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Apple A12 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin T90A

WINNER
Apple A12 Bionic
31.8Inno Score
VS
Huawei Kirin T90A
31.7Inno Score
32.4CPU34.4
29.9GPU28.4
20AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based—
2 spec wins — Apple A12 Bionic4 spec wins — Huawei Kirin T90A

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A12 Bionic scores 31.8 against 31.7 for Huawei Kirin T90A. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A12 Bionic edges ahead in GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A12 Bionic

  • 14% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,408 vs 1,233

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin T90A

  • 40% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,987 vs 2,850
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
Announced20182024
Process7 nm—
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.3ARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.49 GHz Vortex + 4x1.52 GHz Tempest1x2.5 GHz Big + 3x2.2 GHz Mid + 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A510 Little
Max clock2.49 GHz2.5 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
GPUApple GPU (4-core)HiSilicon Maleoon 910

AI

AI comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance5 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133—
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
ModemIntel XMM 7560 LTE (external)—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
Max displayRetina XDR—
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A12 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A12 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
Geekbench 6 (single)1,325+8%Top 35%1,229Top 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,850Bottom 48%3,987+40%Top 33%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,408+14%Top 44%1,233Bottom 50%

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