$QBTS vs $RGTI: Weighing D-Wave Quantum and Rigetti Computing QBTS (D-Wave Quantum) pairs a commercial quantum annealing business with a newer gate-model roadmap, backed by a recent U.S. Department of Commerce funding agreement. RGTI (Rigetti Computing) is a pure-play superconducting quantum computing developer with growing government research partnerships and a U.K. expansion plan. Both names remain pre-profitability, high-cash-burn businesses whose share prices trade on sentiment, sector catalysts, and policy headlines rather than current earnings.