FPGA & adaptive SoC databook · online editionRev. 2026.10

EP4CE10 vs GW1NR-9

A comparison of the Altera Cyclone IV EP4CE10 and the Gowin LittleBee GW1NR-9 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.

Side-by-side specifications

EP4CE10GW1NR-9
Vendor / familyAltera Cyclone IVGowin LittleBee
Logic (LUT4-equivalent)10,0008,640
LUTs as published10,000 LUT48,640 LUT4
Vendor logic figure10,000 LE— LC
DSP23 18×18 multipliers20 18×18 multipliers
Block RAM0.4 Mb0.5 Mb
Large RAM——
Max. user I/O179276
TransceiversNoneNone
Hard PCI ExpressNoneNone
Hard processorNoneNone
Process60 nm55 nm
Configuration memorySRAMEmbedded flash
Packages38
Design toolAltera Quartus PrimeGowin EDA

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

Key differences

The EP4CE10 has about 16% more logic capacity (10K vs 8.6K LUT4 equivalents).

For arithmetic, the EP4CE10 has 23 18×18 multipliers against 20 18×18 multipliers on the GW1NR-9.

The GW1NR-9 has more on-chip memory (0.5 Mb vs 0.4 Mb).

Configuration memory: sram on the EP4CE10, embedded flash on the GW1NR-9.

The EP4CE10 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the GW1NR-9 with Gowin EDA.

Full specifications

See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: EP4CE10 (Cyclone IV) and GW1NR-9 (LittleBee).