GX 2500 vs MX 2100
A comparison of the Altera Stratix 10 GX/SX GX 2500 and the Altera Stratix 10 MX MX 2100 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| GX 2500 | MX 2100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Altera Stratix 10 GX/SX | Altera Stratix 10 MX |
| LUTs as published | 821,150 ALMs | 702,720 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.) | ≈1,642,300 | ≈1,405,440 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | 2,422,000 LE | 2,073,000 LE |
| DSP | 5,011 variable-precision DSP blocks | 3,960 variable-precision DSP blocks |
| Block RAM | 195 Mb | 134 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 1,160 | 656 |
| Transceivers | 64 × XCVR 28.3 Gb/s, 32 × 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 | 3 | 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 GX 2500 has about 17% more logic capacity (1642K vs 1405K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the GX 2500 has 5,011 variable-precision DSP blocks against 3,960 variable-precision DSP blocks on the MX 2100.
The GX 2500 has more on-chip memory (195 Mb vs 134 Mb).
The GX 2500 is designed with Altera Quartus Prime and the MX 2100 with Altera Quartus Prime.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: GX 2500 (Stratix 10 GX/SX) and MX 2100 (Stratix 10 MX).