Sony's updated G-Series XQD cards now feature 440MB/s read and 400 MB/s write speeds. Previous cards offered up to 400 MB/s read and 350 MB/s write speeds. The new cards offer improved performance in Nikon D5 and D500 DSLR cameras. Sony G-Series XQD cards are available in 32, 64 and 128GB capacities. The 64GB capacity version of the updated G-Series card (QD-G64E) is reviewed here.
Read and write speeds were evaluated in various USB 3.0 card readers. In the Sony XQD USB Adapter it benchmarked at 356.3 MB/s read and 221.8 MB/s write using ATTO disk benchmark. Results using CrystalDiskMark are shown in the table below. The read and write speeds are limited by the card reader.
Card: Sony G-Series 400MB/s XQD 64GB
Benchmark: CrystalDiskMark 3.0.3 x64
Program settings: 1000 MB, 5 passes, random test data
Operating system: Windows 10 Pro
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 4.40GHz
RAM: 32GB DDR3 1600
Sony G-Series 400MB/s XQD 64GB Card Reader Benchmarks | Seq. Read 1000MB MB/s | Seq. Write 1000MB MB/s | Rand. Read 512KB MB/s | Rand. Write 512KB MB/s | Rand. Read 4KB MB/s QD1 | Rand. Read 4KB IOPS QD1 | Rand. Write 4KB MB/s QD1 | Rand. Write 4KB IOPS QD1 | Rand. Read 4KB MB/s QD32 | Rand. Read 4KB IOPS QD32 | Rand. Write 4KB MB/s QD32 | Rand. Write 4KB IOPS QD32 |
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Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 315.598 | 130.177 | 311.682 | 3.573 | 12.001 | 2929.9 | 0.028 | 6.9 | 13.527 | 3302.5 | 0.041 | 10.0 |
Lexar Professional XQD 2.0 USB 3.0 Reader | 274.856 | 152.898 | 270.927 | 3.192 | 14.275 | 3485.2 | 0.029 | 7.2 | 17.083 | 4170.7 | 0.037 | 9.1 |
Lexar XR2 XQD 2.0 Card Reader | 262.735 | 146.388 | 261.839 | 3.395 | 14.684 | 3585.1 | 0.027 | 6.6 | 16.941 | 4135.9 | 0.036 | 8.8 |
Sony XQD USB Adapter | 261.784 | 147.979 | 263.936 | 3.302 | 14.602 | 3565.0 | 0.027 | 6.7 | 17.139 | 4184.4 | 0.038 | 9.3 |
Sony MRW-E80 XQD 1.0 Card Reader | 191.573 | 105.236 | 190.111 | 3.244 | 9.918 | 2421.4 | 0.028 | 6.9 | 11.062 | 2700.6 | 0.039 | 9.4 |
The updated G-Series XQD card will be included in camera speed tests. Results from write speed tests in cameras will be added to the table below when available.
Sony G-Series 400MB/s XQD 64GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
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Nikon D500 | 280.2 |
Nikon D5 | 273.9 |
Nikon Z7 | 241.4 |
Nikon Z6 | 237.5 |
Cameras tested with this card: Nikon Z7, Nikon Z6, Nikon D5, Nikon D500
Sony G-Series XQD cards purchased in the USA have a 5-year limited warranty. The card is made in Japan.
Compare prices on the Sony G-Series 440MB/s XQD card. The lowest prices are highlighted in the table below. Prices are updated daily.
Card | Size GB | Lowest $ / GB | Prices | ||
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Amazon | B&H Photo | Adorama | |||
Sony G-Series 440MB/s XQD | 32 | $2.75 | $89.99 | Check price | $88.00 |
Sony G-Series 440MB/s XQD | 64 | $1.38 | $88.00 | Check price | $128.00 |
Sony G-Series 440MB/s XQD 120GB | 120 | $1.40 | $168.00 | Check price | $199.99 |
Sony G-Series 440MB/s XQD | 128 | $0.63 | $80.00 | Check price | Check price |
Sony G-Series 440MB/s XQD | 256 | $1.30 | $332.68 | Check price | Check price |