Apple A15 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 990 5G
51CPU33.3
40GPU—
58.4Benchmarks48.6
50.7AIspec-based—
60.7Efficiencyspec-based20
5 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 990 5G
InnoReviews verdict
Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 34.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+18) and benchmarks (+10). Huawei Kirin 990 5G 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 33
- Stronger benchmarks score: 58 vs 49
- 127% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 1,023
- 65% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 3,419
- 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 990 5G
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A15 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2019 |
| Process | 5 nm+29% | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 7 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8.5 | ARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores) |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A15 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz | 2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 3.24 GHz+13% | 2.86 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A15 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (4/5-core) | Arm Mali-G76 MP16 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A15 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | 16-core Neural Engine | HUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny) |
| AI performance | 16 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A15 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR4X-4266 | LPDDR4X |
| Max bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A15 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Snapdragon X60) | Integrated 5G modem (SA/NSA) |
| Max download | — | 2.3 Gbps |
Media
| Spec | Apple A15 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A15 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 1,150,000 | 778,713Bottom 27% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 267,234Bottom 22% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 130,102Bottom 34% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 188,134Bottom 50% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 193,243Bottom 15% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,320+127%Top 13% | 1,023Top 50% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 5,650+65%Top 21% | 3,419Top 38% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 2,650Top 37% | — |
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