5CGXC3 vs EP4CGX30
A comparison of the Altera Cyclone V 5CGXC3 and the Altera Cyclone IV EP4CGX30 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 5CGXC3 | EP4CGX30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Cyclone V | Altera Cyclone IV |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 26,920 | 29,000 |
| LUTs as published | 13,460 ALMs | 29,000 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | 36,000 LE | 29,000 LE |
| DSP | 57 variable-precision DSP blocks | 80 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 1.3 Mb | 1.1 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 208 | 290 |
| Transceivers | 3 × XCVR 3.125 Gb/s | 4 × XCVR 3.125 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | Gen1 | Gen2 |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 28 nm | 60 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 3 | 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 EP4CGX30 has about 8% more logic capacity (29K vs 26.9K LUT4 equivalents).
They use different logic architectures: the 5CGXC3 is built from ALMs and the EP4CGX30 from LUT4, so the raw LUT counts (13.5K vs 29K) are not directly comparable.
For arithmetic, the EP4CGX30 has 80 18×18 multipliers against 57 variable-precision DSP blocks on the 5CGXC3.
The 5CGXC3 has more on-chip memory (1.3 Mb vs 1.1 Mb).
The 5CGXC3 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the EP4CGX30 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 5CGXC3 (Cyclone V) and EP4CGX30 (Cyclone IV).