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Apple A13 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin T90A

WINNER
Apple A13 Bionic
38.2Inno Score
VS
H
31.7Inno Score
34.7CPU34.4
34.3GPU28.4
52.2Benchmarks—
24.9AIspec-based—
41.8Efficiencyspec-based—
3 spec wins — Apple A13 Bionic3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin T90A

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A13 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 38.2 to 31.7, pulling ahead mainly in GPU (+6) and CPU (+0). 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 A13 Bionic

  • Stronger GPU score: 34 vs 28
  • 58% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,950 vs 1,233

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin T90A

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 17% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 3,987 vs 3,400

General

General comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
Announced20192024
Process7 nm—
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.4ARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder1x2.5 GHz Big + 3x2.2 GHz Mid + 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A510 Little
Max clock2.65 GHz+6%2.5 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
GPUApple GPU (4-core)HiSilicon Maleoon 910

AI

AI comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
NPUNeural Engine (8-core)—
AI performance6 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133—
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
ModemIntel XMM 7660 LTE (external)—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.05.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
Max displayRetina XDR—
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A13 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A13 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
AnTuTu900,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,340+9%Top 34%1,229Top 37%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,400Top 39%3,987+17%Top 33%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,950+58%Top 46%1,233Bottom 39%

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