Intel® Quartus® Prime Software

The intuitive high-performance design environment.

Intel® Quartus® Prime Software

Features

Compare key features between each of the latest editions available in the table below. All editions offer Windows/Linux 64 bit support.

Feature	Pro Edition	Standard Edition	Lite Edition (Free)
Design Flow
Partial Reconfiguration	✓	✓ⁱ	-
Rapid Recompile	✓	✓ⁱⁱ	-
Block-Based Design	✓	-	-
Incremental Optimization	✓	-	-
Design Entry/Planning
Multiprocessor Support (Faster Compile Time)	✓	✓	-
IP Base Suite	✓	✓	Available for purchase
Intel® HLS Compiler	✓	✓	✓
Platform Designer (Standard)	-	✓	✓
Platform Designer (Pro)	✓	-	-
Design Partition Planner	✓	✓	-
Chip Planner	✓	✓	✓
Interface Planner	✓	-	-
Logic Lock Regions	✓	✓	-
Functional Simulation
ModelSim*-Intel® FPGA Starter Edition Software	✓	✓	✓
ModelSim-Intel® FPGA Edition Software Note: Requires an Additional License.	✓	✓	✓
Synthesis
VHDL	✓	✓	✓
Verilog	✓	✓	✓
SystemVerilog	✓	✓ⁱⁱⁱ	✓ⁱⁱⁱ
VHDL-2008	✓	-	-
Placement and Routing
Fitter (Place and Route)	✓	✓	✓
Early Placement	✓	-	-
Register Retiming	✓	✓	-
Timing and Power Verification
Timing Analyzer	✓	✓	✓
Design Space Explorer II	✓	✓	✓
Power Analyzer	✓	✓	✓
In-System Debug
Signal Tap Logic Analyzer	✓	✓	✓
Transceiver Toolkit	✓	✓	-
Intel® Advanced Link Analyzer Tool	✓	✓	-
Operating System (OS) Support
Windows/Linux 64 Bit Support	✓	✓	✓

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Notes:

i. Available for Cyclone® V and Stratix® V devices only and requires a partial reconfiguration license.

ii. Available for Stratix® V, Arria® V, and Cyclone® V devices.

iii. Limited language support.

Supported Devices by Edition

Supported Devices	Pro Edition	Standard Edition	Lite Edition (Free)
Intel® Agilex™	✓	-	-
Intel® Stratix® 10	✓	-	-
Intel® Arria® 10	✓	✓	-
Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX	✓ⁱ	-	-
Intel® Cyclone® 10 LP	-	✓	✓
Stratix® IV, V	-	✓	-
Arria® II, V	-	✓	-
Cyclone® IV, V	-	✓	✓
Arria® II	-	-	✓ⁱⁱ
Intel® MAX® Series	-	✓	✓

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Notes

i. Free device support as part of Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software.

ii. The only Arria II FPGA supported is the EP2AGX45 device.

Additional Development Tools

Tools	Description
Intel® FPGA SDK for OpenCL™	No additional licenses are required Supported with the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro/Standard Edition software The software installation file includes the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro/Standard Edition software and the OpenCL™ software
DSP Builder for Intel® FPGAs	Additional licenses are required Supported with the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro/Standard Edition software
Nios® II Embedded Design Suite	No additional licenses are required Supported with all editions of the Intel® Quartus® Prime Software Includes Nios® II software development tools and libraries
Intel® SoC FPGA Embedded Development Suite (SoC EDS)	Requires additional licenses for ARM* Development Studio Intel® SoC FPGA edition The SoC EDS Standard Edition is supported with the Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite/Standard Edition software and the SoC EDS Pro Edition is supported with the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software

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