Apple A17 Pro vs Huawei Kirin 990 5G
62.7CPU33.3
47.8GPU—
64.2Benchmarks48.6
72AIspec-based—
79.6Efficiencyspec-based20
5 spec wins — Apple A17 Pro1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 990 5G
InnoReviews verdict
Apple A17 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 62.7 to 34.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+29) and benchmarks (+16). Huawei Kirin 990 5G still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple A17 Pro
- Stronger CPU score: 63 vs 33
- Stronger benchmarks score: 64 vs 49
- 188% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,950 vs 1,023
- 112% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 7,250 vs 3,419
- 57% lower process: 3 nm vs 7 nm
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 990 5G
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A17 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2019 |
| Process | 3 nm+57% | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 8 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv8.6 | ARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores) |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A17 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x3.78 GHz + 4x2.11 GHz | 2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 3.78 GHz+32% | 2.86 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A17 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (6-core) | Arm Mali-G76 MP16 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A17 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | 16-core Neural Engine | HUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny) |
| AI performance | 35 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A17 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5-6400 | LPDDR4X |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A17 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Snapdragon X70) | Integrated 5G modem (SA/NSA) |
| Max download | — | 2.3 Gbps |
Media
| Spec | Apple A17 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Video capture | 4K@60fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A17 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 1,450,000 | 778,713Bottom 27% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 267,234Bottom 22% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 130,102Bottom 34% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 188,134Bottom 50% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 193,243Bottom 15% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,950+188%Top 9% | 1,023Top 50% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 7,250+112%Top 14% | 3,419Top 38% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 3,600Top 26% | — |
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