FPGA & adaptive SoC databook · online editionRev. 2026.10

GW3AR-20 vs GW5A-25

A comparison of the Gowin Arora III GW3AR-20 and the Gowin Arora V GW5A-25 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.

Side-by-side specifications

GW3AR-20GW5A-25
Vendor / familyGowin Arora IIIGowin Arora V
Logic (LUT4-equivalent)23,04023,040
LUTs as published23,040 LUT423,040 LUT4
Vendor logic figure— LC— LC
DSP26 DSP blocks28 27×18 DSP blocks
Block RAM1.1 Mb1 Mb
Large RAM——
Max. user I/O238239
TransceiversNoneNone
Hard PCI ExpressNoneNone
Hard processorNoneNone
Process—22 nm
Configuration memorySRAMSRAM
Packages214
Design toolGowin EDAGowin EDA

Highlighted values are higher. Logic is compared in LUT4 equivalents; see how FPGA vendors count logic.

Key differences

Both devices offer similar logic capacity: 23K and 23K LUT4 equivalents.

For arithmetic, the GW5A-25 has 28 27×18 DSP blocks against 26 DSP blocks on the GW3AR-20.

The GW3AR-20 is designed with Gowin EDA and the GW5A-25 with Gowin EDA.

Full specifications

See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: GW3AR-20 (Arora III) and GW5A-25 (Arora V).