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Table 1 lists external memory interfaces supported by Altera® FPGAs and HardCopy ASICs.
Table 1. External Memory Interface Support
Device
Memory Type
DDR3 SDRAM
DDR2 SDRAM
DDR SDRAM
RLDRAM II
QDRII/+ SRAM
Stratix® IV
1,067 Mbps
533 MHz
800 Mbps
400 MHz
400 Mbps
200 MHz
1,600 Mbps
400 MHz
1,400 Mbps
350 MHz
Stratix III
1,067 Mbps
533 MHz
800 Mbps
400 MHz
400 Mbps
200 MHz
1,600 Mbps
400 MHz
1,400 Mbps
350 MHz
Stratix II and
Stratix II GX
667 Mbps
333 MHz
400 Mbps
200 MHz
1,200 Mbps
300 MHz
1,200 Mbps
300 MHz
HardCopy® IV (1)
800 Mbps
400 MHz
667 Mbps
333 MHz
400 Mbps
200 MHz
1,600 Mbps
400 MHz
1,400 Mbps
350 MHz
HardCopy III (1)
800 Mbps
400 MHz
667 Mbps
333 MHz
400 Mbps
200 MHz
1,600 Mbps
400 MHz
1,400 Mbps
350 MHz
HardCopy II
533 Mbps
267 MHz
400 Mbps
200 MHz
1,000 Mbps
250 MHz
1,000 Mbps
250 MHz
Stratix and
Stratix GX
400 Mbps
200 MHz
400 Mbps
200 MHz
800 Mbps
200 MHz
Cyclone® III
333 Mbps
167 MHz
333 Mbps
167 MHz
333 Mbps
167 MHz
Cyclone II
400 Mbps
200 MHz
333 Mbps
167 MHz
333 Mbps
167 MHz
ArriaTM GX
466 Mbps
233 MHz
400 Mbps
200 MHz
Subject to characterization