Intel® Compilers Compatibility with Microsoft Visual Studio* and Xcode*
By Varsha Madananth,
Published: 02/06/2020 Last Updated: 06/04/2021
Intel compilers usually support the latest available update of Microsoft Visual Studio* and Xcode* or macOS* available at the release time.
Any update of Microsoft Visual Studio and Xcode or macOS that comes after the latest version of Intel compiler available at that time is not supported.The support for these newer versions will be available with the subsequent versions of Intel compilers.
The following table shows the history of intel compiler support with corresponding Microsoft Visual Studio and Xcode or macOS.
It is recommended to upgrade to the latest Intel compilers.
oneAPI Release
| oneAPI Release |
Intel® compiler version |
macOS* |
Latest version |
Latest version of Visual Studio versions supported |
Windows* version |
| 2021.3 | 2021.3 |
macOS* 10.15 macOS 11.0, 11.2,11.3 Big Sur |
Xcode*11,x,12.4 (C++ compiler only) |
VS 2019 16.9.6 VS 2017 15.9 |
Microsoft Windows 10* Microsoft Windows Server* 2019 |
| 2021.2 | 2021.2.1* | NA | NA |
VS 2019 16.9.3 VS 2017 15.9 |
Microsoft Windows 10* Microsoft Windows Server* 2016 |
| 2021.2 | 2021.2.0 |
macOS* 10.15 macOS 11.0, 11.2 Big Sur |
Xcode*11,x,12.4 (C++ compiler only) |
VS 2019 16.8 (16.8.2) VS 2019 16.9.0 Preview 3 VS 2017 15.9 (15.9.27) |
Microsoft Windows 10* Microsoft Windows Server* 2016 |
| 2021.1 (Initial Release) |
2021.1.1 2021.1.2 |
macOS* 10.15 macOS 11.0, 11.2 Big Sur |
Xcode*11,x,12.2 (C++ compiler only) |
VS 2017 VS 2019 16.7
|
Microsoft Windows 10* Microsoft Windows Server* 2016 |
“* 2021.2.1 only released for Windows*. Please read RELEASE NOTES for information on how to download this Release.”
Parallel Studio XE Releases
|
Intel® compiler version |
Parallel Studio XE version |
macOS* |
Latest version of Xcode* supported |
Latest version of Visual Studio versions supported |
Windows* version |
||
| 19.1.3 |
PSXE 2020 Update 4
|
macOS 10.14, macOS 10.15 | Xcode 10.x (C++ Compiler only), Xcode 11.x (C++ Compiler only) | VS 2017 15.9 VS 2019 16.7.2 |
Windows 10, or Windows Server 2019 , Windows Server 2016 | ||
| 19.1.2 |
|
macOS 10.14, macOS 10.15 | Xcode 10.x (C++ Compiler only), Xcode 11.x (C++ Compiler only) | VS 2017 15.9 VS 2019 16.7 |
Windows 10, or Windows Server 2019 , Windows Server 2016 | ||
|
19.1.1 |
PSXE 2020 Update 1 |
macOS 10.14, macOS 10.15 |
Xcode 10.x (C++ Compiler only), Xcode 11.x (C++ Compiler only) |
VS 2017 15.9 VS 2019 16.4 |
Windows 10, or Windows Server 2019 , Windows Server 2016 |
||
|
19.1.0 |
PSXE 2020 |
macOS 10.14, macOS 10.15 |
Xcode 10.x, Xcode 11.2 |
VS 2017 15.9 |
Windows 10, or Windows Server 2019 , Windows Server 2016 |
||
|
19.0.5 |
PSXE 2019 |
macOS 10.13, macOS 10.14 |
Xcode 9.x , Xcode 10.3 |
VS 2017 15.9 |
Same as above |
||
|
19.0.4 |
PSXE 2019 |
macOS 10.13, macOS 10.14 |
Xcode 9.x , Xcode 10.2 |
VS 2017 15.9 |
Same as above |
||
|
19.0.3 |
PSXE 2019 |
macOS 10.13, macOS 10.14 |
Xcode 9.x , Xcode 10.1 |
VS 2015, VS 2017 15.9 |
Same as above |
||
|
19.0.2 |
PSXE 2019 |
macOS 10.13, macOS 10.14 |
Xcode 9.x , Xcode 10 |
VS 2015, VS 2017 15.8 |
Same as above |
||
|
19.0.1 |
PSXE 2019 |
macOS 10.13, macOS 10.14 |
Xcode 9.x , Xcode 10 |
VS 2015, VS 2017 15.8 |
|
||
|
19.0 |
PSXE 2019 |
macOS 10.13, macOS 10.14 |
Xcode 8.x , Xcode 9.4 |
VS 2015, VS 2017 15.7 |
Windows 7 Pro (SP1) (will be deprecated in future releases), Windows 10, or Windows Server 2012 (R2) , Windows Server 2016 (embedded editions not supported), Windows 8.x* is not supported |
||
|
18.0.4 |
PSXE 2018 |
macOS 10.12, macOS 10.13 |
Xcode 8.x , Xcode 9.4 |
VS 2015, VS 2017 15.8 |
Same as above |
||
|
18.0.3 |
PSXE 2018 |
macOS 10.12, macOS 10.13 |
Xcode 8.x , Xcode 9.3 |
VS 2015, VS 2017 15.6, 15.5, 15.4 |
Same as above |
||
|
18.0.2 |
PSXE 2018 |
macOS 10.12, macOS 10.13 |
Xcode 8.x , Xcode 9.2 |
VS 2015, VS 2017 15.3 |
Same as above |
||
|
18.0.1 |
PSXE 2018 |
macOS 10.12, macOS 10.13 |
Xcode 8.x , Xcode 9.1 |
VS 2015, VS 2017 15.3 |
Same as above |
||
|
18.0.0 |
PSXE 2018 |
macOS 10.12, macOS 10.13 |
Xcode 8.x , Xcode 9.0 |
VS 2015 , VS 2017 15.2 |
Windows 7 (SP1), Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows® 10, or Windows Server 2012 (R2) (embedded editions not supported) , Windows Server 2016 |
Product and Performance Information
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