LFE3-150EA vs RT4G150
A comparison of the Lattice LatticeECP3 LFE3-150EA and the Microchip RTG4 RT4G150 using the data from both vendors' selection guides.
Side-by-side specifications
| LFE3-150EA | RT4G150 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor / family | Lattice LatticeECP3 | Microchip RTG4 |
| LUTs as published | 149,000 LUT4 | 151,824 LUT4 |
| LUT type | 4-input look-up table | 4-input look-up table |
| LUT4 equivalent (approx.) | ≈149,000 | ≈151,824 |
| CoreScore (SERV cores) | — | — |
| Vendor logic figure | — | 151,824 LE |
| DSP | 320 18×18 multipliers | 462 18×18 math blocks |
| Block RAM | 6.7 Mb | 5 Mb |
| Large RAM | — | — |
| Max. user I/O | 586 | 720 |
| Transceivers | 16 × SERDES 3.2 Gb/s | 24 × SerDes 3.125 Gb/s |
| Hard PCI Express | None | Gen1 |
| Hard processor | None | None |
| Process | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Configuration memory | SRAM | Non-volatile (flash) |
| Packages | 2 | 4 |
| Design tool | Lattice Diamond | Microchip Libero SoC |
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
Both devices offer similar logic capacity: 149K and 152K LUT4 equivalents.
For arithmetic, the RT4G150 has 462 18×18 math blocks against 320 18×18 multipliers on the LFE3-150EA.
The LFE3-150EA has more on-chip memory (6.7 Mb vs 5 Mb).
Both have transceivers: 16 at up to 3.2 Gb/s on the LFE3-150EA and 24 at up to 3.125 Gb/s on the RT4G150.
Configuration memory: sram on the LFE3-150EA, non-volatile (flash) on the RT4G150.
The LFE3-150EA is designed with Lattice Diamond and the RT4G150 with Microchip Libero SoC.
Full specifications
See the complete spec sheets with packages and grades: LFE3-150EA (LatticeECP3) and RT4G150 (RTG4).