OpenMP and AMP support in VS2012: Pro vs Express

Question

I was wondering if VS2012 Express for Desktop supports OpenMP?

It looks like C++ AMP is supported in Express (as per blog post by Herb Sutter), but does it include the debugging and profiling support for AMP that is included in the Pro version?

Answer 1

Hi Rahul.garg,

Compiler bundled with VS2012 Express for Desktop supports OpenMP and C++ AMP; and IDE supports C++ AMP debugging.

However, profiling tools (which include Concurrency Visualizer) are not available in this edition.

For further comparison of SKUs >= Professional, please refer to this page: http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/products/compare