GW5AST-138 vs Tz100
A comparison of the Gowin Arora V GW5AST-138 and the Efinix Topaz Tz100 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| GW5AST-138 | Tz100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Gowin Arora V | Efinix Topaz |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 138,240 | 108,492 |
| LUTs as published | 138,240 LUT4 | 108,492 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | — LC | 101,440 LE |
| DSP | 298 27×18 DSP blocks | 312 DSP blocks |
| Block RAM | 6 Mb | 6.3 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 376 | 223 |
| Transceivers | 8 × SERDES 12.5 Gb/s | 8 × SERDES 12.5 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | Gen3 x8 | Gen3 x4 |
| Hard processor | 1× RISC-V AE350 | 4× RISC-V |
| Process | 22 nm | 16 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 3 | 4 |
| 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 GW5AST-138 has about 27% more logic capacity (138K vs 108K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the Tz100 has 312 DSP blocks against 298 27×18 DSP blocks on the GW5AST-138.
The GW5AST-138 is designed with Gowin EDA and the Tz100 with Efinix Efinity.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: GW5AST-138 (Arora V) and Tz100 (Topaz).