Apple A20 Pro vs Huawei Kirin 9030
93.9CPU40
83.1GPU—
86.2Benchmarks—
—AIspec-based66.9
100Efficiencyspec-based52
3 spec wins — Apple A20 Pro1 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 A20 Pro
- Stronger CPU score: 94 vs 40
- 79% higher Max clock: 4.93 GHz vs 2.75 GHz
- 60% lower process: 2 nm vs 5 nm
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2025 |
| Process | 2 nm+60% | 5 nm |
| Architecture | ARM | ARM (ARMv8, Taishan V124 cores) |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.93 GHz + 4x2.64 GHz | 1x2.75 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.27 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.72 GHz Taishan V124 Tiny |
| Max clock | 4.93 GHz+79% | 2.75 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (7-core, Neural Accelerators) | HiSilicon Maleoon 935A |
AI
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Dual 16-core Neural Engine | HiSilicon Ascend NPU |
| AI performance | — | 29 TOPS |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Max bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Apple C2) | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | 4K HDR | — |
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 9030 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 3,463,072 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 4,725Top 1% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 12,575Top 3% | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 7,931Top 4% | — |
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