Finding the Right UHS-II Memory Card: Guide and Compatibility Chart

What’s is UHS-II?

Although UHS-II memory cards have been around for a while, they are just starting to grow in popularity as photographers begin to see the benefits of their speed, reliability, and quality. UHS stands for “universal high speed” and refers to the type of “bus interface” which determines the “bus speed.”

It’s a lot of technical jargon, but basically, the little row of metal strips or “pins” you see on the back of a card is the interface. UHS-I uses one row of pins (9 pins) whereas UHS-II upgrades to two rows of pins (17 pins) to increase the bus speed.

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The Benefits of UHS-II Cards

The biggest advantage of UHS-II cards is their speed. For example, using a SanDisk UHS-II Extreme Pro card offers you three times the write speed of their UHS-I cards, upgrading your write speed from 90MB/s to 260MB/s. This offers a huge advantage to photographers or videographers when shooting in burst mode or taking rapid shots.

When in post-production a SanDisk UHS-II card will double your transfer rate/read speed from 170MB/s to 300MB/s. For large amounts of high-quality footage, this speed is critical in maximizing your production time. Other memory card brands also offer UHS-II cards at various speeds, but in each case, UHS-II cards are always the faster option.

Another benefit of UHS-II memory cards is that they typically feature other upgrades such as video speed, UHS speed class, and more, although these are not linked to their UHS-II capabilities.

Can I use a UHS-I card in a UHS-II slot or a UHS-II card in a UHS-I slot?

You may still use UHS-I cards in UHS-II compatible cameras since the slots are backward compatible, but you won’t receive the benefits that a UHS-II card will offer. Likewise, you can use UHS-II cards in a UHS-I port but your camera will be limited to UHS-I specs.

List of UHS-II Compatible Cameras

You may be wondering: “Is my camera compatible with a UHS-II memory card?” Or, you may be in the market for a camera compatible with UHS-II memory cards and you want to know what all your options are. The following chart is a list of cameras with UHS-II slots. This UHS-II camera list will be updated when new cameras are released that are compatible. You can purchase SD UHS-II or Micro UHS-II cards right here at bulkmemorycards.com.

Camera Brand/Model	Camera Type	Card(s) Accepted	Announced
Canon EOS R	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	Sept. 2018
Canon EOS RP	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	February 2019
Canon EOS M6 Mark II	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	August 2019
Canon EOS 90D	DSLR	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	August 2019
Canon EOS R6	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	July 2020
Canon EOS R5	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC), CFexpress Type B	July 2020
Fujifilm GFX 50S	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	Sept. 2016
Fujifilm GFX 50R	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	Sept. 2018
Fujifilm GFX 100	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	May 2019
Fujifilm X-T1	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	January 2014
Fujifilm X-T1 IR	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	August 2015
Fujifilm X-Pro2	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	January 2016
Fujifilm X-T2	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	August 2016
Fujifilm X-H1	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	February 2018
Fujifilm X-T3	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	Sept. 2018
Fujifilm X-Pro3	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	October 2019
Fujifilm X-T4	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	February 2020
Fujifilm GFX 100S	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	January 2021
Leica SL (Typ 601)	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	October 2015
Leica TL2	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	July 2017
Leica Q2	Compact	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	March 2019
Leica Q2 Monochrom	Compact	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	November 2020
Nikon D500	DSLR	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC), XQD	January 2016
Nikon D850	DSLR	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC), XQD	July 2017
Nikon D780	DSLR	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	January 2020
Nikon Z5	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	July 2020
Nikon Z6 II	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC), XQD, CF Type B	October 2020
Nikon Z7 II	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC), XQD, CF Type B	October 2020
Olympus OM-D E-M5 II	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	February 2015
Olympus OM-D E-M10 II	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	August 2015
Olympus PEN-F	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	January 2016
Olympus OM-D E-M1 II	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	Sept. 2016
Olympus OM-D E-M10 III	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	August 2017
Olympus OM-D E-M1X	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	January 2019
Olympus OM-D E-M5 III	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	October 2019
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	February 2020
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	August 2020
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIs	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	November 2020
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 (G80 in some regions)	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	Sept. 2016
Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	January 2017
Panasonic Lumix DC-G9	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	November 2017
Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5s	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	January 2018
Panasonic Lumix DC-S1	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC), XQD	February 2019
Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC), XQD	February 2019
Panasonic Lumix DC-G95 (G90/G91 in some regions)	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	April 2019
Panasonic Lumix DC-S1H	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	May 2019
Panasonic Lumix DC-S5	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	Sept. 2020
Panasonic Lumix DC-BGH1	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	October 2020
Samsung NX1	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	Sept. 2014
Sigma fp	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	July 2019
Sony a9	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	April 2017
Sony a7R III	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	October 2017
Sony a7 III	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	February 2018
Sony a7R IV	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	July 2019
Sony a9 II	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	October 2019
Sony a7S III	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC), CFexpress Type A	July 2020
Sony a7C	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC)	July 2020
Sony a1	Mirrorless	UHS-I, UHS-II (SD/SDHC/SDXC), CFexpress Type A	January 2021

If we missed any UHS-II compatible cameras on our list, please let us know in the comments below! Don’t forget to pick up your UHS-II SD Memory cards right here on BulkMemoryCards.com.

Jessica Lee

- 2 years ago

UHS-II memory cards are beast when it comes to speed, a very useful guide for people who are looking to buy UHS-II cards and I believe although the price is pretty expensive, I believe it will gradually become pretty affordable.

Bob Travaglione

- a year ago

Does the Panasonic LUMIX G-9 support UHS-II SD memory cards?

Joshua Foley

Bob, yes, the Lumix DC-G9 is compatible with UHS-II. Good catch, I added it to the list!

Stefan Toth

- 12 months ago

Canon EOS 5DsR ?

- 10 months ago

Hi Stefan, no the Canon EOS 5DsR is not UHS-II compatible.

skip saunders

Are special USB readers needed to take advantage of the transfer speeds from the UHS-ii cards?…. I presume the USB 3.0 ports on a computer can handle the best transfer speeds from the USH-ii cards, but are specialized readers needed to activate the two rows of contacts on the USH-ii cards when trying to download/upload data from a PC?

Skip, yes you are correct. You can still read and transfer data from the UHS-II card with any reader since it’s backwards compatible, but it won’t be at the top speeds offered unless the reader is made to activate the second row of contacts. Some of those UHS-II compatible readers do exists but they are still pretty expensive.