IBM: Conventional AMD Chips Can Run Quantum Computing Error Correcting Algorithm

Illustration of quantum computing from IBM (photo; x @ibm)

JAKARTA IBM announced on Friday 24 October that it has successfully implemented an important algorithm for quantum computing error corrections using general chips from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), a step forward towards super-strong computer commercialization.

The technology company from the United States is currently competing with Microsoft and Google ( Alphabet's) in the development of quantum computing. Google itself recently announced a new algorithm breakthrough this week.

Quantum computers use so-called qubits to solve problems that take thousands of years for conventional computers such as predicting the reactions of trillions of atoms over time. However, qubits are particularly susceptible to errors that can quickly disrupt the results of quantum chip calculations.

In June 2025, IBM said it had developed an algorithm that can be run simultaneously with quantum chips to deal with those errors. In a research paper to be published next Monday, IBM shows that the algorithm can be run in real time on AMD-made field programmable gate array (FPGA) chips.

Jay Gambitta, IBM research director, said that these results show IBM algorithms not only work in the real world, but can also be operated on AMD chips that are easy to obtain and not too expensive.

"Implementing it and proving that the implementation is 10 times faster than the actual need is a big thing," Gambitta said in the interview.

IBM has a long-term plan to build a quantum computer calledailan in 2029. Gambitta added that the development of the algorithm announced this time was completed one year ahead of schedule.

IBM shares closed up 7.88% to $397.46 on Friday following the announcement, while AMD shares also rose 7.63% to USD 252.92 (approximately IDR 4.13 million)