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Up to four boards side by side: chip, logic, toolchains, interfaces and price.
| Attribute | Tang Nano 9K | iCEBreaker | GW2A-55 Starter Kit (PG484) | Tang Mega 60K Dock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPGA | GW1NR-LV9QN88PC6/I5 | iCE40UP5K-SG48 | GW2A-LV55PG484C8I7 | GW5AT-LV60PG484AC1/I0 |
| Family | GW1NR | iCE40 UltraPlus | GW2A | GW5A |
| Logic (LUTs) | 8640 | 5280 | not listed | 59904 |
| Price | 14.5 USD | at the seller | at the seller | at the seller |
| Open toolchain | Project Apicula | Project IceStorm | Project Apicula | no |
| Toolchains | Gowin EDA, Yosys + nextpnr-gowin + Apicula | Yosys + nextpnr + IceStorm, Lattice Diamond Programmer | Gowin EDA, Project Apicula | Gowin EDA, LiteX (litex-boards sipeed_tang_mega_60k), openFPGALoader (GW5AT-60) |
| Interfaces | HDMI, USB Type-C, Onboard JTAG, USB UART | microUSB FT2232H, FT2232H programming, USB serial | Ethernet, MIPI_CSI, MIPI_DSI | 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 | PSRAM 64 Mbit, Onboard flash 32 Mbit | QSPI flash 128 Mbit | not listed | DDR3 4 Gbit (512 MB), Onboard flash 64 Mbit |
| Level | Beginner | Beginner | Intermediate | Professional |
| Where to get help | r/GowinFPGA | iCEBreaker community docs | official docs | Sipeed forum, r/GowinFPGA |
| Known issues | Open-source flow is feature-dependent | — | — | PCIe works in x1 mode only; Minimum Gowin IDE version; 3.3 V I/O limit |