Apple A18 Pro vs Huawei Kirin 8000
70.5CPU30.7
53.5GPU—
69Benchmarks—
72AIspec-based—
79.6Efficiencyspec-based20
3 spec wins — Apple A18 Pro1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 8000
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 8000 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 A18 Pro
- Stronger CPU score: 71 vs 31
- 69% higher Max clock: 4.05 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
- 57% lower process: 3 nm vs 7 nm
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 8000
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Huawei Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2023 |
| Process | 3 nm+57% | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 8 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv9.2 | — |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Huawei Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz | 1x2.4 GHz + 3x2.19 GHz + 4x1.84 GHz |
| Max clock | 4.05 GHz+69% | 2.4 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Huawei Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (6-core) | — |
AI
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Huawei Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | 16-core Neural Engine | — |
| AI performance | 35 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Huawei Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X-7500 | — |
| Max bandwidth | 60 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Huawei Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Snapdragon X75) | — |
Media
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Huawei Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Huawei Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 1,750,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,400Top 5% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 8,400Top 10% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 4,300Top 19% | — |
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