steam@programming.dev to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agowhy are quantum computers not mainstream?message-squaremessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up14arrow-down1message-squarewhy are quantum computers not mainstream?steam@programming.dev to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square28fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFriendOfDeSoto@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 day agoBecause they’d be much bigger and much, much more expensive. And because they don’t run as stably as conventional ones. Yet.
minus-squarehoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 day agoI would add to it that quantum computers are very specialized and as of now do not perform better at most conventional tasks. So similar to APUs / NPUs, they might just be a very specialized PC part if they become available to the broader public at all.
Because they’d be much bigger and much, much more expensive. And because they don’t run as stably as conventional ones. Yet.
I would add to it that quantum computers are very specialized and as of now do not perform better at most conventional tasks.
So similar to APUs / NPUs, they might just be a very specialized PC part if they become available to the broader public at all.