Valley by Unigine Corp.
Valley is a real-time 3D graphics benchmark and technology demo from Unigine Corp., designed to stress-test GPUs and showcase advanced rendering techniques like HDR lighting, dynamic shadows, volumetric effects, and particle systems. It is commonly used by system builders, hardware reviewers, gamers, and graphics enthusiasts to evaluate graphics card performance and compare rendering quality across different machines and driver versions. The application runs a fixed synthetic scene and logs frame rates and performance metrics.</description> <parameter name="recommendation">Little public information is available about Valley's current status or native Apple Silicon support in the search results we gathered. Based on the bundle ID, this appears to be Unigine's graphics benchmark application. If you rely on this app, contact Unigine Corp. directly to confirm whether a native Apple Silicon build is in development or available. Apple is removing Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (September 2028) — an Intel-only build will stop launching at that point — so knowing the vendor's plans sooner rather than later matters. The search results did not turn up a clear alternative benchmark, but GPU-focused testers often use options like GFXBench, CineBench, or Geekbench's graphics workloads on modern Macs; the specific choice depends on which GPUs and workloads you most need to validate.
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1 suggestionWe could not find clear information about whether a native Apple Silicon build of Valley exists or whether Unigine Corp. has plans to update it. Valley was designed primarily for Intel-based systems, and given the lack of recent public information, it is unclear if the developer has released an Apple Silicon version or continues to maintain the app for modern macOS. If you rely on Valley for benchmarking, we recommend contacting Unigine Corp. directly to ask about Apple Silicon support. As alternatives, you might consider other GPU benchmarking tools that are actively maintained and known to run natively on Apple Silicon, such as Geekbench 6, Cinebench, or GFXBench, though these may not be exact functional equivalents.
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