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Up to four boards side by side: chip, logic, toolchains, interfaces and price.
| Attribute | Nexys A7 | Tang Nano 9K | Tang Nano 20K | EMC2-ZU5EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPGA | XC7A100T-1CSG324C | GW1NR-LV9QN88PC6/I5 | GW2AR-LV18QN88C8/I7 | XCZU5EV-1SFVC784I |
| Family | Artix-7 | GW1NR | GW2AR | Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC |
| Logic (LUTs) | not listed | 8640 | 20736 | not listed |
| Price | at the seller | 14.5 USD | 28.17 USD | at the seller |
| Open toolchain | Project X-Ray / openXC7 | Project Apicula | Project Apicula | no |
| Toolchains | Vivado WebPACK / ML Standard | Gowin EDA, Yosys + nextpnr-gowin + Apicula | Gowin EDA, Yosys + nextpnr-gowin + Apicula | AMD Vivado |
| Interfaces | Ethernet, VGA, USB | HDMI, USB Type-C, Onboard JTAG, USB UART | HDMI, MAX98357A I2S amplifier path, TF card slot, USB Type-C, Onboard BL616 JTAG, USB UART | PCIe, Ethernet, HDMI_OUT |
| Memory | DDR2 requires verification from Digilent resource center | PSRAM 64 Mbit, Onboard flash 32 Mbit | 32-bit SDR SDRAM 64 Mbit, Onboard flash 64 Mbit | not listed |
| Level | Beginner | Beginner | Beginner | Intermediate |
| Where to get help | Digilent Forum | r/GowinFPGA | Sipeed forum, r/GowinFPGA | official docs |
| Known issues | — | Open-source flow is feature-dependent | Onboard debugger recognition; Flash persistence mode | — |