IBM Quantum Nighthawk Demonstrates New Levels of Speed and Quality, with Plans to Scale Beyond 1,000 Qubits in 2027
PR Newswire•11/11/2026•07:00 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Nighthawk r3 targets 10,000 operations across 520 programmable qubits
- ➤IBM plans a 1,040-qubit system by connecting two Nighthawk r3 processors in 2027
- ➤Nighthawk r2 delivered up to 100,000 samples per second on 120 qubits
- ➤Clients and partners executed 34 billion r2 circuits, reporting speedups up to 19x
- ➤IBM Quantum Platform integrates quantum and high-performance classical computing resources
Expert Statements
Jay Gambetta, Director of IBM Research and IBM Fellow
“Useful quantum computing hinges on whether results can be delivered with accuracy and speed, both are fundamental”
IBM Quantum Nighthawk Demonstrates New Levels of Speed and Quality, with Plans to Scale Beyond 1,000 Qubits in 2027 PR Newswire
New Nighthawk r3 processor will be built to execute 10,000 quantum operations, enabling larger and more complex computations as IBM advances its roadmap toward fault tolerance
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