Apple A12Z Bionic
Apple A12Z Bionic vs HiSilicon Kirin 9010
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Apple A12Z Bionic and HiSilicon Kirin 9010 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Apple
HiSilicon
Launch Date
March 2020
April 2024
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
SMIC
Model Name
APL1083
Kirin 9010
Architecture
4x 2.5 GHz – Vortex
4x 1.59 GHz – Tempest
2x 2.3 GHz – TaiShan V1214x 1.55 GHz – TaiShan V1216x 2.18 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores
8
12
Technology
7 nm
7 nm
Frequency
2500 MHz
2300 MHz
Transistor count
10
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Instruction set
ARMv8-A
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GPU Specifications
GPU name
Apple A12Z GPU
Maleoon 910
GPU frequency
1340 MHz
750 MHz
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048
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FLOPS
1.106 TFLOPS
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Execution units
64
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Shading units
512
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OpenCL version
2.0
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Vulkan version
1.1
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DirectX version
12
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Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 18
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5G support
No
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Bluetooth
5.0
-
Wi-Fi
5
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Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
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Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR4X
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Memory frequency
4266 MHz
2750 MHz
Memory Bus
2x 64 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
68.2 GB/s
44 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
L2 Cache
8 MB
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Audio codecs
Apple Lossless, HE‑AAC v2, Linear PCM, AAX и AAX+
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Max camera resolution
1x 12MP
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Storage type
NVMe
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Video codecs
H.264
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Video playback
4K at 60FPS
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Video capture
4K at 60FPS
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Neural processor (NPU)
Apple M12
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TDP
15 W
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Advantages
Apple A12Z Bionic
- Higher Frequency: 2500 MHz (2500 MHz vs 2300 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 68.2 GB/s (68.2 GB/s vs 44 Gbit/s)
Kirin 9010
- Newer Launch Date: April 2024 (March 2020 vs April 2024)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Apple A12Z Bionic
1322
Kirin 9010
+7%
1413
Multi Core
Apple A12Z Bionic
+2%
4642
Kirin 9010
4560
SiliconCat Rating
33
Ranks 33 among all SOC on our website
33
Ranks 33 among all SOC on our website
Kirin 9010
