5CGTD9 vs EP4CGX150
A comparison of the Altera Cyclone V 5CGTD9 and the Altera Cyclone IV EP4CGX150 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 5CGTD9 | EP4CGX150 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Cyclone V | Altera Cyclone IV |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 227,120 | 150,000 |
| LUTs as published | 113,560 ALMs | 150,000 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | 301,000 LE | 150,000 LE |
| DSP | 342 variable-precision DSP blocks | 360 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 11.9 Mb | 6.3 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 560 | 475 |
| Transceivers | 12 × XCVR 6.144 Gb/s | 8 × XCVR 3.125 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | Gen2 | Gen2 |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 28 nm | 60 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 5 | 3 |
| Design tool | Altera Quartus Prime | Altera Quartus Prime |
Highlighted values are higher. Logic is compared in LUT4 equivalents; see how FPGA vendors count logic.
Key differences
The 5CGTD9 has about 51% more logic capacity (227K vs 150K LUT4 equivalents).
They use different logic architectures: the 5CGTD9 is built from ALMs and the EP4CGX150 from LUT4, so the raw LUT counts (114K vs 150K) are not directly comparable.
For arithmetic, the EP4CGX150 has 360 18×18 multipliers against 342 variable-precision DSP blocks on the 5CGTD9.
The 5CGTD9 has more on-chip memory (11.9 Mb vs 6.3 Mb).
Both have transceivers: 12 at up to 6.144 Gb/s on the 5CGTD9 and 8 at up to 3.125 Gb/s on the EP4CGX150.
The 5CGTD9 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the EP4CGX150 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 5CGTD9 (Cyclone V) and EP4CGX150 (Cyclone IV).