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Up to four boards side by side: chip, logic, toolchains, interfaces and price.
| Attribute | iCEBreaker | Nexys A7 | Tang Nano 9K |
|---|---|---|---|
| FPGA | iCE40UP5K-SG48 | XC7A100T-1CSG324C | GW1NR-LV9QN88PC6/I5 |
| Family | iCE40 UltraPlus | Artix-7 | GW1NR |
| Logic (LUTs) | 5280 | not listed | 8640 |
| Price | at the seller | at the seller | 14.5 USD |
| Open toolchain | Project IceStorm | Project X-Ray / openXC7 | Project Apicula |
| Toolchains | Yosys + nextpnr + IceStorm, Lattice Diamond Programmer | Vivado WebPACK / ML Standard | Gowin EDA, Yosys + nextpnr-gowin + Apicula |
| Interfaces | microUSB FT2232H, FT2232H programming, USB serial | Ethernet, VGA, USB | HDMI, USB Type-C, Onboard JTAG, USB UART |
| Memory | QSPI flash 128 Mbit | DDR2 requires verification from Digilent resource center | PSRAM 64 Mbit, Onboard flash 32 Mbit |
| Level | Beginner | Beginner | Beginner |
| Where to get help | iCEBreaker community docs | Digilent Forum | r/GowinFPGA |
| Known issues | — | — | Open-source flow is feature-dependent |