Quantum Volume
Quantum Volume is a hardware-agnostic metric developed by IBM to measure the capability of quantum computers. It uses random quantum circuits to test the combination of qubit count, gate fidelity, connectivity, and error rates. Quantum Volume provides a single-number metric that captures overall quantum processor performance and has become an industry-standard benchmark.[1]
- Algorithm: Random quantum circuits
- Category: other 0
- Framework: IBM Qiskit
- Reproducible: Yes
- Published:
- metric
- standardization
- IBM
- hardware-performance
What algorithm does Quantum Volume use?
Quantum Volume uses the Random quantum circuits algorithm, categorized under other.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Quantum Volume benchmark?
Quantum Volume is a hardware-agnostic metric developed by IBM to measure the capability of quantum computers. It uses random quantum circuits to test the combination of qubit count, gate fidelity, connectivity, and error rates. Quantum Volume provides a single-number metric that captures overall quantum processor performance and has become an industry-standard benchmark.
Is Quantum Volume reproducible?
Yes, this benchmark is reproducible.
Sources
- "Validating quantum computers using randomized model circuits", accessed 2026-03-19 — arXiv
- "Quantum Volume — Wikipedia", accessed 2026-03-20 — en.wikipedia.org