Apple A18 Pro vs Huawei Kirin 980
70.5CPU24.8
53.5GPU—
69Benchmarks33.7
72AI—
79.6Efficiency37
7 spec wins — Apple A18 Pro1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 980
InnoReviews verdict
Apple A18 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 67.5 to 30.3, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+46) and efficiency (+43). 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 A18 Pro
- Stronger CPU score: 71 vs 25
- Stronger benchmarks score: 69 vs 34
- Stronger efficiency score: 80 vs 37
- 518% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,400 vs 550
- 320% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 8,400 vs 2,000
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 980
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2018 |
| Process | 3 nm+57% | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 8 W | 8 W |
| Architecture | Armv9.2 | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz | 2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 4.05 GHz+56% | 2.6 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (6-core) | Arm Mali-G76 MP10 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | 16-core Neural Engine | Dual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor) |
| AI performance | 35 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X-7500 | LPDDR4X-2133 |
| Max bandwidth | 60 GB/s+76% | 34.1 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Snapdragon X75) | Integrated LTE Cat-21 |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | FHD+ @ 60Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | 4K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A18 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu 10 | 1,750,000+307%Top 14% | 430,000Top 68% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,400+518%Top 4% | 550Top 78% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 8,400+320%Top 8% | 2,000Top 68% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 4,300Top 18% | — |
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