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Best Memory Card For The Canon 80D

  • October 2, 2017
  • AGriffin

Fastest Memory Card Canon 80D

An in-camera memory card speed comparison between all the most popular UHS-I and UHS-II cards in the Canon 80D.

The Canon 80D like the Canon 7D II has some amazing features with a very robust build quality. It fits perfectly between the T6 and the 7DII. Some people might think one of the three T6 cameras is good enough, but when it comes to performance, especially memory card performance, the 80D performs much more like the 7D II.

This guide will help you find the fastest and the best memory card for the Canon 80D.

 

Camera Specs

Sensor: APS-C 24.2 MP / Processor: Digic 6 Image Processor

Sensor SD Memory Card Type: UHS-I

Continuous Burst: 7fps

Size of Buffer: 500MB

RAW Shots Till Buffer Fills: 25 depending on card.

Est. Time Taken To Clear Buffer: 6 seconds with the Sandisk Extreme Pro

 

Canon 80D – Amazon / Adorama / BHphoto

 

 


Best SD Memory Cards For The Canon 80D


Unlike the T6 the Canon 80D is very good at clearing its buffer, so you’re ready to shoot again without that annoying delay. This is absolutely essential when you’re doing a lot of burst photography. 

The Canon 80D is not just fast, it’s actually one of the faster cameras out there in terms of SD memory card write speeds, even outperforming the 7D II.

Take a look

 

Canon 80D Memory Card Speed Chart

SD Memory Cards USB 3.0 Read USB 3.0 Write Canon 80D Write Speeds See Price
UHS-II        
Toshiba 64GB UHS-II 258.8 MB/s 226.5 MB/s 75.82 MB/s Amazon
Lexar 64GB 2000x UHS-II 272.7 MB/s 244.5 MB/s 73.34 MB/s Amazon
Delkin 32GB UHS-II 253.5 MB/s 219.6 MB/s 72.68 MB/s Amazon
Sony M 64GB UHS-II 290.2 MB/S 182.1 MB/S 72.41 MB/s Amazon
Transcend 64GB UHS-II 290.2 MB/s 182.1 MB/s 70.94 MB/s Amazon
Lexar 64GB 1000x UHS-II 147.4 MB/s 78.4 MB/s 62.32 MB/s Amazon
Sandisk Extreme Pro 64GB UHS-II 260.5 MB/s 214.8 MB/s 39.98 MB/s Amazon
UHS-I        
Sandisk Extreme Pro 64GB U3 98.6 MB/s 90.8 MB/s 75.98 MB/s Amazon
Samsung Pro+ 64GB U3 97.5 MB/s 87.3 MB/s 72.59 MB/s Amazon
Kingston 64GB U3 98.1 MB/s 90.4 MB/s 71.39 MB/s Amazon
Samsung Pro 64GB U1 96.3 MB/s 82.2 MB/s 69.59 MB/s Amazon
Samsung Pro 64GB U3 97.7 MB/s 78.6 MB/s 67.38 MB/s Amazon
PNY 64GB U1 96.5 MB/s 66.5 MB/s 59.60 MB/s Amazon
Transcend 64GB U3 96.7 MB/s 68.4 MB/s 57.79 MB/s Amazon
Lexar 633x 64GB U3 93.3 MB/s 67.3 MB/s 57.28 MB/s Amazon
Sandisk Extreme Plus 64GB U3 99.0 MB/s 64.4 MB/s 57.18 MB/s Amazon
PNY 64GB U3 96.5 MB/s 66.1 MB/s 56.76 MB/s Amazon
Lexar 600x 64GB U1 95.4 MB/s 64.8 MB/s 54.56 MB/s Amazon
Sony 64GB U3 96.5 MB/s 84.5 MB/s 52.66 MB/s Amazon
Sandisk Extreme 64GB U3 72.43 MB/s 54.1 MB/s 48.88 MB/s Amazon
Samsung 64GB U1 EVO 47.7 MB/s 27.3 MB/s 23.59 MB/s Amazon

You can see right away the difference in speed between card brands. This is rare with many cameras out there since so many of them have built in bottlenecks. Not so with the Canon 80D.

Be sure to use the chart above to find the right card for you as it seems Samsung, Sandisk and Kingston are taking the lead on this one.

 

Fastest UHS-II Memory Cards For The Canon 80D

The Canon 80D doesn’t take advantage of UHS-II memory cards but they still do function. You can use them to gain a performance boost when writing to your computer with a UHS-II USB 3.0 memory card reader. 

Toshiba 64GB UHS-II  – Amazon

Lexar 64GB 2000x UHS-II  – Amazon

 

 

Fastest UHS-I Memory Cards For The Canon 80D

UHS-I memory cards offer the best bang for the buck and they perform really good in this camera with a top speed of 75.98MB/s

Sandisk Extreme Pro 64GB U3 – Amazon

Samsung Pro+ 64GB U3 – Amazon

 

 

My Personal Recommendation For The Canon 80D

Sandisk is still my favorite brand, I have some very old cards that still work great and I’ve yet to ever have a problem. But I’m also starting to really like those Samsung cards.

Sandisk Extreme Pro 64GB U3 UHS-I – Amazon / Adorama

 

 


Best SD Memory Card For Video In The Canon 80D


Although shooting video doesn’t require as much bandwidth as shooting burst stills, it’s still nice to have a quick card just so you never run into a buffer issue. Really any of these top performing cards are good enough for video in the Canon 80D.  However, I would stick with the premium brands like Sandisk, Lexar, Samsung and Transcend.

 

 


Fastest Memory Cards May Not Always The Best


Currently there are several different types of flash memory on the market. Some read and write faster, while some read and write slower but are rated with more life cycles. And then there are some that are fast with a high cycle count. 

What’s this mean?

Flash memory is rated typically from 5,000 cycles with old cards to 30,000+ cycles with new cards. Some types of flash memory can even last up to 100,000 cycles. This number of course is always going up as technology improves, but it plays an important role in choosing the best memory card for your needs, especially if you take a lot of photos.

It also means you should probably retire your old cards to prevent corrupting any files on an important shoot.

I personally take about 20,000 photos a year. So if I had an old memory card that was rated for only 5,000 cycles, it could start to run into issues with corrupted shots and it happens sometimes when I’m doing these memory card speed tests even with new cards. This is why some memory cards only have a 1-year warranty. They’ll be good for high intensity use for about 30,000 shots. 

Unfortunately cards manufacturers usually don’t tell you what kind of flash memory they are using and many now offer limited lifetime warranties, so you’re stuck not really knowing how long your card can really last.

This is why I still just recommend buying the fastest memory card at a price you’re comfortable with. Especially if you consider how much memory cards come down in price every year.

 

 


UHS-II Memory Cards Will They Work For The Canon 80D?


Short answer is yes they will work in the 80D, but with limited speeds. However, if you’re a casual shooter, they probably won’t be worth the higher price.

Right now UHS-II SD memory cards are the fastest you can buy, but few cameras can take advantage of them. However, if you like to buy large cards and find yourself filling them up a lot, then those UHS-II speeds can really benefit you when it comes to transferring the data to your computer. Really nice for studio photographers.

Be sure if you do get UHS-II cards to also get a UHS-II capable memory card reader found here. 

 

 


Best Memory Card For The Canon 80D – The Bottom Line


If you want a card that’s blazing fast at USB 3.0 transfer speeds to your computer, then go with a UHS-II memory card. If you want the fastest card at the best price, stick with UHS-I. If you want a card that will last you for years, be sure to look at the warranty. A higher warranty usually means better lifetime flash cycles, which means more photos taken over the years without risk of corruption. 

For Canon cameras I usually just stick with UHS-I cards, since they’re not very expensive and always coming down in price.

AGriffin

Professional editor, blogger and photographer from Los Angeles California.

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10 comments
  1. Alaska_Paul says:
    July 4, 2017 at 9:45 am

    Alik—Thank you very much for the very concise and informative article on the best SD cards for the Canon EOS 80D. I just got the camera yesterday, and now I know all I need to know now on SD cards, especially for the 80D. Great article.!

    Reply
    1. Alik Griffin says:
      July 4, 2017 at 10:52 am

      Thanks Paul!

      Reply
  2. Ra-ATL says:
    July 14, 2017 at 6:41 pm

    Hi, just wanted to know if the 80D supports higher than 64GB?

    Reply
    1. Alik Griffin says:
      July 15, 2017 at 1:28 pm

      Yep.

      Reply
  3. Guy Slegers says:
    December 8, 2017 at 5:06 am

    This was very helpfull, thanks.

    Reply
  4. ElleElleBee says:
    December 11, 2017 at 8:22 am

    Thanks for the great advice ive just purchased an 80D and this page was excellent help very well wriiten advice 😀

    Reply
  5. Werner Boshoff says:
    May 13, 2019 at 11:20 pm

    Hi Guys. I really would prefer to use a Micro SD Card and want to start doing professional photos and videos. Are there a Micro SD CARD that performs just as good ad the Sandisk Extreme Pro 64GB U3 UHS-I, with the same reliability?

    Reply
    1. Alik Griffin says:
      May 13, 2019 at 11:28 pm

      Yes, most of the comparable micro sd cards perform the same now. Sometimes these SD cards have the same components inside as well.
      The only thing you have to watch out for when using microSD cards is the adapters aren’t always great. I’ve had on multiple occasions been using micro SD cards and had issues with the card losing connection with the camera because of the adapter, so you have to really test your adapters before going into a professional setting. Otherwise they’re fine. I usually keep backup micro SD cards in my bag since they will work in pretty much any device. The Sandisk adapters so far haven’t given me any trouble.

      Reply
      1. GetMeGadget says:
        August 10, 2019 at 8:26 am

        Alik , does a 128gb sandisk extreme plus works with canon 80d?

        Reply
        1. Alik Griffin says:
          August 10, 2019 at 4:36 pm

          Yes.

          Reply

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