IBM Launches Reference Architecture for Quantum-Centric Supercomputing – HPCwire

Quantum computers have begun showing utility for solving problems that traditional supercomputers struggle with, particularly in areas like material science and molecular simulation. In many cases, quantum computers still require large amounts of classical HPC infrastructure to work. To help guide the industry toward a convergence of quantum and HPC, IBM today launched a reference architecture for implementing what it dubs quantum-centric supercomputing, or QCSC. It also shared a roadmap that brings the two worlds together in stages.

Quantum computing is reaching parity with classical HPC for some workloads, which is fueling massive investments across various quantum modalities. A large number of these quantum systems are being installed in supercomputing labs around the world, where HPC resources (like GPUs) can be used for mitigating errors that are inherent with quantum…