Apple A19 Pro vs HiSilicon Kirin 980

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A19 Pro 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?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
A19 Pro
Kirin 980
484026

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
A19 Pro
3678
Kirin 980
698

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
A19 Pro
10856
Kirin 980
2482

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 2x 4.38 GHz 2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76
2x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A76
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores 2 8
Instruction Set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 3 nm 7 nm
Number of transistors 6900 million
TDP 6 Watt
Neural Processing Apple Neural Engine HiSilicon Dual NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 12 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 4800 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Architecture Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency 720 MHz
Execution units 10
Shaders 160
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.1
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3120x1440
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 48MP, 2x 32MP
Max Video Capture 4K@120fps 4K@30fps
Video codec support AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
MJPEG (Motion JPEG)
VP8
VP9
AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 1.4 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.4 5.0
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2025 Quarter 3 2018 Quarter 4
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship