Apple A20 Pro vs Huawei Kirin 980
93.9CPU24.8
83.1GPU—
86.2Benchmarks33.7
100Efficiencyspec-based37
7 spec wins — Apple A20 Pro1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 980
InnoReviews verdict
Apple A20 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 90.2 to 30.3, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+69) and benchmarks (+53). Huawei Kirin 980 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple A20 Pro
- Stronger CPU score: 94 vs 25
- Stronger benchmarks score: 86 vs 34
- 759% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,725 vs 550
- 705% higher AnTuTu: 3,463,072 vs 430,000
- 529% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 12,575 vs 2,000
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 980
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2018 |
| Process | 2 nm+71% | 7 nm |
| TDP (typical) | — | 8 W |
| Architecture | ARM | Armv8.2 |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.93 GHz + 4x2.64 GHz | 2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 4.93 GHz+90% | 2.6 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (7-core, Neural Accelerators) | Arm Mali-G76 MP10 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Dual 16-core Neural Engine | Dual NPU (Da Vinci predecessor) |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X-2133 |
| Max bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s+238% | 34.1 GB/s |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Apple C2) | Integrated LTE Cat-21 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.0 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | 4K HDR | FHD+ @ 60Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | 4K@30fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 980 |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 3,463,072+705% | 430,000 |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 4,725+759%Top 1% | 550Bottom 21% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 12,575+529%Top 3% | 2,000Bottom 30% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 7,931Top 4% | — |
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