GW1NZ-1 vs iCE5LP1K
A comparison of the Gowin LittleBee GW1NZ-1 and the Lattice iCE40 Ultra iCE5LP1K using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| GW1NZ-1 | iCE5LP1K | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Gowin LittleBee | Lattice iCE40 Ultra |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 1,152 | 1,100 |
| LUTs as published | 1,152 LUT4 | 1,100 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | — LC | — LC |
| DSP | — 18×18 multipliers | 2 16×16 MAC blocks |
| Block RAM | 0.1 Mb | 0.1 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 48 | 39 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Configuration memory | Embedded flash | NVCM |
| Packages | 6 | 3 |
| Design tool | Gowin EDA | Lattice iCEcube2 |
Highlighted values are higher. Logic is compared in LUT4 equivalents; see how FPGA vendors count logic.
Key differences
Both devices offer similar logic capacity: 1.2K and 1.1K LUT4 equivalents.
For arithmetic, the iCE5LP1K has 2 16×16 MAC blocks against no 18×18 multipliers on the GW1NZ-1.
The GW1NZ-1 has more on-chip memory (0.1 Mb vs 0.1 Mb).
Configuration memory: embedded flash on the GW1NZ-1, nvcm on the iCE5LP1K.
The GW1NZ-1 is designed with Gowin EDA and the iCE5LP1K with Lattice iCEcube2.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: GW1NZ-1 (LittleBee) and iCE5LP1K (iCE40 Ultra).