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Maxon Launches Free Cinebench 2026 with Enhanced Benchmarking Features

12/29/2025

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Maxon released Cinebench 2026, a benchmark for CPU and GPU performance.
The update adds the Redshift engine to improve accuracy.
It supports NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, AMD 9000 series GPUs, and Apple's M4/M5 chips.
A new Simultaneous Multithreading-enabled CPU-core test lets users compare against single-thread performance.
Scores are not comparable to previous versions, and Cinebench 2026 is free on Maxon's site for Windows 10 and macOS 14.7 or later.

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Story summary

Maxon released Cinebench 2026, a benchmark for CPU and GPU performance.
The update adds the Redshift engine to improve accuracy.
It supports NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, AMD 9000 series GPUs, and Apple's M4/M5 chips.
A new Simultaneous Multithreading-enabled CPU-core test lets users compare against single-thread performance.
Scores are not comparable to previous versions, and Cinebench 2026 is free on Maxon's site for Windows 10 and macOS 14.7 or later.