Apple A18 vs Huawei Kirin 9030
68.4CPU40
50.6GPU—
67.5Benchmarks—
72AIspec-based66.9
82.1Efficiencyspec-based52
3 spec wins — Apple A182 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 9030 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 40
- 47% higher Max clock: 4.04 GHz vs 2.75 GHz
- 40% lower process: 3 nm vs 5 nm
- 21% higher AI performance: 35 TOPS vs 29 TOPS
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A18 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2025 |
| Process | 3 nm+40% | 5 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 7 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv9 | ARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores) |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A18 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.04 GHz performance + 4x2.2 GHz efficiency | 1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny |
| Max clock | 4.04 GHz+47% | 2.75 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A18 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (5-core) | HiSilicon Maleoon 935A |
AI
| Spec | Apple A18 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Neural Engine (16-core) | HiSilicon Ascend NPU |
| AI performance | 35 TOPS+21% | 29 TOPS |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A18 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X-6400 | LPDDR5X |
| Max bandwidth | 60 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A18 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Snapdragon X70 5G (external) | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 6.0 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A18 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | Super Retina XDR | — |
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A18 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 1,650,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,250Top 7% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 8,050Top 12% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 3,950Top 24% | — |
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