D-Wave Quantum Inc. announced the general availability of its Advantage2TM quantum computing system, a powerful and energy-efficient annealing quantum computer capable of solving nationally complex problems beyond the reach of classical computers. Featuring D-Wave's most advanced quantum processor to date, the Advantage2 system is commercial-grade, and built to address real-world use cases in areas such as optimization, materials simulation and artificial intelligence (AI). Customers can now access the Advantage2 system via D-Wave's LeapTM real-time quantum cloud service, which is available in more than 40 countries and offers 99.9% availability and uptime, sub-second response times and SOC 2 Type 2 compliance to meet enterprise needs and security requirements.
For hyperscalers and supercomputing centers that want to integrate quantum computing into their infrastructure, the Advantage2 system is also available to purchase for on-premises ownership. Designed to tackle highly complex computational problems and facilitate quantum and hybrid-quantum applications for production deployment, the Advantage2 system's key benefits include: Increased qubit connectivity: The Advantage2 processor features the Zephyr?? topology with 20-way connectivity, which enables embedding of more complex problems. Higher energy scale and lower noise: The Advantage2 system offers a 40% increase in energy scale and a 75% reduction in noise, which contributes to higher-quality solutions for complex calculations.
Greater coherence: A twofold increase in coherence allows the Advantage2 quantum processor to achieve faster time-to-s solution. Hybrid solver integration: Now integrated with the full Advantage2 system, the hybrid solvers in the Leap quantum cloud service--including the powerful nonlinear hybrid solver--support up to two million variables and constraints, allowing businesses to run large-scale, business-critical applications in production. Organizations regularly face the limitations of legacy computing solutions, leading to a growing demand for D-Wave's annealing quantum computing technology to tackle hard problems such as optimizing mobile networks, creating more efficient workforce scheduling, and streamlining automotive manufacturing processes.
More than 20.6 million customer problems have been run on the Advantage2 prototypes available in the Leap cloud service since June 2022, with customer use up 134% in the last six months. An Advantage2 prototype was used by Japan Tobacco in a proof-of-concept project that utilized quantum computing and AI in the drug discovery process, and the Julich Supercomputing Center and Los Alamos National Laboratory have used the prototypes to advance their research. Beginning May 20, 2025, a full-scale generally available Advantage2 system is accessible in the Leap quantum cloud service for all D-Wave customers.
In addition, D-Wave continues to expand its fleet of annealing quantum computers hosted around the world. The forthcoming Advantage2 system hosted on-premises at Davidson Technologies is intended to serve as a focal point for national security-focused quantum research. Also, the system currently located at the Julich Supercomputing Centre (JSC) at Forschungszentrum Julich (FZJ) will be upgraded to an Advantage2 system and is expected to connect with the JUPITER supercomputer, Europe's first and only exascale HPC, to facilitate breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and quantum optimization applications.
Learn more and begin using the D-Wave Advantage2 quantum computer here here.
