Apple A19 vs Huawei Kirin 990 5G
74.3CPU33.3
56.3GPU—
73Benchmarks48.6
82.1Efficiencyspec-based20
5 spec wins — Apple A191 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 990 5G
InnoReviews verdict
Apple A19 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 70.3 to 34.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+41) and benchmarks (+24). 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
- Stronger CPU score: 74 vs 33
- Stronger benchmarks score: 73 vs 49
- 252% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,600 vs 1,023
- 159% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 8,850 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 | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2019 |
| Process | 3 nm+57% | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 7 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv9 | ARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores) |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A19 | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.26 GHz performance + 4x2.6 GHz efficiency | 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 | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (5-core) | Arm Mali-G76 MP16 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A19 | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Neural Engine (16-core) | HUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny) |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A19 | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Max bandwidth | 60 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A19 | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Snapdragon X71 5G (external) | Integrated 5G modem (SA/NSA) |
| Max download | — | 2.3 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | — |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | — |
Media
| Spec | Apple A19 | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | Super Retina XDR | — |
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A19 | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 2,050,000 | 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) | 3,600+252%Top 5% | 1,023Top 50% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 8,850+159%Top 8% | 3,419Top 38% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 4,650Top 14% | — |
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