Certus-N2 CT16 vs EP4CGX150
A comparison of the Lattice Certus-N2 Certus-N2 CT16 and the Altera Cyclone IV EP4CGX150 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| Certus-N2 CT16 | EP4CGX150 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Lattice Certus-N2 | Altera Cyclone IV |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 98,000 | 150,000 |
| LUTs as published | 98,000 LUT4 | 150,000 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | 160,000 LC | 150,000 LE |
| DSP | 360 18×18 multipliers | 360 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 8 Mb | 6.3 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 298 | 475 |
| Transceivers | 8 × SERDES 16 Gb/s | 8 × XCVR 3.125 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | None | Gen2 |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 16 nm | 60 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 4 | 3 |
| Design tool | Lattice Radiant | Altera Quartus Prime |
Highlighted values are higher. Logic is compared in LUT4 equivalents; see how FPGA vendors count logic.
Key differences
The EP4CGX150 has about 53% more logic capacity (150K vs 98K LUT4 equivalents).
The Certus-N2 CT16 has more on-chip memory (8 Mb vs 6.3 Mb).
Both have transceivers: 8 at up to 16 Gb/s on the Certus-N2 CT16 and 8 at up to 3.125 Gb/s on the EP4CGX150.
The Certus-N2 CT16 is designed with Lattice Radiant and the EP4CGX150 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: Certus-N2 CT16 (Certus-N2) and EP4CGX150 (Cyclone IV).