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Apple A11 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 980

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Huawei Kirin 980
30.3Inno Score
28.6CPU24.8
25.6GPU—
—Benchmarks33.7
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based37
2 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 980

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 980 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 30.3 to 25. Apple A11 Bionic still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A11 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 29 vs 25
  • 100% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 550
  • 12% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 2,000

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 980

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
Announced20172018
Process10 nm7 nm+30%
TDP (typical)—8 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz2.6 GHz+9%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Arm Mali-G76 MP10

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)Dual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor)
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Integrated LTE Cat-21
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A11 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
AnTuTu—430,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+100%Top 43%550Bottom 21%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+12%Bottom 40%2,000Bottom 31%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%—

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