Apple A9 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A9 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

A9

Kirin 980

484026

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A9

624

Kirin 980

698

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A9

961

Kirin 980

2482

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 1.85 GHz – Apple Twister	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	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	2000 million	6900 million
TDP	5 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple M9	HiSilicon Dual NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	1333 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Imagination PowerVR GT7600	Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Architecture	PowerVR Rogue	Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency	650 MHz	720 MHz
Execution units	6	10
Shaders	192	160
DirectX		12
OpenCL API	1.2	2.1
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.1	1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2048x1536	3120x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 32MP, 2x 12MP	1x 48MP, 2x 32MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.45 Gbps	1.4 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	0.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	4.2	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS