Skip to content
InnoReviews

Apple A13 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 980

WINNER
A
38.2Inno Score
VS
H
30.3Inno Score
34.7CPU24.8
34.3GPU—
52.2Benchmarks33.7
24.9AI—
41.8Efficiency37
6 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 980

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A13 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 38.2 to 30.3, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+19) and CPU (+10). Huawei Kirin 980 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

  • Stronger CPU score: 35 vs 25
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 52 vs 34
  • Stronger efficiency score: 42 vs 37
  • 144% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,340 vs 550
  • 109% higher AnTuTu 10: 900,000 vs 430,000

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 980

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
Announced20192018
Process7 nm7 nm
TDP (typical)6 W+25%8 W
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.65 GHz+2%2.6 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Arm Mali-G76 MP10

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)Dual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor)
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)Integrated LTE Cat-21
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
Max displayRetina XDRFHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
AnTuTu 10900,000+109%Top 36%430,000Top 68%
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+144%Top 34%550Top 78%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400+70%Top 36%2,000Top 68%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950Top 56%—

Related comparisons

Apple A13 Bionicvs MediaTek Dimensity 1080VSApple A13 Bionicvs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2VSApple A13 Bionicvs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870VSApple A13 Bionicvs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1VSHuawei Kirin 980vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845VSHuawei Kirin 980vs MediaTek Dimensity 700VSHuawei Kirin 980vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 680VSHuawei Kirin 980vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730VS

Try another matchup