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14 years ago

Is quartus and Nios II faster on 64bits OS than 32 bits OS?

Just want to know if I upgrade OS from 32bits xp to 64 bits win7 and 64bits java engine. Will it boost the compilation speed? Thanks
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14 years ago

No faster, but as 64bit allows you > 3Gb ram, you may actually be able to compile some larger designs.