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Up to four boards side by side: chip, logic, toolchains, interfaces and price.
| Attribute | Tang Nano 9K | Basys 3 | Arty A7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FPGA | GW1NR-LV9QN88PC6/I5 | XC7A35T-1CPG236C | XC7A35TICSG324-1L |
| Family | GW1NR | Artix-7 | Artix-7 |
| Logic (LUTs) | 8640 | not listed | not listed |
| Price | 14.5 USD | at the seller | at the seller |
| Open toolchain | Project Apicula | Project X-Ray / openXC7 | Project X-Ray / openXC7 |
| Toolchains | Gowin EDA, Yosys + nextpnr-gowin + Apicula | Vivado WebPACK / ML Standard | Vivado WebPACK / ML Standard |
| Interfaces | HDMI, USB Type-C, Onboard JTAG, USB UART | VGA, USB, USB-JTAG | Ethernet, USB UART, USB-JTAG |
| Memory | PSRAM 64 Mbit, Onboard flash 32 Mbit | not listed | DDR3 variant-specific; verify in Digilent memory tab |
| Level | Beginner | Beginner | Beginner |
| Where to get help | r/GowinFPGA | Digilent Forum | Digilent Forum |
| Known issues | Open-source flow is feature-dependent | — | 35T and 100T variants differ |