Quantum Computers Need 100,000-Fold Performance Gain For Scientific Utility, Study Finds

The study estimates that current quantum computing capability must increase about 100,000-fold to reach the scientific workloads examined.

The new benchmark also indicates that future quantum computers will need a significant performance boost — in the 100,000-fold range — to tackle high-value scientific problems.

The Quantum Universal Operations Performance System, or QUOPS, measures the largest useful-sized test circuit a quantum computer can run above a set accuracy threshold.

The second measurement, represented by the Greek letter omega, records the effective number of quantum operations completed per second at that point.

Quantinuum said QUOPS is not intended to replace component measurements, application-specific tests or benchmarks for quantum systems linked to high-performance computers.