GW1NS-4 vs LFXP2-5E
A comparison of the Gowin LittleBee GW1NS-4 and the Lattice LatticeXP2 LFXP2-5E using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| GW1NS-4 | LFXP2-5E | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Gowin LittleBee | Lattice LatticeXP2 |
| LUTs as published | 4,608 LUT4 | 5,000 LUT4 |
| LUT type | 4-input look-up table | 4-input look-up table |
| LUT4 equivalent (approx.) | ≈4,608 | ≈5,000 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | — | — |
| DSP | 16 18×18 multipliers | 12 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 0.2 Mb | 0.2 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 106 | 172 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 55 nm | 90 nm |
| Configuration memory | Embedded flash | Internal flash |
| Packages | 5 | 4 |
| Design tool | Gowin EDA | 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
The LFXP2-5E has about 9% more logic capacity (5K vs 4.6K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the GW1NS-4 has 16 18×18 multipliers against 12 18×18 multipliers on the LFXP2-5E.
The GW1NS-4 has more on-chip memory (0.2 Mb vs 0.2 Mb).
Configuration memory: embedded flash on the GW1NS-4, internal flash on the LFXP2-5E.
The GW1NS-4 is designed with Gowin EDA; open source: Yosys + nextpnr-himbaechel with Project Apicula and the LFXP2-5E with Lattice Diamond.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: GW1NS-4 (LittleBee) and LFXP2-5E (LatticeXP2).