The MySQL 5.6 Release Candidate is an aggregation of the previous MySQL 5.6 Development Milestone Releases ("DMR") and provides a true functional image of what we hope will soon be the generally available ("GA"), production-ready 5.6 product. At a glance, 5.6 is simply a better MySQL with across the board improvements that hit every functional area of the database kernel, bringing benefits whether you deploy on-premise or in the cloud.
