Apple A19 Pro vs Huawei Kirin 990 5G
77.4CPU33.3
64.9GPU—
74.7Benchmarks48.6
72AIspec-based—
79.6Efficiencyspec-based20
5 spec wins — Apple A19 Pro1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 990 5G
InnoReviews verdict
Apple A19 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 73.5 to 34.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+44) and benchmarks (+26). Huawei Kirin 990 5G still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple A19 Pro
- Stronger CPU score: 77 vs 33
- Stronger benchmarks score: 75 vs 49
- 271% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,800 vs 1,023
- 178% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 9,500 vs 3,419
- 57% lower process: 3 nm vs 7 nm
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 990 5G
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A19 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2019 |
| Process | 3 nm+57% | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 8 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv9.2 | ARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores) |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A19 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.26 GHz + 4x2.6 GHz | 2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 4.26 GHz+49% | 2.86 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A19 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (6-core, Neural Accelerators) | Arm Mali-G76 MP16 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A19 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | 16-core Neural Engine | HUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny) |
| AI performance | 35 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A19 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X-9600 | LPDDR4X |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A19 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Snapdragon X80) | Integrated 5G modem (SA/NSA) |
| Max download | — | 2.3 Gbps |
Media
| Spec | Apple A19 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A19 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 2,200,000 | 778,713Bottom 27% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 267,234Bottom 22% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 130,102Bottom 34% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 188,134Bottom 50% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 193,243Bottom 15% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,800+271%Top 3% | 1,023Top 50% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 9,500+178%Top 6% | 3,419Top 38% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 5,700Top 12% | — |
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