Lexar has recently announced two new additions to its memory card lineup: the CFexpress Type B 512GB Diamond card and the 2TB Gold card. These new cards offer advanced performance and expanded storage capacity for professional photographers and videographers.
The CFexpress Type B Diamond card is designed to meet the demanding needs of high-performance cameras and offers read speeds of up to 1900MB/s and write speeds of up to 1700MB/s. This card is compatible with Nikon, Fujifilm, Panasonic, and Canon cameras and is ideal for capturing high-quality 4K and 6K video and high-resolution photos.
Also, the Diamond cards are VGP-400 certified to guarantee a 400MB/s minimum write speed and they are also XQD backward compatible.
Lexar Diamond 512GB CFexpress Type B – B&H
In addition to the CFexpress Type B Diamond card, Lexar has also announced a 2TB Gold card. This new card approved for Red cinema cameras offers faster read speeds of up to 1,900MB/s. With its massive 2TB storage capacity, the Gold card provides plenty of space for storing large files, such as 8K videos and high-resolution images.
The 2TB Gold Lexar card is currently one of the best-valued cards on the market when comparing performance, capacity, and price.
Lexar Gold 2TB CFexpress Type B – B&H
Both the CFexpress Type B Diamond card and the 2TB Gold card are built with high-quality components and are rigorously tested to ensure reliable performance in even the most demanding shooting environments. With these new cards, professional photographers and videographers can capture and store their work with confidence, knowing that they have the best tools at their disposal.
Benchmarks
Benchmarks are taken with the Lexar CFexpress reader for USB 10Gbps speeds and the OWC Thunderbolt 3 Reader for 20Gbps speeds. 4GB file sizes are tested for the USB C and TB3 read and write speeds and 64GB file sizes are tested for the Heat speeds where we see how well the cards perform when thermal throttling.
| Card | USBC W | USBC R | TB3 W | TB3 R | High Heat |
| Lexar Diamond 512GB | 1011 MB/s | 1024 MB/s | 1325 MB/s | 1625 MB/s | 1278 MB/s |
| Lexar Gold 2TB | 1019 MB/s | 1020 MB/s | 1331 MB/s | 1605 MB/s | 1266 MB/s |
Both new cards have very good performance with some of the fastest read speeds on the market with some very impressive high heat speeds.
You can compare the new Lexar cards to any other brand of cards in this list of the Best CFexpress Type B Memory Cards with included benchmarks – this also explains the testing methodology.
Why I Continue To Recommend Lexar
Currently, Lexar remains the top brand of memory cards that I continue to recommend from in-camera benchmarks. They not only feature some of the best performances with the most features at some of the best prices but I’ve also never seen any physical issues like being too thick or melting the skin of your fingers off when they get hot as I’ve seen with other brands.
Lexar cards come with a limited lifetime warranty.
To see how Lexar CFexpress Type B cards perform in different camera bodies check out these guides.
CFexpress Memory Cards For Nikon Cameras
CFexpress Memory Cards For Canon Cameras
CFexpress Memory Cards For Fujifilm Cameras
CFexpress Memory Cards For Panasonic Cameras
Disclaimer: Lexar does send me samples of some of their cards for testing.
