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Apple A16 Bionic vs Huawei Kirin 980

WINNER
Apple A16 Bionic
56.2Inno Score
VS
H
30.3Inno Score
56.8CPU24.8
43.7GPU—
61.5Benchmarks33.7
52.7AI—
71.4Efficiency37
8 spec wins — Apple A16 Bionic1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 980

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A16 Bionic wins this mobile chipset face-off, 56.2 to 30.3, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+34) and CPU (+32). Huawei Kirin 980 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 25
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 62 vs 34
  • Stronger efficiency score: 71 vs 37
  • 376% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,620 vs 550
  • 229% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 6,570 vs 2,000

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 980

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
Announced20222018
Process4 nm+43%7 nm
TDP (typical)7 W+12%8 W
ArchitectureArmv8.6Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.46 GHz + 4x2.02 GHz2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.46 GHz+33%2.6 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
GPUApple GPU (5-core)Arm Mali-G76 MP10

AI

AI comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
NPU16-core Neural EngineDual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor)
AI performance17 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s+50%34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X65)Integrated LTE Cat-21
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
Max display—FHD+ @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus Huawei Kirin 980
SpecApple A16 BionicHuawei Kirin 980
AnTuTu 101,300,000+202%Top 23%430,000Top 68%
Geekbench 6 (single)2,620+376%Top 11%550Top 78%
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,570+229%Top 15%2,000Top 68%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,100Top 36%—

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