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Apple A15 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin T90A

WINNER
Apple A15 Bionic
51.2Inno Score
VS
H
31.7Inno Score
51CPU34.4
40GPU28.4
58.4Benchmarks—
50.7AIspec-based—
60.7Efficiencyspec-based—
4 spec wins — Apple A15 Bionic2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin T90A

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A15 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 51.2 to 31.7, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+17) and GPU (+12). 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 A15 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 51 vs 34
  • Stronger GPU score: 40 vs 28
  • 115% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 2,650 vs 1,233
  • 89% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,320 vs 1,229
  • 42% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 5,650 vs 3,987

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin T90A

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
Announced20212024
Process5 nm—
TDP (typical)7 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.5ARM (HiSilicon cores + Cortex-A510)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.24 GHz + 4x2.01 GHz1x2.5 GHz Big + 3x2.2 GHz Mid + 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A510 Little
Max clock3.24 GHz+30%2.5 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
GPUApple GPU (4/5-core)HiSilicon Maleoon 910

AI

AI comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
NPU16-core Neural Engine—
AI performance16 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
Memory typeLPDDR4X-4266—
Max bandwidth34.1 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X60)—
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth—5.2

Media

Media comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A15 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin T90A
SpecApple A15 BionicHuawei Kirin T90A
AnTuTu1,150,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)2,320+89%Top 13%1,229Top 37%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,650+42%Top 21%3,987Top 33%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme2,650+115%Top 37%1,233Bottom 39%

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