Intel® Compilers Compatibility with Microsoft Visual Studio* and Xcode*
Published: 02/06/2020
Last Updated: 05/10/2022
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.
Intel® oneAPI Release
| Intel® oneAPI Release |
Intel® Compiler Version |
macOS* | Latest Version of Xcode* Supported |
Latest version of Visual Studio Versions Supported |
Windows* Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022.2 | 2021.6 (ICC and IFORT) 2022.1 (ICX and IFX) |
macOS* 12.2 macOS* 11.6 |
Xcode* 13.2.1 Xcode* 12.5.1 |
VS2022 17.0.2 VS2022 17.1.0 |
Microsoft Microsoft |
| 2022.1 | 2021.5 (ICC and IFORT) 2022.0 (ICX and IFX) |
macOS* 12.0.1 macOS* 11.x |
Xcode* 13.1 Xcode* 12.x |
VS 2022 17.0.0 - limited manual testing VS 2019 16.11.6 VS 2017 15.9.34 (deprecated) |
Microsoft Windows 11* Microsoft Windows 10* Microsoft Windows Server* 2019 |
| 2021.4 | 2021.4 | macOS* 11.5.1 |
Xcode*11.x, Xcode* 12.5 (Xcode 13 beta 4 - limited testing) |
VS 2019 16.10.3 - full testing VS 2019 16.11.2 - limited manual testing VS 2017 15.9.34 |
Microsoft Windows 10* Microsoft Windows Server* 2019 |
| 2021.3 | 2021.3 | macOS* 10.15 macOS* 11.0, 11.2,11.3 Big Sur |
Xcode*11,x,12.4 Core testing with Xcode 12.5 (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 Microsoft Microsoft |
| 2021.2 | 2021.2.0 |
macOS* macOS* 11.0, |
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 Microsoft Microsoft |
| 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 15.9 VS 2019 16.7 VS 2019 16.8.0 |
Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft |
“* 2021.2.1 only released for Windows*. Please read RELEASE NOTES for information on how to download this Release.”
Intel® Parallel Studio XE Releases
| Intel® Compiler Version |
Intel® 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* |
Xcode* 10.x (C++ Compiler only), Xcode* 11.x (C++ Compiler only) |
VS 2017 15.9 VS 2019 16.7.2 |
Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 |
| 19.1.2 | PSXE 2020 Update 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, 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, Windows Server 2016 |
| 19.1.0 | PSXE 2020 | macOS* 10.14, macOS* 10.15 |
Xcode* 10.x, Xcode* 11.2 |
VS 2017 15.9 VS 2019 16.3 |
Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 |
Product and Performance Information
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