PredictionHardwarePending
IBM Nighthawk to run 15,000-gate circuits on about 1,000 qubits by 2028
Due 2028
IBM says that by 2028 its Nighthawk processors will run circuits with 15,000 gates, and that linking up to nine Nighthawk modules will give about 1,080 connected qubits, with 10,000-gate circuits as an intermediate step in 2027.
- Predicted by
- IBM
- Type
- Official company roadmap
- Said on
- Jun 10, 2025
- Original deadline
- by 2028 (2028)
- Status
- Pending
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Sources (3)
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IBM Quantum Blog
IBM lays out clear path to fault-tolerant quantum computing
“By 2028, Nighthawk will be able to run circuits with 15,000 gates, and we'll be able to connect up to 9 modules with l-couplers to realize 1,080 connected qubits.”
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IBM Newsroom
IBM Delivers New Quantum Processors, Software, and Algorithm Breakthroughs on Path to Advantage and Fault Tolerance
“By 2028, Nighthawk-based systems could support up to 15,000 two-qubit gates enabled by 1,000 or more connected qubits extended through long-range couplers first demonstrated on IBM experimental processors last year.”
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IBM Technology Atlas
IBM Quantum Roadmap
“The performance of our Nighthawk processor will improve to allow circuits with up to 10,000 gates on up to 1080 qubits in 2027, scaling to up to 15,000 gates in 2028.”
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