EP4CE6 vs T8
A comparison of the Altera Cyclone IV EP4CE6 and the Efinix Trion T8 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| EP4CE6 | T8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Cyclone IV | Efinix Trion |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 6,000 | 7,384 |
| LUTs as published | 6,000 LUT4 | — LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | 6,000 LE | 7,384 LE |
| DSP | 15 18×18 multipliers | 8 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 0.3 Mb | 0.1 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 179 | 97 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 60 nm | 40 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 3 | 3 |
| Design tool | Altera Quartus Prime | Efinix Efinity |
Highlighted values are higher. Logic is compared in LUT4 equivalents; see how FPGA vendors count logic.
Key differences
The T8 has about 23% more logic capacity (7.4K vs 6K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the EP4CE6 has 15 18×18 multipliers against 8 18×18 multipliers on the T8.
The EP4CE6 has more on-chip memory (0.3 Mb vs 0.1 Mb).
The EP4CE6 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the T8 with Efinix Efinity.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: EP4CE6 (Cyclone IV) and T8 (Trion).