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Apple A14 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 9030S

WINNER
Apple A14 Bionic
46.9Inno Score
VS
H
41.9Inno Score
46CPU37.6
35.1GPU31.5
53.6Benchmarks61.4
41.1AIspec-based—
63.2Efficiencyspec-based—
4 spec wins — Apple A14 Bionic3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A14 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 46.9 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+8) and GPU (+4). Huawei Kirin 9030S still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A14 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 46 vs 38
  • Stronger GPU score: 35 vs 32
  • 56% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,080 vs 1,336
  • 28% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,050 vs 1,606
  • 11% higher Max clock: 3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030S

  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 54
  • 36% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 950,000
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Announced20202026
Process5 nm—
TDP (typical)6 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.4ARM (Taishan V124 cores)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.0 GHz + 4x1.82 GHz1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little
Max clock3 GHz+11%2.7 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
GPUApple GPU (4-core)—

AI

AI comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
NPU16-core Neural Engine—
AI performance11 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266—
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X55)—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
AnTuTu950,0001,293,328+36%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,080+56%Top 19%1,336Top 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,900+8%Top 27%4,522Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,050+28%Top 50%1,606Bottom 43%

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