Apple A16 Bionic vs HiSilicon Kirin 980
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A16 Bionic with HiSilicon Kirin 980. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?
CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 2x 3.46 GHz – Everest 4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth |
2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
Number of cores | 6 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm |
Number of transistors | 16000 million | 6900 million |
TDP | 8 Watt | 6 Watt |
Neural Processing | NPU | HiSilicon Dual NPU |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 6 GB | up to 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | NVMe | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple gen. 6 | Mali-G76 MP10 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Bifrost |
GPU frequency | 1398 MHz | 720 MHz |
Execution units | 5 | 10 |
Shaders | 640 | 160 |
DirectX | 12 | |
OpenCL API | 2.1 | |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.2 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2796x1290 | 3120x1440 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 32MP |
Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | 4K@30fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 1.4 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 0.2 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 6 (802.11ax) | 6 (802.11ax) |
Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.0 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2022 Quarter 3 | 2018 Quarter 4 |
Partnumber | APL1W10 | |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
AnTuTu 10
Total Score
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
Score
GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
Score
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