FPGA & adaptive SoC databook · online editionRev. 2026.10

A3C 050 vs A5E 005B

A comparison of the Altera Agilex 3 A3C 050 and the Altera Agilex 5 E-Series A5E 005B using the data from both vendors' selection guides.

Side-by-side specifications

A3C 050A5E 005B
Vendor / familyAltera Agilex 3Altera Agilex 5 E-Series
Logic (LUT4-equivalent)32,00034,200
LUTs as published16,000 ALMs17,100 ALMs
Vendor logic figure47,200 LE50,445 LE
DSP65 variable-precision DSP blocks65 variable-precision DSP blocks
Block RAM2.4 Mb2.5 Mb
Large RAM——
Max. user I/O256256
TransceiversNoneNone
Hard PCI ExpressNoneNone
Hard processor2× Arm Cortex-A55 (optional)4× Arm Cortex-A76 + Cortex-A55 (optional)
ProcessIntel 7Intel 7
Configuration memorySRAMSRAM
Packages33
Design toolAltera Quartus PrimeAltera Quartus Prime

Highlighted values are higher. Logic is compared in LUT4 equivalents; see how FPGA vendors count logic.

Key differences

Both devices offer similar logic capacity: 32K and 34.2K LUT4 equivalents.

The A3C 050 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the A5E 005B with Altera Quartus Prime.

Full specifications

See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: A3C 050 (Agilex 3) and A5E 005B (Agilex 5 E-Series).