GW1NRF-4B vs M2S005
A comparison of the Gowin LittleBee GW1NRF-4B and the Microchip SmartFusion2 M2S005 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| GW1NRF-4B | M2S005 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Gowin LittleBee | Microchip SmartFusion2 |
| LUTs as published | 4,606 LUT4 | 6,060 LUT4 |
| LUT type | 4-input look-up table | 4-input look-up table |
| LUT4 equivalent (approx.) | ≈4,606 | ≈6,060 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | — | 6,060 LE |
| DSP | 16 18×18 multipliers | 11 18×18 math blocks (MACC) |
| Block RAM | 0.2 Mb | 0.2 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 25 | 209 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | 1× ARC (32-bit) | 1× Arm Cortex-M3 |
| Process | 55 nm | 65 nm |
| Configuration memory | Embedded flash | Non-volatile (flash) |
| Packages | 0 | 4 |
| Design tool | Gowin EDA | Microchip Libero SoC |
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 M2S005 has about 32% more logic capacity (6.1K vs 4.6K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the GW1NRF-4B has 16 18×18 multipliers against 11 18×18 math blocks (MACC) on the M2S005.
Configuration memory: embedded flash on the GW1NRF-4B, non-volatile (flash) on the M2S005.
The GW1NRF-4B is designed with Gowin EDA and the M2S005 with Microchip Libero SoC.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: GW1NRF-4B (LittleBee) and M2S005 (SmartFusion2).