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Up to four boards side by side: chip, logic, toolchains, interfaces and price.
| Attribute | Tang Nano 9K | iCEBreaker | Nexys A7 | GW2A-18 Starter Kit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPGA | GW1NR-LV9QN88PC6/I5 | iCE40UP5K-SG48 | XC7A100T-1CSG324C | GW2A-LV18PG256C8I7 |
| Family | GW1NR | iCE40 UltraPlus | Artix-7 | GW2A |
| Logic (LUTs) | 8640 | 5280 | not listed | not listed |
| Price | 14.5 USD | at the seller | at the seller | at the seller |
| Open toolchain | Project Apicula | Project IceStorm | Project X-Ray / openXC7 | Project Apicula |
| Toolchains | Gowin EDA, Yosys + nextpnr-gowin + Apicula | Yosys + nextpnr + IceStorm, Lattice Diamond Programmer | Vivado WebPACK / ML Standard | Gowin EDA, Project Apicula |
| Interfaces | HDMI, USB Type-C, Onboard JTAG, USB UART | microUSB FT2232H, FT2232H programming, USB serial | Ethernet, VGA, USB | Ethernet |
| Memory | PSRAM 64 Mbit, Onboard flash 32 Mbit | QSPI flash 128 Mbit | DDR2 requires verification from Digilent resource center | not listed |
| Level | Beginner | Beginner | Beginner | Intermediate |
| Where to get help | r/GowinFPGA | iCEBreaker community docs | Digilent Forum | official docs |
| Known issues | Open-source flow is feature-dependent | — | — | — |