Floating Point Operator Performance
Altera vs. Flopoco in synthesis of testbenches: altera_vs_flopoco_performance.pdf
Initial testing of different operators:
(Ratio vs Altera in brackets)
Fmax (MHz) | Area (ALMs) | DSP | Mem Bits | Pipeline Depth | |
Altera Adder | 304.97 | 437 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Flopoco Adder | 246.73 (0.809) | 317 (0.725) | 0 | 0 | Target Freq: 450 MHz |
VFloat Adder | 141.26 (0.463) | 319 (0.730) | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Altera Multiplier | 289.86 | 212 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
Flopoco Multiplier | 292.83 (250 restricted) (0.862) | 177 (0.835) | 1 | 0 | Target Freq: 680 MHz |
VFloat Multiplier | 117.15 (0.404) | 258 (1.217) | 1 | 0 | 48 |
Altera Divider | 191.20 | 1,995 | 0 | 905 | 33 |
Flopoco Divider | 157.41 (0.823) | 1,106 (0.554) | 0 | 120 (0.133) | Target Freq: 700 MHz |