GW1AN-3 vs iCE40HX4K
A comparison of the Gowin Arora GW1AN-3 and the Lattice iCE40 LP/HX/LM iCE40HX4K using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| GW1AN-3 | iCE40HX4K | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Gowin Arora | Lattice iCE40 LP/HX/LM |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 3,200 | 3,520 |
| LUTs as published | 3,200 LUT4 | 3,520 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | — LC | 3,520 LC |
| DSP | — 18×18 multipliers | — 16×16 MAC blocks |
| Block RAM | 0.1 Mb | 0.1 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 208 | 109 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Configuration memory | Embedded flash | NVCM or SRAM |
| Packages | 2 | 2 |
| Design tool | Gowin EDA | Lattice iCEcube2 |
Highlighted values are higher. Logic is compared in LUT4 equivalents; see how FPGA vendors count logic.
Key differences
The iCE40HX4K has about 10% more logic capacity (3.5K vs 3.2K LUT4 equivalents).
The GW1AN-3 has more on-chip memory (0.1 Mb vs 0.1 Mb).
Configuration memory: embedded flash on the GW1AN-3, nvcm or sram on the iCE40HX4K.
The GW1AN-3 is designed with Gowin EDA and the iCE40HX4K with Lattice iCEcube2.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: GW1AN-3 (Arora) and iCE40HX4K (iCE40 LP/HX/LM).