EP4CE55 vs GW5A-60
A comparison of the Altera Cyclone IV EP4CE55 and the Gowin Arora V GW5A-60 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| EP4CE55 | GW5A-60 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Cyclone IV | Gowin Arora V |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 56,000 | 59,904 |
| LUTs as published | 56,000 LUT4 | 59,904 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | 56,000 LE | — LC |
| DSP | 154 18×18 multipliers | 118 27×18 DSP blocks |
| Block RAM | 2.3 Mb | 2.1 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 374 | 320 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 60 nm | 22 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 3 | 2 |
| Design tool | Altera Quartus Prime | Gowin EDA |
Highlighted values are higher. Logic is compared in LUT4 equivalents; see how FPGA vendors count logic.
Key differences
Both devices offer similar logic capacity: 56K and 59.9K LUT4 equivalents.
For arithmetic, the EP4CE55 has 154 18×18 multipliers against 118 27×18 DSP blocks on the GW5A-60.
The EP4CE55 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the GW5A-60 with Gowin EDA.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: EP4CE55 (Cyclone IV) and GW5A-60 (Arora V).