5CEA9 vs LAV-AT-E50
A comparison of the Altera Cyclone V 5CEA9 and the Lattice Avant-E LAV-AT-E50 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 5CEA9 | LAV-AT-E50 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Cyclone V | Lattice Avant-E |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 227,120 | 255,000 |
| LUTs as published | 113,560 ALMs | 255,000 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | 301,000 LE | 409,000 LC |
| DSP | 342 variable-precision DSP blocks | 1,120 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 11.9 Mb | 22.7 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 480 | 553 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 4 | 2 |
| Design tool | Altera Quartus Prime | Lattice Radiant |
Highlighted values are higher. Logic is compared in LUT4 equivalents; see how FPGA vendors count logic.
Key differences
The LAV-AT-E50 has about 12% more logic capacity (255K vs 227K LUT4 equivalents).
They use different logic architectures: the 5CEA9 is built from ALMs and the LAV-AT-E50 from LUT4, so the raw LUT counts (114K vs 255K) are not directly comparable.
For arithmetic, the LAV-AT-E50 has 1,120 18×18 multipliers against 342 variable-precision DSP blocks on the 5CEA9.
The LAV-AT-E50 has more on-chip memory (22.7 Mb vs 11.9 Mb).
The 5CEA9 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the LAV-AT-E50 with Lattice Radiant.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 5CEA9 (Cyclone V) and LAV-AT-E50 (Avant-E).