--- title: Quantum Computers Need 100,000-Fold Performance Gain For... description: A new benchmark called QUOPS, developed by Sandia National Laboratories with contributions from Quantinuum and NVIDIA, measures quantum computers by how large... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/quantum-computers-need-100-000-fold-performance-gain-for-scientific-utility-study-finds-vtbt38a85 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Quantum Computers Need 100,000-Fold Performance Gain For Scientific Utility, Study Finds | daily.dev og:description: A new benchmark called QUOPS, developed by Sandia National Laboratories with contributions from Quantinuum and NVIDIA, measures quantum computers by how large... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/quantum-computers-need-100-000-fold-performance-gain-for-scientific-utility-study-finds-vtbt38a85 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/VtBT38a85.png og:image:alt: Quantum Computers Need 100,000-Fold Performance Gain For Scientific Utility, Study Finds og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Quantum Computers Need 100,000-Fold Performance Gain For Scientific Utility, Study Finds **[The Quantum Insider](https://daily.dev/sources/thequantuminsider)** · 9 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A new benchmark called QUOPS, developed by Sandia National Laboratories with contributions from Quantinuum and NVIDIA, measures quantum computers by how large a circuit they can reliably run and how fast they run it, rather than relying solely on qubit counts or gate speeds. Tests on Quantinuum's Helios, Google's Willow, and IBM's Boston processors found Helios handled larger circuits thanks to trapped-ion all-to-all connectivity, while Willow and Boston completed operations faster due to superconducting gate speed. The study, posted on arXiv and not yet peer-reviewed, estimates current quantum systems need roughly a 100,000-fold performance increase to reach the computational capability required for several recognized scientific problems. Researchers also tested QUOPS on a small fault-tolerant setup using up to eight logical qubits on Helios-1, showing the benchmark can track both physical-qubit and logical-qubit systems as the field moves toward error-corrected machines. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is the QUOPS benchmark for quantum computers? QUOPS, the Quantum Universal Operations Performance System, measures the largest useful-sized randomized test circuit a quantum computer can run above a set accuracy threshold, plus the rate at which it performs those operations. It reduces performance to two numbers: Q, the largest qualifying circuit size (twice width times depth), and omega, effective operations completed per second. It was developed by Sandia National Laboratories with Quantinuum and NVIDIA. _Anyone evaluating quantum hardware claims can follow benchmark developments like QUOPS on daily.dev._ ### How much faster do quantum computers need to get to be scientifically useful? Current quantum systems are about five orders of magnitude, roughly 100,000-fold, below the estimated computational capability needed for several recognized scientific problems, according to a QUOPS benchmark study testing Quantinuum's Helios, Google's Willow, and IBM's Boston processors. The paper, posted on arXiv, has not yet undergone peer review, and the estimate is not treated as a fixed industry finish line. _Developers tracking realistic quantum computing timelines can follow research like this on daily.dev._ ### How do Quantinuum's Helios and Google's Willow quantum processors compare in performance? Helios, a trapped-ion system with all-to-all qubit connectivity, handled larger test circuits and achieved a higher Q score but ran at a lower operation rate. Google's Willow and IBM's Boston, both superconducting processors, executed operations faster but supported smaller capability regions and Q scores, since limited qubit connectivity requires extra routing operations for distant qubit interactions. _Teams comparing quantum hardware trade-offs can follow benchmark results like these on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The Conversation: A New Quantum Computer Sets a High Watermark For Accuracy – Are We on The Verge of a Big Breakthrough?](https://daily.dev/posts/the-conversation-a-new-quantum-computer-sets-a-high-watermark-for-accuracy-are-we-on-the-verge-of-twcsorccc) · The Quantum Insider · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [A new ion-based quantum computer makes error correction simpler](https://daily.dev/posts/a-new-ion-based-quantum-computer-makes-error-correction-simpler-nf3k08gdx) · MIT Technology Review · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#google](https://daily.dev/tags/google), [#quantum-computing](https://daily.dev/tags/quantum-computing) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/quantum-computers-need-100-000-fold-performance-gain-for-scientific-utility-study-finds-vtbt38a85) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Quantum Computers Need 100,000-Fold Performance Gain For Scientific Utility, Study Finds","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/quantum-computers-need-100-000-fold-performance-gain-for-scientific-utility-study-finds-vtbt38a85","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/quantum-computers-need-100-000-fold-performance-gain-for-scientific-utility-study-finds-vtbt38a85"},"datePublished":"2026-09-15T09:18:21.732Z","dateModified":"2026-09-15T16:19:52.809Z","description":"A new benchmark called QUOPS, developed by Sandia National Laboratories with contributions from Quantinuum and NVIDIA, measures quantum computers by how large...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/b6e65524c8f5433bbe8725fb24463b2e?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/b6e65524c8f5433bbe8725fb24463b2e?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Quantum Insider","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Quantum Insider","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/7b14a6b34c1b464c9e8a88d9a0dac951","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/thequantuminsider"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/quantum-computers-need-100-000-fold-performance-gain-for-scientific-utility-study-finds-vtbt38a85","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"google,quantum-computing","timeRequired":"PT9M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Quantum Insider","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/thequantuminsider"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Quantum Computers Need 100,000-Fold Performance Gain For Scientific Utility, Study Finds"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/quantum-computers-need-100-000-fold-performance-gain-for-scientific-utility-study-finds-vtbt38a85#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is the QUOPS benchmark for quantum computers?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"QUOPS, the Quantum Universal Operations Performance System, measures the largest useful-sized randomized test circuit a quantum computer can run above a set accuracy threshold, plus the rate at which it performs those operations. 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