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Apple A16 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 9020

WINNER
Apple A16 Bionic
56.2Inno Score
VS
H
32.9Inno Score
56.8CPU36.1
43.7GPU36.8
61.5Benchmarks—
52.7AIspec-based—
71.4Efficiencyspec-based20
5 spec wins — Apple A16 Bionic2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9020

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A16 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 56.2 to 32.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+21) and GPU (+7). Huawei Kirin 9020 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A16 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 57 vs 36
  • Stronger GPU score: 44 vs 37
  • 104% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,620 vs 1,285
  • 63% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 3,100 vs 1,907
  • 46% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 6,570 vs 4,505

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9020

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
Announced20222024
Process4 nm+43%7 nm
TDP (typical)7 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.6ARM (in-house HiSilicon cores)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.46 GHz + 4x2.02 GHz1x2.5 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.15 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.6 GHz HiSilicon Little
Max clock3.46 GHz+38%2.5 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
GPUApple GPU (5-core)HiSilicon Maleoon 920
GPU clock—840 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
NPU16-core Neural Engine—
AI performance17 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400—
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X65)—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9020
AnTuTu1,300,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)2,620+104%Top 13%1,285Top 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,570+46%Top 17%4,505Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,100+63%Top 38%1,907Bottom 48%

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