Apple A11 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 990 5G
28.6CPU33.3
25.6GPU—
—Benchmarks48.6
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based20
1 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 990 5G
InnoReviews verdict
Huawei Kirin 990 5G wins this mobile chipset face-off, 34.9 to 25, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+5). 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
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 990 5G
- Stronger CPU score: 33 vs 29
- 52% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,419 vs 2,245
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
- 30% lower process: 7 nm vs 10 nm
- 20% higher Max clock: 2.86 GHz vs 2.39 GHz
General
| Spec | Apple A11 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017 | 2019 |
| Process | 10 nm | 7 nm+30% |
| Architecture | Armv8.2 | ARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores) |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A11 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral | 2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 2.39 GHz | 2.86 GHz+20% |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A11 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (3-core) | Arm Mali-G76 MP16 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A11 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Neural Engine (2-core) | HUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny) |
| AI performance | 1 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A11 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A11 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Qualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external) | Integrated 5G modem (SA/NSA) |
| Max download | — | 2.3 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | — |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | — |
Media
| Spec | Apple A11 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | 2436x1125 | — |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A11 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | — | 778,713Bottom 27% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 267,234Bottom 22% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 130,102Bottom 34% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 188,134Bottom 50% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 193,243Bottom 15% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,100+8%Top 43% | 1,023Top 50% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 2,245Bottom 40% | 3,419+52%Top 38% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 891Bottom 31% | — |
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