EP4CE6 vs GW1NS-4
A comparison of the Altera Cyclone IV EP4CE6 and the Gowin LittleBee GW1NS-4 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| EP4CE6 | GW1NS-4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Cyclone IV | Gowin LittleBee |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 6,000 | 4,608 |
| LUTs as published | 6,000 LUT4 | 4,608 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | 6,000 LE | — LC |
| DSP | 15 18×18 multipliers | 16 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 0.3 Mb | 0.2 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 179 | 106 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 60 nm | 55 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | Embedded flash |
| Packages | 3 | 5 |
| 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
The EP4CE6 has about 30% more logic capacity (6K vs 4.6K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the GW1NS-4 has 16 18×18 multipliers against 15 18×18 multipliers on the EP4CE6.
The EP4CE6 has more on-chip memory (0.3 Mb vs 0.2 Mb).
Configuration memory: sram on the EP4CE6, embedded flash on the GW1NS-4.
The EP4CE6 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the GW1NS-4 with Gowin EDA.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: EP4CE6 (Cyclone IV) and GW1NS-4 (LittleBee).