EP2AGZ300 vs EP4SGX230
A comparison of the Altera Arria II EP2AGZ300 and the Altera Stratix IV EP4SGX230 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| EP2AGZ300 | EP4SGX230 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Arria II | Altera Stratix IV |
| LUTs as published | 119,200 ALMs | 91,200 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.) | ≈238,400 | ≈182,400 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | 298,000 LE | 228,000 LE |
| DSP | 920 18×18 multipliers | 1,288 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 14.3 Mb | 13.9 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 734 | 736 |
| Transceivers | 24 × XCVR 6.375 Gb/s | 24 × XCVR 8.5 Gb/s, 12 × XCVR 6.5 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | Gen2 | Gen2 |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 3 | 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 EP2AGZ300 has about 31% more logic capacity (238K vs 182K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the EP4SGX230 has 1,288 18×18 multipliers against 920 18×18 multipliers on the EP2AGZ300.
Both have transceivers: 24 at up to 6.375 Gb/s on the EP2AGZ300 and 36 at up to 8.5 Gb/s on the EP4SGX230.
The EP2AGZ300 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the EP4SGX230 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: EP2AGZ300 (Arria II) and EP4SGX230 (Stratix IV).