5SGSD4 vs EP4S40G2
A comparison of the Altera Stratix V 5SGSD4 and the Altera Stratix IV EP4S40G2 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 5SGSD4 | EP4S40G2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Stratix V | Altera Stratix IV |
| LUTs as published | 135,840 ALMs | 91,200 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.) | ≈271,680 | ≈182,400 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | 360,000 LE | 228,000 LE |
| DSP | 1,044 variable-precision DSP blocks | 1,288 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 18.7 Mb | 13.9 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 696 | 646 |
| Transceivers | 36 × GX 14.1 Gb/s | 12 × XCVR 11.3 Gb/s, 12 × XCVR 8.5 Gb/s, 12 × XCVR 6.5 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | Gen3 | Gen2 |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 3 | 1 |
| 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 5SGSD4 has about 49% more logic capacity (272K vs 182K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the EP4S40G2 has 1,288 18×18 multipliers against 1,044 variable-precision DSP blocks on the 5SGSD4.
The 5SGSD4 has more on-chip memory (18.7 Mb vs 13.9 Mb).
Both have transceivers: 36 at up to 14.1 Gb/s on the 5SGSD4 and 36 at up to 11.3 Gb/s on the EP4S40G2.
The 5SGSD4 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the EP4S40G2 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 5SGSD4 (Stratix V) and EP4S40G2 (Stratix IV).