Shares of quantum computing firms moved higher in premarket trading on Wednesday after Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) introduced a new family of open-source AI models aimed at advancing development in the quantum computing space.
D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS) surged more than 8% in early trading, while IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) climbed 6.2%. Other players in the sector, including Infleqtion (NYSE:INFQ), Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI) and Quantum Computing (NASDAQ:QUBT), also posted gains ranging from 3.9% to 5.5%.
The newly introduced platform, branded NVIDIA Ising—named after a mathematical framework used to model complex systems—is designed to support researchers and businesses in building quantum processors capable of handling real-world use cases.
According to Nvidia, the models are focused on tackling two of the biggest challenges facing the industry: error correction and processor calibration. The company said the system can deliver up to 2.5 times faster performance and triple the accuracy in the decoding processes required for quantum error correction.
“AI is essential to making quantum computing practical,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. “With Ising, AI becomes the control plane — the operating system of quantum machines — transforming fragile qubits to scalable and reliable quantum-GPU systems.”
Nvidia cited estimates from Resonance projecting the global quantum computing market will surpass $11 billion by 2030, with future expansion heavily dependent on advances in scalability and error correction technologies.
Quantum computing is widely seen as having the potential to address highly complex problems across fields such as physics, chemistry and cybersecurity—tasks that remain beyond the capabilities of traditional computing systems. However, the development of stable and reliable machines continues to be a major hurdle, as existing systems remain highly susceptible to errors.