Xilinx Vivado 2017.4 Review

| Metric | Vivado 2017.3 | Vivado 2017.4 | Change | |--------|---------------|---------------|--------| | Synthesis time (large design – 500k LUTs) | 8 min 12 sec | 8 min 4 sec | -1.6% | | Implementation time (place & route) | 14 min 45 sec | 14 min 22 sec | -2.6% | | Average Fmax (UltraScale+) | 289 MHz | 290 MHz | +0.3% | | Memory usage (peak) | 3.2 GB | 3.1 GB | -3% |

Note: Performance varies significantly with design complexity. For users still on 2017.4 (not recommended):

| Destination Version | Feasibility | Effort | |--------------------|-------------|--------| | Vivado 2018.3 | Direct project open possible | Low – IP may require upgrade | | Vivado 2019.2 | Project rebuild recommended | Medium – some IP deprecated | | Vivado 2020.1+ | Manual migration required | High – constraints and TCL changes | | Vivado 2024+ | Not feasible | N/A – device support dropped for older architectures |

| Metric | Vivado 2017.3 | Vivado 2017.4 | Change | |--------|---------------|---------------|--------| | Synthesis time (large design – 500k LUTs) | 8 min 12 sec | 8 min 4 sec | -1.6% | | Implementation time (place & route) | 14 min 45 sec | 14 min 22 sec | -2.6% | | Average Fmax (UltraScale+) | 289 MHz | 290 MHz | +0.3% | | Memory usage (peak) | 3.2 GB | 3.1 GB | -3% |

Note: Performance varies significantly with design complexity. For users still on 2017.4 (not recommended):

| Destination Version | Feasibility | Effort | |--------------------|-------------|--------| | Vivado 2018.3 | Direct project open possible | Low – IP may require upgrade | | Vivado 2019.2 | Project rebuild recommended | Medium – some IP deprecated | | Vivado 2020.1+ | Manual migration required | High – constraints and TCL changes | | Vivado 2024+ | Not feasible | N/A – device support dropped for older architectures |