GW1NRF-4B vs T8
A comparison of the Gowin LittleBee GW1NRF-4B and the Efinix Trion T8 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| GW1NRF-4B | T8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Gowin LittleBee | Efinix Trion |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 4,606 | 7,384 |
| LUTs as published | 4,606 LUT4 | — LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | — LC | 7,384 LE |
| DSP | 16 18×18 multipliers | 8 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 0.2 Mb | 0.1 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 25 | 97 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | 1× ARC (32-bit) | None |
| Process | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Configuration memory | Embedded flash | SRAM |
| Packages | 0 | 3 |
| Design tool | Gowin EDA | Efinix Efinity |
Highlighted values are higher. Logic is compared in LUT4 equivalents; see how FPGA vendors count logic.
Key differences
The T8 has about 60% more logic capacity (7.4K vs 4.6K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the GW1NRF-4B has 16 18×18 multipliers against 8 18×18 multipliers on the T8.
The GW1NRF-4B has more on-chip memory (0.2 Mb vs 0.1 Mb).
The GW1NRF-4B includes a hard ARC (32-bit) processor, while the T8 does not.
Configuration memory: embedded flash on the GW1NRF-4B, sram on the T8.
The GW1NRF-4B is designed with Gowin EDA and the T8 with Efinix Efinity.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: GW1NRF-4B (LittleBee) and T8 (Trion).