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Up to four boards side by side: chip, logic, toolchains, interfaces and price.
| Attribute | iCEBreaker | Tang Nano 9K | Tang Mega 60K Dock | LFE5UM5G-85F-EVN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPGA | iCE40UP5K-SG48 | GW1NR-LV9QN88PC6/I5 | GW5AT-LV60PG484AC1/I0 | LFE5UM5G-85F-8BG381C |
| Family | iCE40 UltraPlus | GW1NR | GW5A | LFE5UM5G |
| Logic (LUTs) | 5280 | 8640 | 59904 | not listed |
| Price | at the seller | 14.5 USD | at the seller | at the seller |
| Open toolchain | Project IceStorm | Project Apicula | no | no |
| Toolchains | Yosys + nextpnr + IceStorm, Lattice Diamond Programmer | Gowin EDA, Yosys + nextpnr-gowin + Apicula | Gowin EDA, LiteX (litex-boards sipeed_tang_mega_60k), openFPGALoader (GW5AT-60) | Lattice Radiant |
| Interfaces | microUSB FT2232H, FT2232H programming, USB serial | HDMI, USB Type-C, Onboard JTAG, USB UART | 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 | not listed |
| Memory | QSPI flash 128 Mbit | PSRAM 64 Mbit, Onboard flash 32 Mbit | DDR3 4 Gbit (512 MB), Onboard flash 64 Mbit | not listed |
| Level | Beginner | Beginner | Professional | Intermediate |
| Where to get help | iCEBreaker community docs | r/GowinFPGA | Sipeed forum, r/GowinFPGA | official docs |
| Known issues | — | Open-source flow is feature-dependent | PCIe works in x1 mode only; Minimum Gowin IDE version; 3.3 V I/O limit | — |