LFD2NX-9 vs iCE40UP5K
A comparison of the Lattice Certus-NX LFD2NX-9 and the Lattice iCE40 UltraPlus iCE40UP5K using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| LFD2NX-9 | iCE40UP5K | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Lattice Certus-NX | Lattice iCE40 UltraPlus |
| Logic (LUT4-equivalent) | 7,500 | 5,280 |
| LUTs as published | 7,500 LUT4 | 5,280 LUT4 |
| Vendor logic figure | 9,000 LC | — LC |
| DSP | 12 18×18 multipliers | 8 16×16 MAC blocks |
| Block RAM | 0.3 Mb | 0.1 Mb |
| Large RAM | 1.5 Mb | 1 Mb |
| Max. user I/O | 77 | 39 |
| Transceivers | None | None |
| Hard PCI Express | None | None |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | NVCM |
| Packages | 2 | 2 |
| Design tool | Lattice Radiant | Lattice Radiant |
Highlighted values are higher. Logic is compared in LUT4 equivalents; see how FPGA vendors count logic.
Key differences
The LFD2NX-9 has about 42% more logic capacity (7.5K vs 5.3K LUT4 equivalents).
For arithmetic, the LFD2NX-9 has 12 18×18 multipliers against 8 16×16 MAC blocks on the iCE40UP5K.
The LFD2NX-9 has more on-chip memory (1.8 Mb vs 1.1 Mb).
Configuration memory: sram on the LFD2NX-9, nvcm on the iCE40UP5K.
The LFD2NX-9 is designed with Lattice Radiant and the iCE40UP5K with Lattice Radiant.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: LFD2NX-9 (Certus-NX) and iCE40UP5K (iCE40 UltraPlus).