IBM Nighthawk r2 quantum processor completes 110-year task in 19 seconds

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A research team at the US-based company BlueQubit, led by physicist Tigran Sedrakyan, has demonstrated a significant milestone in quantum computing. Using IBM’s Nighthawk r2 superconducting quantum processor, the team completed a Random Circuit Sampling (RCS) task in just 19 seconds.

The task involved generating 1 million samples using 61 of the processor's 120 available qubits. Researchers estimated that performing the same task on the Frontier supercomputer, currently one of the world's most powerful classical systems, would take approximately 110 years.

Notably, this demonstration of quantum advantage was achieved through IBM’s standard commercial cloud platform without requiring specialized laboratory hardware or custom calibrations. The Nighthawk r2 architecture also shows improved efficiency over previous models like Heron, capable of executing over 100,000 quantum circuits per second. The findings have been published on the arXiv preprint server.

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BlueQubit · Frontier supercomputer · IBM · Nighthawk r2 · Tigran Sedrakyan

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[● 6 SOURCES] The experiment was conducted via IBM’s standard commercial cloud platform without specialized calibration. ogunhaber.com · anlatilaninotesi.com.tr · ai.cnmo.com · www.informacion.es · www.spacemoney.com.br · +1 more
[● 6 SOURCES] The task performed was Random Circuit Sampling (RCS), a benchmark for comparing quantum and classical computing. ogunhaber.com · anlatilaninotesi.com.tr · ai.cnmo.com · www.informacion.es · www.spacemoney.com.br · +1 more
[● 6 SOURCES] The 110-year estimate is based on the performance of the Frontier supercomputer. ogunhaber.com · anlatilaninotesi.com.tr · ai.cnmo.com · www.informacion.es · www.spacemoney.com.br · +1 more
[● 6 SOURCES] The experiment used 61 of the 120 available qubits. ogunhaber.com · anlatilaninotesi.com.tr · ai.cnmo.com · www.informacion.es · www.spacemoney.com.br · +1 more
[● 6 SOURCES] The quantum processor completed a task in 19 seconds that was estimated to take a classical supercomputer 110 years. ogunhaber.com · anlatilaninotesi.com.tr · ai.cnmo.com · www.informacion.es · www.spacemoney.com.br · +1 more
[● 6 SOURCES] The processor generated 1 million samples during the experiment. ogunhaber.com · anlatilaninotesi.com.tr · ai.cnmo.com · www.informacion.es · www.spacemoney.com.br · +1 more
[● 6 SOURCES] The BlueQubit research team led by physicist Tigran Sedrakyan conducted the experiment. ogunhaber.com · anlatilaninotesi.com.tr · ai.cnmo.com · www.informacion.es · www.spacemoney.com.br · +1 more
[● 6 SOURCES] The experiment utilized IBM’s Nighthawk r2 superconducting quantum processor, which has 120 programmable qubits. ogunhaber.com · anlatilaninotesi.com.tr · ai.cnmo.com · www.informacion.es · www.spacemoney.com.br · +1 more