Quantum computing stocks surge on Nvidia AI model launch

Investing.com -- Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI) shares rose 12% Monday, while IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) climbed 14%, D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS) gained 11%, and Quantum Computing (NASDAQ:QUBT) jumped 9% after NVIDIA announced the launch of Ising, the world’s first open AI models designed to accelerate quantum computing development.

NVIDIA unveiled the Ising model family, which delivers AI-based quantum processor calibration capabilities and quantum error-correction decoding that is up to 2.5x faster and 3x more accurate than traditional approaches. The models are designed to help researchers and enterprises build quantum processors capable of running useful applications.

The Ising family includes two primary models: Ising Calibration, a vision language model that automates continuous calibration and reduces the time needed from days to hours, and Ising Decoding, a 3D convolutional neural network optimized for real-time decoding for quantum error correction.

NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang said AI is essential to making quantum computing practical, noting that Ising transforms AI into the control plane of quantum machines, converting fragile qubits into scalable and reliable quantum-GPU systems.

The models are being adopted by leading quantum enterprises and research institutions, including Academia Sinica, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Infleqtion, IQM Quantum Computers, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Advanced Quantum Testbed. IonQ is among the companies already using Ising Calibration.

The quantum computing market is expected to surpass $11 billion in 2030, according to analyst firm Resonance. The growth trajectory depends on continued progress in addressing critical engineering challenges such as quantum error correction and scalability.

NVIDIA Ising complements the NVIDIA CUDA-Q software platform for hybrid quantum-classical computing and integrates with the NVIDIA NVQLink QPU-GPU hardware interconnect for real-time control and quantum error correction.

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