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Up to four boards side by side: chip, logic, toolchains, interfaces and price.
| Attribute | Tang Nano 9K | Nexys A7 | Arty A7 | GW2A-18 Video Development Kit (PG484) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPGA | GW1NR-LV9QN88PC6/I5 | XC7A100T-1CSG324C | XC7A35TICSG324-1L | GW2A-LV18PG484C8I7 |
| Family | GW1NR | Artix-7 | Artix-7 | GW2A |
| Logic (LUTs) | 8640 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| Price | 14.5 USD | at the seller | at the seller | at the seller |
| Open toolchain | Project Apicula | Project X-Ray / openXC7 | Project X-Ray / openXC7 | Project Apicula |
| Toolchains | Gowin EDA, Yosys + nextpnr-gowin + Apicula | Vivado WebPACK / ML Standard | Vivado WebPACK / ML Standard | Gowin EDA, Project Apicula |
| Interfaces | HDMI, USB Type-C, Onboard JTAG, USB UART | Ethernet, VGA, USB | Ethernet, USB UART, USB-JTAG | HDMI_IN, HDMI_OUT, MIPI_CSI, MIPI_DSI |
| Memory | PSRAM 64 Mbit, Onboard flash 32 Mbit | DDR2 requires verification from Digilent resource center | DDR3 variant-specific; verify in Digilent memory tab | not listed |
| Level | Beginner | Beginner | Beginner | Intermediate |
| Where to get help | r/GowinFPGA | Digilent Forum | Digilent Forum | official docs |
| Known issues | Open-source flow is feature-dependent | — | 35T and 100T variants differ | — |