Intel® FPGA Development Tools
Download Intel® Quartus® Prime Software
Three Intel® Quartus® Prime Editions to Meet Your System Design Requirements
Pro Edition
The Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software supports the advanced features in Intel's next-generation FPGAs and SoCs with the Intel® Stratix® 10, Intel® Arria® 10, and Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX device families.
Standard Edition
The Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition software includes extensive support for earlier device families in addition to the Intel® Cyclone® 10 LP device family.
Lite Edition
The Intel® Quartus® Prime Lite Edition software supports Intel’s low-cost FPGA device families.
Supported Devices
For the complete device support list, please visit the Download center page.
Supported Devices by Edition
| Supported Devices | Pro Edition ($) | Standard Edition ($) | Lite Edition (Free) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratix® IV, V | ✓ | ||
| Intel® Stratix® 10 | ✓ | ||
| Arria® II | ✓ (the only Arria II FPGA supported is the EP2AGX45 device) | ||
| Arria® II, V | ✓ | ||
| Intel® Arria® 10 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Cyclone® IV, V | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Intel® Cyclone® 10 LP | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX | ✓ (free device support as part of Pro Edition) | ||
| Intel® MAX® series | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Price |
Fixed - $3,995 Float - $4,995 (Includes Standard Edition license) |
Fixed - $2,995 Float - $3,995 |
Free |
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Features
See information in the tables below to compare key features between each of the v18.1 editions available. Please note that all editions offer Windows/Linux 64 bit support.
Compare Design Flow Features
| Feature | Pro Edition ($) | Standard Edition ($) | Lite Edition (free) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Flow | |||
| Partial reconfiguration | ✓ | ✓ (Available for Cyclone V and Stratix V devices only and requires a partial reconfiguration license.) | ✓ |
| Rapid Recompile | ✓ | ✓ (Available for Stratix V, Arria V, and Cyclone V devices.) | |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ (Limited language support.) | ✓ (Limited language support.) |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
License Activation
| Setting Up Fixed Node License | (HTML | PDF) |
| Setting Up Floating Licenses | (HTML | PDF) |
| Online Training: | Setting up floating licenses. |
Documentation and Support
Find technical documentation, videos, and training courses for Intel® Quartus®
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| Intel® SoC FPGA Embedded Development Suite (SoC EDS) |
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