Intel® Stratix® 10 Device Design Guidelines

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Date 8/24/2022
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Speed Grade

Table 9.  Speed Grade Checklist
Number Done? Checklist Item
1   Determine the device speed grade that you require.

The device speed grade affects the device timing performance and timing closure, as well as power utilization. One way to determine which speed grade your design requires is to consider the supported clock rates for specific I/O interfaces.

You can use the fastest speed grade during prototyping to reduce compilation time (because less time is spent optimizing the design to meet timing requirements), and then move to a slower speed grade for production to reduce cost if the design meets its timing requirements.