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Apple A15 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 980

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
H
30.3Inno Score
51CPU24.8
40GPU—
58.4Benchmarks33.7
50.7AI—
60.7Efficiency37
7 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 980

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 30.3, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+26) and benchmarks (+25). 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 A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 51 vs 25
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 58 vs 34
  • Stronger efficiency score: 61 vs 37
  • 322% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 550
  • 183% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 2,000

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 980

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
Announced20212018
Process5 nm+29%7 nm
TDP (typical)7 W+12%8 W
ArchitectureArmv8.5Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.24 GHz+25%2.6 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)Arm Mali-G76 MP10

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
NPU16-core Neural EngineDual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor)
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)Integrated LTE Cat-21
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
Max display—FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
AnTuTu 101,150,000+167%Top 26%430,000Top 68%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+322%Top 12%550Top 78%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+183%Top 19%2,000Top 68%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650Top 41%—

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