Apple A19 vs Huawei Kirin 9030
74.3CPU40
56.3GPU—
73Benchmarks—
—AIspec-based66.9
82.1Efficiencyspec-based52
2 spec wins — Apple A191 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 A19
- Stronger CPU score: 74 vs 40
- 55% higher Max clock: 4.26 GHz vs 2.75 GHz
- 40% lower process: 3 nm vs 5 nm
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A19 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2025 |
| Process | 3 nm+40% | 5 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 7 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv9 | ARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores) |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A19 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.26 GHz performance + 4x2.6 GHz efficiency | 1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny |
| Max clock | 4.26 GHz+55% | 2.75 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A19 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (5-core) | HiSilicon Maleoon 935A |
AI
| Spec | Apple A19 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Neural Engine (16-core) | HiSilicon Ascend NPU |
| AI performance | — | 29 TOPS |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A19 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Max bandwidth | 60 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A19 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Snapdragon X71 5G (external) | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A19 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | Super Retina XDR | — |
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A19 | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 2,050,000 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,600Top 6% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 8,850Top 8% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 4,650Top 15% | — |
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