EP4CE6 vs LFXP2-8E
A comparison of the Altera Cyclone IV EP4CE6 and the Lattice LatticeXP2 LFXP2-8E using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| EP4CE6 | LFXP2-8E | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Cyclone IV | Lattice LatticeXP2 |
| LUTs as published | 6,000 LUT4 | 8,000 LUT4 |
| LUT type | 4-input look-up table | 4-input look-up table |
| LUT4 equivalent (approx.) | ≈6,000 | ≈8,000 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | 6,000 LE | — |
| DSP | 15 18×18 multipliers | 16 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 0.3 Mb | 0.2 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 179 | 201 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 60 nm | 90 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | Internal flash |
| Packages | 3 | 4 |
| Design tool | Altera Quartus Prime | Lattice Diamond |
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 LFXP2-8E has about 33% more logic capacity (8K vs 6K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the LFXP2-8E 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, internal flash on the LFXP2-8E.
The EP4CE6 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the LFXP2-8E with Lattice Diamond.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: EP4CE6 (Cyclone IV) and LFXP2-8E (LatticeXP2).