Apple A12 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin T90A
30.5CPU34.4
30.2GPU28.4
46.6Benchmarks—
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based—
1 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin T90A
InnoReviews verdict
Apple A12 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 34.3 to 31.7, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+2). Huawei Kirin T90A still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple A12 Bionic
- 18% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,450 vs 1,233
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin T90A
- Stronger CPU score: 34 vs 31
- 42% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,987 vs 2,800
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
- 12% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,229 vs 1,100
General
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Huawei Kirin T90A |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2018 | 2024 |
| Process | 7 nm | — |
| TDP (typical) | 6 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8.3 | ARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510) |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Huawei Kirin T90A |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest | 1x2.5 GHz Big + 3x2.2 GHz Mid + 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A510 Little |
| Max clock | 2.49 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Huawei Kirin T90A |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core) | HiSilicon Maleoon 910 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Huawei Kirin T90A |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Neural Engine (8-core) | — |
| AI performance | 5 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Huawei Kirin T90A |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-2133 | — |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Huawei Kirin T90A |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Intel XMM 7560 LTE (external) | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Huawei Kirin T90A |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | Retina XDR | — |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A12 Bionic | Huawei Kirin T90A |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 720,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,100Top 43% | 1,229+12%Top 37% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 2,800Bottom 50% | 3,987+42%Top 33% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,450+18%Bottom 46% | 1,233Bottom 39% |
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