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Altera_Forum
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8 years ago

Efficiency improvements after switching to 17.1 from 17.0

Just as an FYI: I noticed significant resource savings on the same code when switching to version 17,1 of the tool from version 17.0. I'm not sure if this is common for new releases of this tool but...
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Altera_Forum
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8 years ago

In my case I have seen up to 50% overestimation on logic and memory, and v17.0/17.1 have gotten worse compared to v16.1.2. I would recommend not relying much on the estimated area utilization and go ahead with compilation either way if you have the resources to spare and only assume your kernel is not going to fit if the actual fitting fails.