D-Wave Announces General Availability of Advantage2, Its Most Powerful Quantum Computer to Date

May 20, 2025

DENVER, Colo., May 20, 2025 (247marketnews.com)- D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS) announced the general availability of its Advantage2 quantum computer, the company’s most advanced and performant system to date. This sixth-generation platform marks a significant leap forward in quantum technology, designed to address complex, real-world problems that are beyond the reach of classical computing.

The Advantage2 system features more than 4,400 qubits and is now accessible to customers via D-Wave’s Leap real-time quantum cloud service, which offers enterprise-grade reliability, security (SOC 2 Type 2 compliance), and global access across 40+ countries. The system is also available for on-premises deployment, enabling hyperscalers and supercomputing centers to integrate quantum capabilities into their infrastructure.

Dr. Alan Baratz, D-Wave’s CEO, said, “Today marks a significant milestone not just for D-Wave, but for the quantum computing industry as a whole, as we bring to market our sixth-generation quantum computer, a system so powerful that it can solve hard problems outside the reach of one of the world’s largest exascale GPU-based classical supercomputers. It’s an engineering marvel, with substantial technical advancements that highlight D-Wave’s progress in scaling quantum technology to meet industry demands for growing computational processing power while maintaining energy efficiency. We’re helping customers realize value from quantum computing right now, and the Advantage2 system represents a remarkable achievement in delivering on that mission.”

Breakthrough Capabilities of the Advantage2 Quantum Processor

The Advantage2 processor incorporates several technological advancements designed to enhance performance, scalability, and solution quality for enterprise and research applications:

  • Increased Qubit Connectivity: Built with D-Wave’s Zephyr topology, offering 20-way connectivity to enable more complex problem embeddings.
  • Improved Energy Scale and Reduced Noise: A 40% increase in energy scale and 75% reduction in noise result in more precise solutions.
  • Greater Coherence: 2x improvement in coherence accelerates time-to-solution for complex workloads.
  • Energy Efficiency: Despite six generations of hardware advancements, D-Wave systems still consume just 12.5 kilowatts, highlighting their energy efficiency.
  • Fast Anneal Capability: Supports coherent quantum annealing at scale, minimizing disruption from environmental noise.
  • Integrated Hybrid Solvers: Available through Leap, D-Wave’s hybrid solvers—including the nonlinear hybrid solver—can now handle problems with up to 2 million variables and constraints, empowering enterprise-scale optimization and AI workloads.

For in-depth performance data, see the Advantage2 benchmarking whitepaper.

Real-World Applications and Customer Impact

Since the release of Advantage2 prototypes in June 2022, over 20.6 million problems have been run by customers via Leap, with usage increasing 134% in the past six months alone. The system is already delivering value across diverse industries:

  • Japan Tobacco used an Advantage2 prototype for quantum-enhanced AI in drug discovery.
  • The Jülich Supercomputing Centre and Los Alamos National Laboratory have leveraged the system for cutting-edge quantum research.
  • Enterprise use cases include telecom network optimization, automotive manufacturing, and workforce scheduling—areas where traditional computing hits performance limits.

Global Expansion of Quantum Infrastructure

With the full Advantage2 system now live in the Leap cloud, D-Wave is also expanding its global footprint:

  • A new Advantage2 system is being installed at Davidson Technologies to support national security-focused quantum R&D.
  • The current system at Jülich Supercomputing Centre (FZJ) will be upgraded to Advantage2 and connected to JUPITER, Europe’s first exascale supercomputer, supporting advanced AI and quantum optimization research.

To check out the Advantage2 system benchmarking results, click here read the whitepaper.

Click here to learn more and begin using the D-Wave Advantage2 quantum computer today.

Register to attend a D-Wave webinar on the Advantage2 system on June 10 at 11 a.m. ET here.

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