Quantum/Machines/IBM Condor
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IBM Condor
IBM Condor is a superconducting circuits quantum computer operated by IBM in USA. It has 1,121 physical qubits. It ranks 1 of 43 superconducting machines in this table by physical qubit count. 6 sourced specs are in the spec sheet. 1 published benchmark or milestone record are listed below, each marked by who measured it.
Also known as IBM Quantum Condor
IBM introduced Condor on 4 December 2023 as a 1,121-qubit processor with a 50% increase in qubit density. IBM describes it as an innovation milestone that informs future hardware design and says its performance is comparable to the 433-qubit Osprey. It is not listed among IBM's cloud QPUs. IBM has not published error rates or a benchmark suite for Condor in the pages consulted, and its present status is not stated.
Spec sheet
Technical details as the builder or a paper states them, each with its own source. A blank is a fact we could not source, not a zero. Fidelity and coherence figures are in the benchmark table below.
| Spec | Value | Basis | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Processor | Condor, 1,121 qubits | Vendor reported | IBM calls Condor an innovation milestone with a 50 percent increase in qubit density and performance comparable to Osprey. | ibm.comarxiv.org |
| Qubit type | Fixed-frequency superconducting qubit | Independent | Survey says Condor uses fixed-frequency qubits with cross-resonance two-qubit operations; IBM names the cross-resonance gate technology but not the qubit variant. | arxiv.orgibm.com |
| Topology | Honeycomb arrangement | Independent | Only a third-party survey describes the 1,121 qubits as arranged in a honeycomb configuration; IBM pages consulted do not state the lattice. | arxiv.org |
| Native gates | Cross-resonance two-qubit gate; full gate set not published | Vendor reported | IBM says Condor is based on its cross-resonance gate technology; no basis-gate list is given because Condor is not a cloud device. | ibm.comarxiv.org |
| Cooling and environment | Single dilution refrigerator with over a mile of cryogenic flex IO wiring | Vendor reported | IBM roadmap blog of 4 December 2023 describes the wiring inside one dilution refrigerator. | ibm.comarxiv.org |
| Predecessor | IBM Osprey | Vendor reported | IBM states Condor performance is comparable to the 433-qubit Osprey. | ibm.com |
Milestone claims
- IBM introduced a 1,121-qubit processor and said its performance is comparable to the 433-qubit Osprey. No error rates given. (2023-12-04, vendor reported) ibm.comsiliconangle.com
Timeline
- 2023-12-04: Announced
- 2023-12-04: Status checked: operational
More from IBM
- IBM Eagle (decommissioned, 127 qubits)
- IBM Osprey (decommissioned, 433 qubits)
- IBM Heron (operational, 156 qubits)
- IBM Nighthawk (operational, 120 qubits)
- IBM Loon (operational)
- IBM Quantum System Two (Yorktown Heights) (operational)
- IBM Quantum Starling (planned)
- IBM Quantum System Two (Chicago) (under construction, 156 qubits)
Comparable superconducting machines
Closest in physical qubit count within the same technology. Counts of different qubit types are not interchangeable across technologies.
| Machine | Operator | Qubits | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fujitsu 1,000-Qubit System | Fujitsu | 1,000 | planned |
| Tianyan-504 | China Telecom | 504 | operational |
| IBM Osprey | IBM | 433 | decommissioned |
| RIKEN Fujitsu 256-qubit | RIKEN | 256 | operational |
| Origin Wukong-180 | Origin Quantum | 180 | operational |
| IBM Heron | IBM | 156 | operational |