5SGSD6 vs GX 850
A comparison of the Altera Stratix V 5SGSD6 and the Altera Stratix 10 GX/SX GX 850 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| 5SGSD6 | GX 850 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Stratix V | Altera Stratix 10 GX/SX |
| LUTs as published | 220,000 ALMs | 284,960 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.) | ≈440,000 | ≈569,920 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | 583,000 LE | 841,000 LE |
| DSP | 1,775 variable-precision DSP blocks | 2,016 variable-precision DSP blocks |
| Block RAM | 45.3 Mb | 68 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 840 | 688 |
| Transceivers | 48 × GX 14.1 Gb/s | 32 × XCVR 28.3 Gb/s, 16 × XCVR 17.4 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | Gen3 | Gen3 x16 |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 2 | 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 GX 850 has about 30% more logic capacity (570K vs 440K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the GX 850 has 2,016 variable-precision DSP blocks against 1,775 variable-precision DSP blocks on the 5SGSD6.
The GX 850 has more on-chip memory (68 Mb vs 45.3 Mb).
Both have transceivers: 48 at up to 14.1 Gb/s on the 5SGSD6 and 48 at up to 28.3 Gb/s on the GX 850.
The 5SGSD6 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the GX 850 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: 5SGSD6 (Stratix V) and GX 850 (Stratix 10 GX/SX).