EP4CGX150 vs LFE3-150EA
A comparison of the Altera Cyclone IV EP4CGX150 and the Lattice LatticeECP3 LFE3-150EA using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| EP4CGX150 | LFE3-150EA | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Cyclone IV | Lattice LatticeECP3 |
| LUTs as published | 150,000 LUT4 | 149,000 LUT4 |
| LUT type | 4-input look-up table | 4-input look-up table |
| LUT4 equivalent (approx.) | ≈150,000 | ≈149,000 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | 150,000 LE | — |
| DSP | 360 18×18 multipliers | 320 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 6.3 Mb | 6.7 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 475 | 586 |
| Transceivers | 8 × XCVR 3.125 Gb/s | 16 × SERDES 3.2 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | Gen2 | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 60 nm | 65 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 3 | 2 |
| 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
Both devices offer similar logic capacity: 150K and 149K LUT4 equivalents.
For arithmetic, the EP4CGX150 has 360 18×18 multipliers against 320 18×18 multipliers on the LFE3-150EA.
Both have transceivers: 8 at up to 3.125 Gb/s on the EP4CGX150 and 16 at up to 3.2 Gb/s on the LFE3-150EA.
The EP4CGX150 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the LFE3-150EA with Lattice Diamond.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: EP4CGX150 (Cyclone IV) and LFE3-150EA (LatticeECP3).