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Up to four boards side by side: chip, logic, toolchains, interfaces and price.
| Attribute | Tang Nano 20K | Nexys A7 | EMC2-ZU5EV | Tang Mega 60K Dock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPGA | GW2AR-LV18QN88C8/I7 | XC7A100T-1CSG324C | XCZU5EV-1SFVC784I | GW5AT-LV60PG484AC1/I0 |
| Family | GW2AR | Artix-7 | Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC | GW5A |
| Logic (LUTs) | 20736 | not listed | not listed | 59904 |
| Price | 28.17 USD | at the seller | at the seller | at the seller |
| Open toolchain | Project Apicula | Project X-Ray / openXC7 | no | no |
| Toolchains | Gowin EDA, Yosys + nextpnr-gowin + Apicula | Vivado WebPACK / ML Standard | AMD Vivado | Gowin EDA, LiteX (litex-boards sipeed_tang_mega_60k), openFPGALoader (GW5AT-60) |
| Interfaces | HDMI, MAX98357A I2S amplifier path, TF card slot, USB Type-C, Onboard BL616 JTAG, USB UART | Ethernet, VGA, USB | PCIe, Ethernet, HDMI_OUT | 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 |
| Memory | 32-bit SDR SDRAM 64 Mbit, Onboard flash 64 Mbit | DDR2 requires verification from Digilent resource center | not listed | DDR3 4 Gbit (512 MB), Onboard flash 64 Mbit |
| Level | Beginner | Beginner | Intermediate | Professional |
| Where to get help | Sipeed forum, r/GowinFPGA | Digilent Forum | official docs | Sipeed forum, r/GowinFPGA |
| Known issues | Onboard debugger recognition; Flash persistence mode | — | — | PCIe works in x1 mode only; Minimum Gowin IDE version; 3.3 V I/O limit |