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Apple A13 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 9030S

Apple A13 Bionic
38.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
34.7CPU37.6
34.3GPU31.5
52.2Benchmarks61.4
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based—
2 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 38.2, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+9) and CPU (+3). Apple A13 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 A13 Bionic

  • 21% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,950 vs 1,606

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030S

  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 52
  • 44% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 900,000
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 33% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 3,400

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Announced20192026
Process7 nm—
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.4ARM (Taishan V124 cores)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little
Max clock2.65 GHz2.7 GHz+2%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
GPUApple GPU (4-core)—

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133—
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6—
Bluetooth5.0—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Max displayRetina XDR—
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
AnTuTu900,0001,293,328+44%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340Top 37%1,336Top 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400Top 40%4,522+33%Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950+21%Bottom 49%1,606Bottom 43%

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