24 at up to 6.375 Gb/s on the EP2AGZ300.
The 5AGXB3 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the EP2AGZ300 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 5AGXB3 (Arria V) and EP2AGZ300 (Arria II).