NVIDIA Launches NVQLink Open Architecture: 17 Quantum Companies Join Forces to Build Hybrid Quantum Supercomputer
Abstract
NVIDIA announced the launch of NVQLink technology at the GTC conference held in Washington D.C. on October 28, 2025 (U.S. Eastern Time). NVQLink is an open system architecture designed to tightly couple GPU computing with quantum processors to build accelerated quantum supercomputers. The technology has garnered support from 17 quantum processor manufacturers, 5 controller manufacturers, and 9 U.S. national laboratories.
NVIDIA unveiled NVIDIA NVQLink at the GTC conference in Washington D.C., a groundbreaking open system architecture designed to tightly integrate high-performance GPU computing with quantum processors to build a new generation of hybrid quantum supercomputers. The introduction of this technology marks a significant milestone in the convergence of quantum computing and AI supercomputing.
Technology Core and Innovation
NVQLink provides a high-speed interconnect interface, enabling quantum processors to connect to the world's leading supercomputing laboratories, including Brookhaven National Laboratory, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories.
Qubits, the units that allow quantum computers to process information in ways traditional computers cannot, are extremely fragile and error-prone. They require complex calibration, quantum error correction, and other control algorithms to function properly. These algorithms must run on traditional supercomputers via extremely demanding low-latency, high-throughput connections to track qubit errors and enable impactful quantum applications. NVQLink provides this interconnect, creating the necessary environment for future transformative applications across industries.
Industry Leaders' Statements
Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, stated: "In the near future, every NVIDIA GPU scientific supercomputer will be hybrid, tightly coupled with quantum processors to expand the possibilities of computation. NVQLink is the Rosetta Stone connecting quantum and classical supercomputers, unifying them into a single, coherent system, marking the beginning of the quantum-GPU computing era."
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright commented: "Maintaining America's leadership in high-performance computing requires us to build bridges to the next generation of computing: accelerated quantum supercomputing. Deep collaboration between our national laboratories, startups, and industry partners like NVIDIA is central to this mission, and NVQLink provides the critical technology to combine world-class GPU supercomputers with emerging quantum processors, creating the powerful systems we need to solve today's grand scientific challenges."
Extensive Industry Support
NVQLink has received broad support from quantum hardware manufacturers, with partners including Alice & Bob, Anyon Computing, Atom Computing, Diraq, Infleqtion, IonQ, IQM Quantum Computers, ORCA Computing, Oxford Quantum Circuits, Pasqal, Quandela, Quantinuum, Quantum Circuits Inc., Quantum Machines, Quantum Motion, QuEra, Rigetti, SEEQC, and Silicon Quantum Computing, as well as quantum control system manufacturers Keysight Technologies, Quantum Machines, Qblox, QubiC, and Zurich Instruments.
Application Prospects
NVQLink directly connects various quantum processors and control hardware systems to AI supercomputing, offering a unified turnkey solution to overcome critical integration challenges faced by quantum researchers when scaling hardware. This technology will accelerate next-generation applications in chemistry and materials science.
Researchers and developers can access NVQLink through the NVIDIA CUDA-Q software platform, creating and testing applications that seamlessly utilize CPUs, GPUs, and quantum processors, helping the industry prepare for future hybrid quantum-classical supercomputers.
Technology Availability
Quantum manufacturers and supercomputing centers interested in NVQLink can register for access on NVIDIA's official webpage. The launch of this open architecture heralds a new era of quantum computing and AI supercomputing convergence, promising unprecedented computational power for scientific research and industrial applications.