AvailableIBM evidence record

Heron r3

Heron r3 is a current IBM production processor. Qubit count and error rate remain separate fields.

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ArchitectureSuperconducting
ModalityGate-based
Scale156 physical qubits
ConnectivityHeavy-hex lattice with tunable couplers
AccessIBM Quantum Platform and IBM quantum data centers
Evidence classCurrent platform documentation and vendor performance report
Published metrics

Original values and source scope.

Each field links to the source used. Missing fields are not estimated.

CLOPS330,000 CLOPS

Heron fleet record; not guaranteed for every individual Heron r3 device

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Calculated statistics

Transparent formulas.

These diagnostics are calculated from the sourced fields above and are not a universal performance score.

CLOPS per physical qubit2115.38CLOPS ÷ physical qubits

Diagnostic only; parallelism and benchmark protocol still matter.

Software

Frameworks and access tools

Research

Studies and technical material

Quality, Speed, and Scale: three key attributes to measure quantum performance

Benchmark-methodology paper

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Working examples

Applications and demonstrations

Quantum utility experiment

IBM reports running its utility experiment on the Heron fleet in under 60 minutes.

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Source register

Every underlying link.

  1. Primary system source