Apple A18 Pro vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 Pro with HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G. 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?
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth | 2x 2.86 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
Number of cores | 4 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
Lithography | 3 nm | 7 nm |
Number of transistors | 8000 million | |
TDP | 10 Watt | 7 Watt |
Neural Processing | Apple Neural Engine | Ascend Lite + Ascend Tiny, HUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture, HiAI 2.0 |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 12 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 3750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 3.0 |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple A18 pro GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Mali Bifrost |
GPU frequency | 1490 MHz | 700 MHz |
Execution units | 6 | 16 |
Shaders | 768 | 256 |
DirectX | 12 | |
OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
Vulkan API | 1.1 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 3360x1440@60Hz | |
Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | |
Max Video Capture | 4K@120fps | 4K@60fps |
Video codec support | AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MJPEG (Motion JPEG) VP8 VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VC-1 VP8 VP9 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 10 Gbps | |
Peak Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | |
Wi-Fi | 7 (802.11be) | 6 (802.11ax) |
Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.0 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2024 Quarter 3 | 2019 Quarter 4 |
Partnumber | APL1V07 | |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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