Apple A13 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 9030
34.7CPU40
34.3GPU—
52.2Benchmarks—
24.9AIspec-based66.9
41.8Efficiencyspec-based52
0 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 9030 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple A13 Bionic
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030
- Stronger CPU score: 40 vs 35
- 383% higher AI performance: 29 TOPS vs 6 TOPS
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
- 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
General
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2025 |
| Process | 7 nm | 5 nm+29% |
| TDP (typical) | 6 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8.4 | ARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores) |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder | 1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny |
| Max clock | 2.65 GHz | 2.75 GHz+4% |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core) | HiSilicon Maleoon 935A |
AI
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Neural Engine (8-core) | HiSilicon Ascend NPU |
| AI performance | 6 TOPS | 29 TOPS+383% |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-2133 | LPDDR5X |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Intel XMM 7660 LTE (external) | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 6.0 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | Retina XDR | — |
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A13 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 900,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,340Top 37% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 3,400Top 40% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 1,950Bottom 49% | — |
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