EP2AGX125 vs EP4SGX110
A comparison of the Altera Arria II EP2AGX125 and the Altera Stratix IV EP4SGX110 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| EP2AGX125 | EP4SGX110 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Arria II | Altera Stratix IV |
| LUTs as published | 49,640 ALMs | 42,240 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.) | ≈99,280 | ≈84,480 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | 118,000 LE | 106,000 LE |
| DSP | 576 18×18 multipliers | 512 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 6.4 Mb | 8.1 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 452 | 480 |
| Transceivers | 12 × XCVR 6.375 Gb/s | 16 × XCVR 8.5 Gb/s, 8 × XCVR 6.5 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | Gen1 | Gen2 |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 3 | 2 |
| 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 EP2AGX125 has about 18% more logic capacity (99.3K vs 84.5K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the EP2AGX125 has 576 18×18 multipliers against 512 18×18 multipliers on the EP4SGX110.
The EP4SGX110 has more on-chip memory (8.1 Mb vs 6.4 Mb).
Both have transceivers: 12 at up to 6.375 Gb/s on the EP2AGX125 and 24 at up to 8.5 Gb/s on the EP4SGX110.
The EP2AGX125 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the EP4SGX110 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: EP2AGX125 (Arria II) and EP4SGX110 (Stratix IV).