DX 2800 vs GX 2500
A comparison of the Altera Stratix 10 DX DX 2800 and the Altera Stratix 10 GX/SX GX 2500 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| DX 2800 | GX 2500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Stratix 10 DX | Altera Stratix 10 GX/SX |
| LUTs as published | 933,120 ALMs | 821,150 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.) | ≈1,866,240 | ≈1,642,300 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | 2,753,000 LE | 2,422,000 LE |
| DSP | 5,760 variable-precision DSP blocks | 5,011 variable-precision DSP blocks |
| Block RAM | 229 Mb | 195 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 816 | 1,160 |
| Transceivers | 76 × GXP 16 Gb/s, 8 × GXE 57.8 Gb/s | 64 × XCVR 28.3 Gb/s, 32 × XCVR 17.4 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | Gen4 x16 | Gen3 x16 |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 1 | 3 |
| 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 DX 2800 has about 14% more logic capacity (1866K vs 1642K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the DX 2800 has 5,760 variable-precision DSP blocks against 5,011 variable-precision DSP blocks on the GX 2500.
The DX 2800 has more on-chip memory (229 Mb vs 195 Mb).
Both have transceivers: 84 at up to 57.8 Gb/s on the DX 2800 and 96 at up to 28.3 Gb/s on the GX 2500.
The DX 2800 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the GX 2500 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: DX 2800 (Stratix 10 DX) and GX 2500 (Stratix 10 GX/SX).