Following are the supported simulators in the Vivado Design Suite:
| Simulator | Version | Integrated with Vivado Integrated Design Environment |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Vivado™ Simulator | 2024.2 | Integrated with the Vivado integrated design environment, where each simulation launch appears as a framework of windows within the Vivado IDE. |
| Siemens EDA Questa Advanced Simulator | 2024.1 (SE) | Yes |
| Siemens EDA ModelSim Simulator | 2024.1 (DE) | Yes |
| Synopsys Verilog Compiler Simulator (VCS) | V-2023.12-SP1 | Yes |
| Aldec Rivera-PRO Simulator | 2024.04 | Yes |
| Aldec Active-HDL | 15.0 | Yes |
| Cadence Xcelium Parallel Simulator | 24.03.003 | Yes |
See the Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Release Notes, Installation, and Licensing (UG973) for the supported versions of third-party simulators.
For more information about the Vivado IDE and the Vivado Design Suite flow, see: