NVIDIA Quantum Benchmarks Suite v0.5.0 is released!

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We are excited to announce the release of NVIDIA Quantum Performance Benchmark Suite v0.5.0 🚀 , bringing new features and improvements for quantum simulation benchmarking.

New Features & Enhancements

• Tool Renamed:
  The suite formerly known as cuquantum-benchmarks is now renamed to nv-quantum-benchmarks.
• CUDA-Q (cudaq) Support:
  CUDA-Q (cudaq) is now available as both a frontend and backend.
  Newly supported frontend and backends include:
  • --frontend: cudaq
  • --backend: cudaq-cusv, cudaq-mgpu, cudaq-cpu
• Expanded Compute Modes:
  The --compute-mode argument is now available for all backends.
  Modes include:
  • amplitude
  • statevector
  • sampling
  • expectation
    Note: Not all backends support every compute mode, and each backend has its own default.
• Enhanced Pauli String Options:
  New arguments for customizing Pauli strings in your benchmarks:
  • --pauli-string: Directly specify the desired Pauli string.
  • --pauli-seed: Set a seed for generating random Pauli strings.
  • --pauli-identity-fraction: Control the fraction of identity operators when creating random Pauli strings.
• QAOA Benchmark Update:
  The Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) benchmark now selects gammas and betas randomly for more diverse tests.
• Internal Improvements:
  Extensive code refactoring and cleanup for better maintainability and extensibility.

Installation Instructions

Same as in the previous release, it can be easily installed by cloning this repository as follows:

$ git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuQuantum.git
$ cd cuQuantum/benchmarks/
$ pip install .
$ nv-quantum-benchmarks --help

This benchmark suite works either without or with our cuQuantum Appliance container. For further information, please see the benchmark project README.

Happy benchmarking with NVIDIA Quantum Performance Benchmark Suite v0.5.0!