V60 vs V90 ► Is it worth it? Featuring ProGrade SD Cards

This video compares the ProGrade V60 to the V90 cards. V90 costs over 2x V60, so is it worth it? We compared both read and write performance between the two cards, additionally testing the new dual SD card reader from ProGrade.

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[photojoseph]

What do you think… is it worth it to you to get V90 instead of V60 cards?

[mrrolandlawrence]

i really wish CF express type B cards were more popular in cameras. they are often cheaper than the v90 cards and they are also far more durable form factor. also please apple update the MBP to use CF express.

as for fragmenting - any flash storage has wear leveling algos to ensure you dont overuse any 1 of the nand chips on the cards. a regular format on the camera should suffice.

[eosphoto-wf]

Bought V90 just to record ALL-I. Now I will starve whole month.

[robertmryan]

Good content!

Personally, I don’t shoot enough for the read-speeds (i.e., getting content off the card) to matter. I’m driven by making sure write speeds are sufficient to keep up with the desired video codecs. E.g., with Sony 4K XAVC SI HD, with high bit rates, etc., my v30 cards simply cannot keep up and Sony explicitly recommends v90. The key, for me at least, is to pick cards that can write sufficiently fast for the desired capture (i.e., the desired video codec or the desired fps for burst of stills after buffer fills up).

[olegvorkunov]

Did test with 4 cards by doing burst shooting on A7C with the following settings:
Burst Rate Mode: H (9 shots per second)
Mode: RAW and JPEG.
RAW mode: uncompressed (14 bit)
JPEG mode Extra Fine.
Start the timer at the beginning and hold the shutter button until the buffer is full.
End timer once the last picture is flashed to SD Card.
Here are results:
SunDisk Extreem UHS-I V30 - 33 sec - 68 files
SunDisk Extreem Pro UHS-I V30 - 36 sec - 68 files
PROGRADE UHS-II V60 - 20 sec - 78 files
PROGRADE UHS-II V90 - 22 sec - 90 files

Is it worth paying twice for V90 card over V60 card to get just 12 more shuts?

[scorpionx]

Hard drives need to be defragmented because they can read data quickly if it's written as a continuous line. The read/write head stays in one spot as the platter spins underneath it. But if the data is fragmented, the read/write head has to move back and forth and wait for the next chunk of data to spin underneath.

Solid state media like flash drives don't have this problem. They can access all parts of storage at the same speed so it doesn't matter if the data is stored in physically continuous memory cells, or if it's all scattered around.

[CanonDProject]

dude....thank you for redoing the video haha we have all felt that pain of not pressing record

[zunigamagico]

Per usual, always so informative! In your opinion, for video, would you prefer? These ProGrade, or the Angelbird SD cards for recording at 400mbps?

[oneeyedphotographer]

Burst rate.
If you fill the buffer, you're in trouble however fast the buffer clears. My 60D taught me that, now I just shoot short bursts, the buffer doesn't fill and there's always a bit more if I need it.

[pythonprofreak]

Thank you for the detail benchmark! Make my decision easier which one to buy.

[GabrielArceoReyes]

Which card would you recommend for a Gopro 12. Thanks in advance.

[ThePAC]

What do you mean by a clean format? Is it different from a standard format?

[oldyoutubeaccount]

i have one question. Is it okay to buy a v60 for 4K 60FPS 400MB/S? PLEASE ANSWER ME, I NEED A CLEAR ANSWER AND I CANT FIND ONE!!!

[MacDonaldStudio]

Can you tell me how to do a “clean format” on a Mac? Is it through the Disk Utility?

[pythonprofreak]

ProGrade Digital 128GB UHS-II SDXC for V90 ($98.10) and two 256GB V60 ($152.00 for 2 cards). Since from the review, the V60 might be lack a bit but the price is so low and yet better than Sandisk sd card in both read and write speed. I will call bhphotovideo when the promotion is going to end and get them before the promotion ended. Thank you again.

[davidadsfasdf]

I have a question please please I need an answer. I have the canon EOS R5 i purchased the CF Express card type B prograde Cobalt 325 GB, so my question is for the second card should I get a V60 or V90?? I will save photos and videos to cf express and JPEG to Sd cards. Please advice

[bensake]

Comparing 2 cards but didn't even show speed test results....

[AlexBeaverProductions]

So even if my Panasonic G7 only records at 100mbps then I should still go with the v90 basded on your test?

[benedictmoreno]

How much memory should I need? Multiple 64gb or a couple of 125gb or higher?

[bulltivation]

When I see you in my screen I'm expecting at least 50min monologue, but this is surprising