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Apple A18 Pro vs Huawei Kirin 9030S

WINNER
Apple A18 Pro
67.5Inno Score
VS
H
41.9Inno Score
70.5CPU37.6
53.5GPU31.5
69Benchmarks61.4
72AIspec-based—
79.6Efficiencyspec-based—
5 spec wins — Apple A18 Pro2 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A18 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 67.5 to 41.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+33) and GPU (+22). 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 A18 Pro

  • Stronger CPU score: 71 vs 38
  • Stronger GPU score: 54 vs 32
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 69 vs 61
  • 168% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 4,300 vs 1,606
  • 154% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,400 vs 1,336

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030S

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A18 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
Announced20242026
Process3 nm—
TDP (typical)8 W—
ArchitectureArmv9.2ARM (Taishan V124 cores)

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A18 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little
Max clock4.05 GHz+50%2.7 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A18 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
GPUApple GPU (6-core)—

AI

AI comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A18 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
NPU16-core Neural Engine—
AI performance35 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A18 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
Memory typeLPDDR5X-7500—
Max bandwidth60 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A18 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X75)—

Media

Media comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A18 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
Video capture4K@120fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A18 Pro versus Huawei Kirin 9030S
SpecApple A18 ProHuawei Kirin 9030S
AnTuTu1,750,000+35%1,293,328
Geekbench 6 (single)3,400+154%Top 6%1,336Top 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,400+86%Top 10%4,522Top 29%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme4,300+168%Top 20%1,606Bottom 43%

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