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Apple A14 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 980

WINNER
Apple A14 Bionic
46.9Inno Score
VS
Huawei Kirin 980
28.5Inno Score
46CPU24.8
35.1GPU23.9
53.6Benchmarks33.7
41.1AIspec-based—
63.2Efficiencyspec-based37
8 spec wins — Apple A14 Bionic1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 980

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A14 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 46.9 to 28.5, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+21) and benchmarks (+20). 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 A14 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 46 vs 25
  • Stronger GPU score: 35 vs 24
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 54 vs 34
  • 278% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,080 vs 550
  • 203% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,050 vs 676

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 980

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
Announced20202018
Process5 nm+29%7 nm
TDP (typical)6 W+25%8 W
ArchitectureArmv8.4Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.0 GHz + 4x1.82 GHz2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3 GHz+15%2.6 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
GPUApple GPU (4-core)Arm Mali-G76 MP10

AI

AI comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
NPU16-core Neural EngineDual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor)
AI performance11 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X55)Integrated LTE Cat-21
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
Max display—FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A14 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A14 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
AnTuTu950,000+121%430,000
Geekbench 6 (single)2,080+278%Top 15%550Bottom 22%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,900+145%Top 22%2,000Bottom 30%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,050+203%Top 34%676Bottom 27%

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