Looking back at what developments came to Puget Bench 2025, where our benchmark program is at right now, and what our users can look forward to in 2026.
Puget Bench for Creators Fall Feature Pass Released!
The new Puget Bench for Creators app is here, featuring a range of enhancements and improvements to make running our benchmarks easier than ever before.
Lightroom Classic v15 Exporting & Preview Performance Bug
Lightroom Classic v15 has a performance bug that can cause exporting photos and generating previews to take up to three times longer than expected.
Puget Bench for Lightroom Classic 1.0 Released!
Using real-world workflows, our first full release adds cross-platform support, expanded camera formats, and AI testing to accurately measure performance.
After Effects Update 25.3 Improved AMD Radeon GPU Performance
With recent Adobe updates, After Effects users with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series video cards should see substantial performance gains in 2D workflows.
The Current State of Puget Bench (Q3 2025)
Adobe released version 25.2 for both Premiere Pro and After Effects, introducing new features, performance updates, and workflow improvements.
Unreal Engine 5.6: Faster Open Worlds, Smoother Animation, Better ICVFX
Unreal Engine 5.6 brings meaningful upgrades across the board. We review the main points and discus their impacts.
Unreal Fest 2025: Highlights from Orlando
Unreal Fest 2025 brought developers, artists, and virtual production pros together for a week of cutting-edge sessions, tech demos, and community connection.
Why PugetBench for Premiere Pro is Dropping HEVC Encoding Tests
Adobe’s is making changes to Premiere Pro to block HEVC exports via scripts. This is forcing us to remove the HEVC encoding tests from PugetBench.
Now Available: PugetBench for After Effects 1.0!
Adobe released version 25.2 for both Premiere Pro and After Effects, introducing new features, performance updates, and workflow improvements.
