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Apple A16 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 9030S

WINNER
Apple A16 Bionic
56.2Inno Score
VS
H
41.9Inno Score
56.8CPU37.6
43.7GPU31.5
61.5Benchmarks61.4
52.7AIspec-based—
71.4Efficiencyspec-based—
5 spec wins — Apple A16 Bionic2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A16 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 56.2 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+19) and GPU (+12). Huawei Kirin 9030S 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 38
  • Stronger GPU score: 44 vs 32
  • 96% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,620 vs 1,336
  • 93% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 3,100 vs 1,606
  • 45% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 6,570 vs 4,522

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030S

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Announced20222026
Process4 nm—
TDP (typical)7 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.6ARM (Taishan V124 cores)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.46 GHz + 4x2.02 GHz1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little
Max clock3.46 GHz+28%2.7 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
GPUApple GPU (5-core)—

AI

AI comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
NPU16-core Neural Engine—
AI performance17 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400—
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X65)—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 9030S
AnTuTu1,300,000+1%1,293,328
Geekbench 6 (single)2,620+96%Top 13%1,336Top 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,570+45%Top 17%4,522Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,100+93%Top 38%1,606Bottom 43%

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