Altera Begins Volume Production of Industry-First Agilex™ 7 FPGA M-Series with Integrated HBM and DDR5 Support
Release time：Jun 5, 2025
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Altera, a leader in FPGA innovation, has announced the volume production and shipment of its Agilex™ 7 FPGA M-Series—marking a significant milestone in high-density FPGA technology. This is the industry’s first FPGA to integrate high-bandwidth memory (HBM) while also supporting both DDR5 and LPDDR5 memory technologies.With over 3.8 million logic elements, the M-Series is specifically designed for demanding, bandwidth-intensive workloads including AI inference, cloud data centers, next-generation firewalls, 5G infrastructure, and 8K broadcasting.
Meeting the Demands of Modern Data-Intensive Workloads
As AI, cloud computing, and video streaming services drive exponential increases in global data traffic, there’s an urgent need for memory solutions that offer higher bandwidth, capacity, and power efficiency. The Agilex 7 FPGA M-Series addresses these challenges with a high-performance fabric, large memory bandwidth, and advanced logic density—boosting data throughput while reducing bottlenecks and latency.
The M-Series leverages an enhanced on-chip network (NoC) and embedded HBM2E, alongside robust DDR5/LPDDR5 controllers, delivering up to 1 terabyte per second (TBps) of memory bandwidth—currently the highest in the FPGA industry. Built on the second-generation Hyperflex™ architecture, the platform achieves more than 2x performance-per-watt improvement over competing 7nm FPGAs.
Key Use Cases
- Cloud and AI Data Centers: Accelerates AI model inference and improves workload efficiency with high memory throughput.
- Next-Gen Firewalls: Delivers high-speed data paths and deep buffering capabilities for secure networking.
- 8K Video Broadcast Systems: Enables ultra-high-resolution video pipelines with massive sensor data throughput.
- Test and Measurement: Supports development of cutting-edge 800 GbE solutions using advanced Ethernet standards.
One early adopter, AI startup Positron, turned to the Agilex 7 M-Series for its total cost of ownership advantages and exceptional memory bandwidth optimization.
“The Agilex 7 M-Series enables us to achieve over 93% bandwidth utilization, far surpassing the 10–30% range typically seen in GPU-based systems. This gives us a 3.5x improvement in both cost and energy efficiency for running inference on models like Llama3 and **MoE-based architectures,”— Thomas Sohmers, CTO and Founder, Positron
Highlights of the Agilex 7 FPGA M-Series:
- Next-Gen Memory Support: Advanced DDR5 and LPDDR5 controllers provide up to 179 GBps, enabling higher performance with lower power draw.
- Integrated HBM2E: Up to 32 GB of embedded HBM delivers 820 GBps of peak bandwidth, ideal for bandwidth-critical applications.
- Scalable On-Chip Network: Efficient access to both embedded and board-level memory.
- High-Speed Transceivers: Optimized IP for PCIe 5.0, CXL 2.0, and 400G Ethernet, supporting transceiver speeds up to 116 Gbps, unmatched in the FPGA space.
“The Agilex 7 M-Series marks a breakthrough in FPGA technology,” said Deepali Trehan, Head of Product Management and Marketing at Altera.“By integrating HBM, DDR5, LPDDR5, and high-density logic, we’re empowering customers to meet even the most memory-intensive workloads with unmatched performance and power efficiency.”
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