20-05-2025
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NVIDIA tests AI's limits with new quantum supercomputer
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) on Monday marked the opening of the Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI Technology, featuring ABCI-Q, the world's largest supercomputer dedicated to quantum computing research
ACBI-Q is powered by 2,020 NVIDIA GPUs, as well as supporting hosting and development platforms
NVIDIA is the world leader in accelerated computing
NVIDIA stock has added 43.06 per cent year-over-year and 1,401.61 per cent since 2020
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) on Monday marked the opening of the Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI Technology (G-QuAT), featuring ABCI-Q, the world's largest supercomputer dedicated to quantum computing research.
According to Monday's news release, ABCI-Q's unmatched scale will help to prove out quantum processors' 'promise to augment AI supercomputers in solving some of the world's most complex challenges, spanning industries including healthcare, energy and finance.'
Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) built ABCI-Q using 2,020 NVIDIA H100 GPUs, which are connected through the tech leader's Quantum-2 InfiniBand cloud networking platform and integrated with CUDA-Q, its open-source programming platform for massive-scale quantum computing applications. The supercomputer also features a superconducting qubit processor by Fujitsu, a neutral atom quantum processor by QuEra and a photonic processor by OptQC.
NVIDIA grew revenue by 4.8 times from US$26.9 billon in fiscal 2022 to US$130.4 billion in fiscal 2025, while growing net income by more than 7 times from US$9.75 billion to US$72.8 billion, respectively. The company expects a quarterly jump in revenue in Q1 fiscal 2026. Leadership insights
'Seamlessly coupling quantum hardware with AI supercomputing will accelerate realizing the promise of quantum computing for all,' Tim Costa, senior director of computer-aided engineering, quantum and CUDA-X at NVIDIA, said in a statement. 'NVIDIA's collaboration with AIST will catalyze progress in areas like quantum error correction and applications development — crucial for building useful, accelerated quantum supercomputers.'
'ABCI-Q will enable researchers in Japan to explore the core challenges quantum computing technologies face and speed the path to practical use-cases,' added Masahiro Horibe, deputy director of G-QuAT and AIST. 'The NVIDIA accelerated computing platform in ABCI-Q will empower scientists to experiment with the stepping-stone systems needed to advance quantum computing.' About NVIDIA
NVIDIA is the world leader in accelerated computing.
NVIDIA stock (NASDAQ:NVDA) last traded at US$135.60. The stock has added 43.06 per cent year-over-year and 1,401.61 per cent since 2020.
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