Apple A20 Pro vs Huawei Kirin 990 5G
93.9CPU33.3
83.1GPU—
86.2Benchmarks48.6
100Efficiencyspec-based20
5 spec wins — Apple A20 Pro1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 990 5G
InnoReviews verdict
Apple A20 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 90.2 to 34.9, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+61) and benchmarks (+38). 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 A20 Pro
- Stronger CPU score: 94 vs 33
- Stronger benchmarks score: 86 vs 49
- 362% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,725 vs 1,023
- 268% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 12,575 vs 3,419
- 72% higher Max clock: 4.93 GHz vs 2.86 GHz
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 990 5G
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2019 |
| Process | 2 nm+71% | 7 nm |
| Architecture | ARM | ARM (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores) |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.93 GHz + 4x2.64 GHz | 2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| Max clock | 4.93 GHz+72% | 2.86 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (7-core, Neural Accelerators) | Arm Mali-G76 MP16 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Dual 16-core Neural Engine | HUAWEI Da Vinci NPU (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny) |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Max bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Apple C2) | Integrated 5G modem (SA/NSA) |
| Max download | — | 2.3 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | — |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | — |
Media
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | 4K HDR | — |
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A20 Pro | Huawei Kirin 990 5G |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 3,463,072 | 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) | 4,725+362%Top 1% | 1,023Top 50% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 12,575+268%Top 3% | 3,419Top 38% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 7,931Top 4% | — |
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