Apple A18 vs Huawei Kirin 8000
68.4CPU30.7
50.6GPU—
67.5Benchmarks—
72AIspec-based—
82.1Efficiencyspec-based20
3 spec wins — Apple A181 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
- Stronger CPU score: 68 vs 31
- 68% higher Max clock: 4.04 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 | Huawei Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2023 |
| Process | 3 nm+57% | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 7 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv9 | — |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A18 | Huawei Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.04 GHz performance + 4x2.2 GHz efficiency | 1x2.4 GHz + 3x2.19 GHz + 4x1.84 GHz |
| Max clock | 4.04 GHz+68% | 2.4 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A18 | Huawei Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (5-core) | — |
AI
| Spec | Apple A18 | Huawei Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Neural Engine (16-core) | — |
| AI performance | 35 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A18 | Huawei Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X-6400 | — |
| Max bandwidth | 60 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A18 | Huawei Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 5G (external) | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | — |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | — |
Media
| Spec | Apple A18 | Huawei Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | Super Retina XDR | — |
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A18 | Huawei Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 1,650,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,250Top 6% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 8,050Top 11% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 3,950Top 22% | — |
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