Apple A16 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 9030
56.8CPU40
43.7GPU—
61.5Benchmarks—
52.7AIspec-based66.9
71.4Efficiencyspec-based52
2 spec wins — Apple A16 Bionic3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 9030 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple A16 Bionic
- Stronger CPU score: 57 vs 40
- 26% higher Max clock: 3.46 GHz vs 2.75 GHz
- 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030
- 71% higher AI performance: 29 TOPS vs 17 TOPS
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2025 |
| Process | 4 nm+20% | 5 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 7 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8.6 | ARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores) |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x3.46 GHz + 4x2.02 GHz | 1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny |
| Max clock | 3.46 GHz+26% | 2.75 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (5-core) | HiSilicon Maleoon 935A |
AI
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | 16-core Neural Engine | HiSilicon Ascend NPU |
| AI performance | 17 TOPS | 29 TOPS+71% |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5-6400 | LPDDR5X |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Snapdragon X65) | — |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | — | 6.0 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A16 Bionic | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 1,300,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,620Top 13% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 6,570Top 17% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 3,100Top 38% | — |
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