GW3AR-20 vs LFE5U-25
A comparison of the Gowin Arora III GW3AR-20 and the Lattice ECP5 LFE5U-25 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| GW3AR-20 | LFE5U-25 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Gowin Arora III | Lattice ECP5 |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 23,040 | 24,000 |
| LUTs as published | 23,040 LUT4 | 24,000 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | — LC | — LC |
| DSP | 26 DSP blocks | 28 18×18 multipliers |
| Block RAM | 1.1 Mb | 1 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 238 | 197 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | — | 40 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 2 | 4 |
| Design tool | Gowin EDA | Lattice Diamond |
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 24K LUT4 equivalents.
For arithmetic, the LFE5U-25 has 28 18×18 multipliers against 26 DSP blocks on the GW3AR-20.
The GW3AR-20 is designed with Gowin EDA and the LFE5U-25 with Lattice Diamond.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: GW3AR-20 (Arora III) and LFE5U-25 (ECP5).