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Apple A18 Pro vs Huawei Kirin 9020

WINNER
Apple A18 Pro
67.5Inno Score
VS
H
32.9Inno Score
70.5CPU36.1
53.5GPU36.8
69Benchmarks—
72AIspec-based—
79.6Efficiencyspec-based20
5 spec wins — Apple A18 Pro1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9020

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A18 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 67.5 to 32.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+34) and GPU (+17). Huawei Kirin 9020 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A18 Pro

  • Stronger CPU score: 71 vs 36
  • Stronger GPU score: 54 vs 37
  • 165% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,400 vs 1,285
  • 125% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 4,300 vs 1,907
  • 86% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 8,400 vs 4,505

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9020

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A18 ProHuawei Kirin 9020
Announced20242024
Process3 nm+57%7 nm
TDP (typical)8 W—
ArchitectureArmv9.2ARM (in-house HiSilicon cores)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A18 ProHuawei Kirin 9020
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz1x2.5 GHz HiSilicon Big + 3x2.15 GHz HiSilicon Mid + 4x1.6 GHz HiSilicon Little
Max clock4.05 GHz+62%2.5 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A18 ProHuawei Kirin 9020
GPUApple GPU (6-core)HiSilicon Maleoon 920
GPU clock—840 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A18 ProHuawei Kirin 9020
NPU16-core Neural Engine—
AI performance35 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A18 ProHuawei Kirin 9020
Memory typeLPDDR5X-7500—
Max bandwidth60 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A18 ProHuawei Kirin 9020
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X75)—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A18 ProHuawei Kirin 9020
Video capture4K@120fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9020
SpecApple A18 ProHuawei Kirin 9020
AnTuTu1,750,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)3,400+165%Top 6%1,285Top 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,400+86%Top 10%4,505Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme4,300+125%Top 20%1,907Bottom 48%

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