GFXBench Metal For Mac

GFXBench Metal is a 3D graphics benchmarking application that supports multiple industry-standard and vendor-specific APIs, such as OpenGL, OpenGL ES, Metal, Vulkan and DirectX 12.

It enables you to measure the performance of your Mac’s graphics card and compare the results with other users from around the world, as well as test your laptop’s battery.

GFXBench Metal relies on an active Internet connection to put all the available tests at your disposal, as application data needs to be synchronized with the server. Otherwise, only a simple test can be run, and you can browse results or analyze hardware info.

When first launching the application, you can let it run all tests automatically, as it will automatically detect which of them are supported by your API. However, you can also select only the ones you are interested in.

The high-level tests put your graphics card under serious strain, as they render game-like content designed to replicate a resource-hungry game being played. The low-level tests, on the other hand, measure specific parameters.

MacBook users also have the option of running a comprehensive battery test, which measures the device’s running time and FPS stability while rendering a high-level test multiple times.

If you run the same benchmarks on multiple occasions, you can compare previous results and see how much your tweaks or hardware upgrades have improved your score.

However, most users will probably be much more eager to see how their machine matches up against similar systems. The app displays a list of graphics devices and their results in each benchmark, compiling data gathered from other users.

Overall, GFXBench Metal is an easy-to-use graphics benchmarking tool that puts your video card to the test and enables you to compare your results to those obtained by other users.