Within the cost-optimized segment, compared to Spartan-6, AMD’s I/O optimized FPGA, Artix^®-7 offers 30% more performance, lower system cost, 60% less power, and 30% smaller footprint. The Artix-7 configurable logic block (CLB) is consistent with Spartan-6 for easier design migration. In the 7 Series FPGAs, Spartan-7 and Artix-7 are optimized for different needs. Artix-7 is transceiver-optimized with high DSP bandwidth, whereas Spartan-7, is I/O optimized and provides 2.5 times more performance per watt than the Spartan-6 devices. The 7 Series FPGAs, which includes Artix-7 devices, are supported by AMD’s Vivado Design Tools, enabling designer productivity.