Benchmark

Q-Score

QAOA MaxCut · Optimization · Qiskit

Q-Score is a quantum computing benchmark metric developed by Atos that evaluates quantum processors using QAOA applied to the MaxCut problem. It provides a standardized, hardware-agnostic way to compare quantum computing platforms. Q-Score measures the maximum number of variables in a MaxCut problem that can be solved with acceptable quality.

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Q-Score is a quantum computing benchmark metric developed by Atos that evaluates quantum processors using QAOA applied to the MaxCut problem. It provides a standardized, hardware-agnostic way to compare quantum computing platforms. Q-Score measures the maximum number of variables in a MaxCut problem that can be solved with acceptable quality.

Key Metrics
Metric type
Max solvable MaxCut variables
Developer
Atos
Why It Matters

Hardware-agnostic benchmark providing a single standardized number for cross-platform quantum processor comparison on an application-relevant problem.

Hardware

Multi-platform

Framework

Qiskit

Sources

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