FPGA & adaptive SoC databook · online editionRev. 2026.10

EP4SGX110 vs XC6VLX130T

A comparison of the Altera Stratix IV EP4SGX110 and the AMD Virtex-6 XC6VLX130T using the data from both vendors' selection guides.

Side-by-side specifications

EP4SGX110XC6VLX130T
Vendor / familyAltera Stratix IVAMD Virtex-6
LUTs as published42,240 ALMs80,000 LUT6
LUT typeadaptive logic module: fracturable 8-input LUT (one 6-input or two independent 4-input functions)6-input look-up table, fracturable into two LUT5 with shared inputs
LUT4 equivalent (approx.)≈84,480≈128,000
CoreScore (SERV cores)——
Vendor logic figure106,000 LE128,000 LC
DSP512 18×18 multipliers480 DSP48E1 slices
Block RAM8.1 Mb9.3 Mb
Large RAM——
Max. user I/O480600
Transceivers16 × XCVR 8.5 Gb/s, 8 × XCVR 6.5 Gb/s20 × GTX 6.6 Gb/s
Hard PCI ExpressGen2Gen2 x8
Hard processorNoneNone
Process40 nm40 nm
Configuration memorySRAMSRAM
Packages23
Design toolAltera Quartus PrimeAMD ISE Design Suite

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 XC6VLX130T has about 52% more logic capacity (128K vs 84.5K LUT4 equivalents).

They use different logic architectures: the EP4SGX110 is built from ALMs and the XC6VLX130T from LUT6, so the raw LUT counts (42.2K vs 80K) are not directly comparable.

For arithmetic, the EP4SGX110 has 512 18×18 multipliers against 480 DSP48E1 slices on the XC6VLX130T.

The XC6VLX130T has more on-chip memory (9.3 Mb vs 8.1 Mb).

Both have transceivers: 24 at up to 8.5 Gb/s on the EP4SGX110 and 20 at up to 6.6 Gb/s on the XC6VLX130T.

The EP4SGX110 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the XC6VLX130T with AMD ISE Design Suite.

Full specifications

See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: EP4SGX110 (Stratix IV) and XC6VLX130T (Virtex-6).