FPGA & adaptive SoC databook · online editionRev. 2026.10

5ASTD3 vs A5E 052A

A comparison of the Altera Arria V 5ASTD3 and the Altera Agilex 5 E-Series A5E 052A using the data from both vendors' selection guides.

Side-by-side specifications

5ASTD3A5E 052A
Vendor / familyAltera Arria VAltera Agilex 5 E-Series
LUTs as published132,075 ALMs177,600 ALMs
LUT typeadaptive 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.)≈264,150≈355,200
CoreScore (SERV cores)——
Vendor logic figure350,000 LE523,920 LE
DSP809 variable-precision DSP blocks676 variable-precision DSP blocks
Block RAM16.9 Mb25.2 Mb
Large RAM——
Max. user I/O540504
Transceivers30 × XCVR 6.5536 Gb/s, 16 × XCVR 10.3125 Gb/s24 × XCVR 28 Gb/s
Hard PCI ExpressGen2 x4Gen4 x4
Hard processor2× Arm Cortex-A94× Arm Cortex-A76 + Cortex-A55 (optional)
Process28 nmIntel 7
Configuration memorySRAMSRAM
Packages32
Design toolAltera Quartus PrimeAltera 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 A5E 052A has about 34% more logic capacity (355K vs 264K LUT4 equivalents).

For arithmetic, the 5ASTD3 has 809 variable-precision DSP blocks against 676 variable-precision DSP blocks on the A5E 052A.

The A5E 052A has more on-chip memory (25.2 Mb vs 16.9 Mb).

Both have transceivers: 46 at up to 10.3125 Gb/s on the 5ASTD3 and 24 at up to 28 Gb/s on the A5E 052A.

The 5ASTD3 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the A5E 052A with Altera Quartus Prime.

Full specifications

See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 5ASTD3 (Arria V) and A5E 052A (Agilex 5 E-Series).