Simulator Support
The Quartus® Prime software supports
specific EDA simulator versions for RTL and gate-level simulation.
| Vendor | Simulator | Version | Platform | Supports Siemens EDA Verification IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldec | Active-HDL® | 15.0 | Windows® 64-bit | No |
| Aldec | Riviera-PRO® | 2025.04 | Windows, Linux, 64-bit | No |
| Cadence | Xcelium™ Parallel Simulator | 25.03.00 | Linux 64-bit | Yes |
| Altera | Questa®-Altera® FPGA Edition | 2025.2 | Windows, Linux, 64-bit | Yes |
| Siemens EDA | QuestaSIM® Simulators1 | 2025.2 | Windows, Linux, 64-bit | Yes |
| Synopsys | VCS | V-2024.09-SP2-2 | Linux 64-bit | Yes |
1 QuestaSim®
is the generic name for Questa Core and Questa Prime
simulators.