Maxon Releases Cinebench 2026 With Redshift Engine and Modern Hardware Support

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Maxon has launched Cinebench 2026, featuring the Redshift engine, support for Blackwell and AMD 9000 GPUs, and new SMT performance tests.

Quick Report

Maxon has released Cinebench 2026, the latest version of its industry-standard benchmarking tool, now powered by the Redshift rendering engine and supporting the newest CPUs and GPUs.

Cinebench 2026 leverages the latest Redshift engine, offering more accurate real-world 3D rendering benchmarks. It adds compatibility with NVIDIA Blackwell (5000 series) and AMD 9000 series GPUs on Windows, as well as Apple M4 and M5 systems. A new test evaluates SMT-enabled CPU cores, letting users directly compare SMT and single-threaded performance. Cinebench 2026 scores are not comparable to previous versions due to updated scoring and rendering methods. The tool is available free from Maxon and supports Windows x86-64, Windows ARM64, and macOS.

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