Sony Tough vs ProGrade Iridium CFexpress Type A 480GB
Two CFexpress Type A cards at 480GB, compared on rated speed, current price and price history.
Card A · CFexpress Type A · 480GB
Sony 480GB CFexpress 4.0 Type A TOUGH Memory Card
Card B · CFexpress Type A · 480GB
ProGrade Digital 480GB CFexpress 4.0 Type A Iridium Memory Card
The short version
- Read speed: both are rated at 1800 MB/s.
- Write speed: both are rated at 1700 MB/s.
- Sustained write: ProGrade is rated 100% higher (800 vs 400 MB/s).
Speeds are manufacturer ratings from the retailer listing, not our own tests. Prices come from retailer listings we checked in the last 48 hours; Amazon prices are not shown.
Specifications
- Brand
- Sony
- ProGrade
- Format
- CFexpress Type A
- CFexpress Type A
- Capacity
- 480GB
- 480GB
- Read Speed
- 1800 MB/s
- 1800 MB/s
- Write Speed
- 1700 MB/s
- 1700 MB/s
- Sustained Write
- 400 MB/s
- 800 MB/s
- VPG Rating
- 400
- 400
- CFexpress Version
- 4.0
- 4.0
Pick Sony if…
ProGrade is ahead or level on every measure we can compare.
Pick ProGrade if…
- You want the higher rated sustained write.
Card A: current prices
B&H PhotoLowest
$478.00
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Check price →Prices retrieved: Nov 15, 2026, 7:13 AM
Card B: current prices
B&H PhotoLowestOut of stock
$292.49
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Check price →Prices retrieved: Nov 15, 2026, 7:14 AM
Card A: Sony
Is this a good price?
This price has not moved in the 90 days we have tracked it.
Based on 116 price checks at B&H Photo over 90 days. Amazon prices are not included.
Card B: ProGrade
Card A: price history
Card B: price history
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