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Up to four boards side by side: chip, logic, toolchains, interfaces and price.
| Attribute | GW1NR-9 Starter Kit | BRS-100-GW1NR9 | Tang Mega 60K Dock | MicroZed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPGA | GW1NR-LV9LQ144PC6/I5 | GW1NR-LV9QFN88PC7 | GW5AT-LV60PG484AC1/I0 | XC7Z010-1CLG400C |
| Family | GW1NR | GW1NR | GW5A | Zynq-7000 |
| Logic (LUTs) | not listed | not listed | 59904 | not listed |
| Price | at the seller | at the seller | at the seller | at the seller |
| Open toolchain | Project Apicula | Project Apicula | no | Project X-Ray / openXC7 |
| Toolchains | Gowin EDA, Yosys + nextpnr-gowin + Apicula | Gowin EDA, Project Apicula | Gowin EDA, LiteX (litex-boards sipeed_tang_mega_60k), openFPGALoader (GW5AT-60) | AMD Vivado, Project X-Ray / openXC7 |
| Interfaces | JTAG | not listed | PCIe 2.0 card-edge (x1 mode only at present), USB 3.0 (CH569, 5 Gbps), Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI/DVI (TX and RX), SD slot (1-bit SDIO/MMC or SPI), USB JTAG, USB UART, Differential ADC channels | Ethernet |
| Memory | not listed | not listed | DDR3 4 Gbit (512 MB), Onboard flash 64 Mbit | not listed |
| Level | Intermediate | Intermediate | Professional | Intermediate |
| Where to get help | Gowin support | official docs | Sipeed forum, r/GowinFPGA | official docs |
| Known issues | — | — | PCIe works in x1 mode only; Minimum Gowin IDE version; 3.3 V I/O limit | — |