GX 1100 vs MX 1650
A comparison of the Altera Stratix 10 GX/SX GX 1100 and the Altera Stratix 10 MX MX 1650 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| GX 1100 | MX 1650 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Stratix 10 GX/SX | Altera Stratix 10 MX |
| LUTs as published | 449,280 ALMs | 569,200 ALMs |
| LUT type | adaptive logic module: fracturable 8-input LUT (one 6-input or two independent 4-input functions) | adaptive logic module: fracturable 8-input LUT (one 6-input or two independent 4-input functions) |
| LUT4 equivalent (approx.) | ≈898,560 | ≈1,138,400 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | 1,325,000 LE | 1,679,000 LE |
| DSP | 2,592 variable-precision DSP blocks | 3,326 variable-precision DSP blocks |
| Block RAM | 107 Mb | 120 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 688 | 656 |
| Transceivers | 32 × XCVR 28.3 Gb/s, 16 × XCVR 17.4 Gb/s | 64 × GXT 28.3 Gb/s, 32 × GX 17.4 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | Gen3 x16 | Gen3 x16 |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | SRAM |
| Packages | 1 | 1 |
| Design tool | Altera Quartus Prime | Altera Quartus Prime |
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 MX 1650 has about 27% more logic capacity (1138K vs 899K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the MX 1650 has 3,326 variable-precision DSP blocks against 2,592 variable-precision DSP blocks on the GX 1100.
The MX 1650 has more on-chip memory (120 Mb vs 107 Mb).
The GX 1100 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the MX 1650 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: GX 1100 (Stratix 10 GX/SX) and MX 1650 (Stratix 10 MX).