NVIDIA Runs Record Simulation of Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing at Jülich Supercomputing Centre
Key Highlights
- ➤104-qubit simulation is largest comprehensive fault-tolerant quantum processor simulation to date
- ➤Magic-state cultivation approach requires 90% fewer qubits than previous methods
- ➤JUPITER uses 8,192 GPUs to model realistic quantum hardware noise
- ➤NVIDIA cuQuantum and CUDA-Q enabled optimized fault-tolerant simulation performance
Expert Statements
Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA
“Useful quantum computing will require fantastically complex, fault-tolerant systems — and understanding how they behave at scale is essential to building them.”
Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA
“Our results from Jülich show how quantum processors and GPU supercomputers can work together to tackle research that would otherwise be out of reach — accelerating the discovery of transformative quantum applications.”
Kristel Michielsen, Director of the Jülich Supercomputing Centre at the Forschungszentrum Jülich facility
“Europe’s investment in JUPITER gives researchers the ability to investigate questions that were previously beyond reach.”
Kristel Michielsen, Director of the Jülich Supercomputing Centre at the Forschungszentrum Jülich facility
“Working with NVIDIA, we’re bringing that capability to quantum computing — helping scientists make better-informed decisions about the designs most likely to deliver useful applications.”
News Summary: * NVIDIA researchers are using JUPITER — the largest supercomputer in Europe, built at Jülich Supercomputing Centre — for a record-breaking fault-tolerant quantum computing simulation. * The 104-qubit simulation is the largest comprehensive simulation of a fault-tolerant quantum computing system to date, with no prior simulations modeling quantum processors in such full detail. * The simulation validates a quantum computing approach that uses 90% fewer physical qubits than previous methods, accelerating progress toward useful applications in drug discovery, financial modeling and materials science. * JUPITER simulations are providing the quantum industry with actionable insight into the impact of noise on fault-tolerant quantum computing, enabling researchers to refine designs before building hardware — shortening the path to viable quantum computers by years. BERLIN, Oct. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NVIDIA today announced a record-breaking quantum computing simulation on JUPITER, Europe’s first exascale supercomputer, allowing researchers to fully explore and validate magic state cultivation — a leading approach to fault-tolerant quantum computing that requires 90% fewer qubits than previous methods.
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