Altera® FPGAs incorporate a host of features that enable high-performance digital signal processing (DSP) in wireless, medical, broadcast, high-definition video, and other systems. These features include embedded memory blocks, multipliers, processors, and high-speed I/O and external memory interfaces.
Tables 1, 2, and 3 list device features that enable high-performance DSP applications.
| Table 1. DSP-Related Features of Stratix® Series FPGAs | |||
| Features | Devices | ||
| Stratix V GS | Stratix V GX | Stratix IV E | |
| Maximum logic elements (LEs) | 703,000 | 597,000 | 820,000 |
| Maximum 18x18 embedded multipliers | 4,096 | 798 | 1,288 |
| Maximum 27x27 embedded multipliers | 2,048 | 399 | - |
| Maximum M9K block RAMs/ M20K block RAMS for Stratix V FPGAs | 2,688 | 2,660 | 1,610 |
| Maximum number of registers | 1,060,000 | 901,000 | 650,440 |
| Table 2. DSP-Related Features of Arria® Series FPGAs | |||
| Features | Devices | ||
| Arria V GT | Arria V GX | Arria II GX | |
| Maximum LEs | 503,500 | 503,500 | 256,500 |
| Maximum 18x19 embedded multipliers | 2,278 | 2,278 | 736 |
| Maximum 27x27 embedded multipliers | 1,139 | 1,139 | - |
| Maximum M9K block RAMs/ M10K block RAMs for Arria V FPGAs | 2,378 | 2,378 | 950 |
| Maximum number of registers | 747,168 | 747,168 | 205,200 |
| Table 3. DSP-Related Features of Cyclone® Series FPGAs | |||
| Features | Devices | ||
| Cyclone V E | Cyclone V GX | Cyclone IV GX | |
| Maximum LEs | 300,000 | 300,000 | 150,000 |
| Maximum 18x19 embedded multipliers | 812 | 812 | 360 |
| Maximum 27x27 embedded multipliers | 406 | 406 | - |
| Maximum M9K memory blocks/ M10K for Cyclone V FPGAs | 1,276 | 1,276 | 720 |
| Maximum number of registers | 452,830 | 452,830 | 150,000 |
