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Sep 08, 2023

The best Nintendo Switch SD card in June 2023

Get more storage for your favourite games, with the best Nintendo Switch SD

Get more storage for your favourite games, with the best Nintendo Switch SD cards.

With the best Nintendo Switch SD card, you can expand your console's storage and save more games. After all, the Switch OLED only comes with 64GB and the basic Switch just 32GB. So when you consider that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild needs 13.4GB of space and Mario Odyssey needs 5.7GB, you can see why the extra storage of an SD card can be useful.

Choosing a card can be tricky, though, as they all do the same job on paper. Look out for a read speed of at least 60MB/s and of course, pay attention to the amount of gigabytes on offer. We list the best Nintendo Switch SD cards available today below.

Once you've bought one, check out our list of the best Nintendo Switch games. Alternatively, if you've yet to get a Switch then see our a regularly updated guide on where to buy the Nintendo Switch.

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The best Nintendo Switch SD card overallCapacity: 64GB-512GBTransfer rate: Up to 100MB/sSanDisk has a selection of officially licensed options with eye-catching branding from top games. With storage options from 64GB up to an impressive 512GB, the transfer rates won't keep you hanging around waiting for games to load.

A good choice for large games libraries Capacity: 16GB-512GBTransfer rate: Up to 100MB/sSanDisk's Ultra range of SD cards are easily fast enough for loading Switch games at a speed close to what you'd get from the console's own internal storage. We'd go for the 400GB option which will hold plenty, and for an excellent price.

Best cheap Nintendo Switch SD card Capacity: 64GBSpeed: 48MB/sThis SD card is very cheap, making it the perfect storage card for newbies because you can get downloading and playing for less. 64GB will store roughly six to eight first-party titles (5GB to 15GB per game) or countless indies (around 500MB per game).

The best SD card for protection Capacity: 32GB-512GBSpeed: Up to 100 MB/sThe EVO Plus range offers fast speeds, along with what Samsung calls 4-proof protection. That means they're waterproof, X-ray proof, temperature proof and magnet proof. Bear in mind, though, that your Switch definitely isn't all four of those.

A pro SD card for Switch at a pro price Capacity: 128GBSpeed: Up to 98MB/sDesigned for outdoor photography and video recordings, this Toshiba SD card is made to survive extreme conditions and is also shock- and waterproof. As it's aimed at professionals you're going to pay quite a bit more, but it will give you peace of mind.

Best Nintendo Switch SD card for valueCapacity: 16GB-512GBSpeed: Up to 100MB/sIf you want to get your hands on more storage for less money then there are plenty of less recognisable names out there (although you should check out reviews before buying). This one gives you lots of fast storage for not much cash, and does the job well.

Best Nintendo Switch SD card for speedCapacity: 16GB-1TBSpeed: Up to 160MB/sFeel the need for speed? The fastest SD card on our list screams along at up to 160MB/s so games will load in the blink of an eye. You'll pay a bit extra for the privilege, so you might as well get the 1TB model and then you'll probably never run short of shortage.

Basic but good value SD card for SwitchCapacity: 64GB-1TBSpeed: Up to 100MB/sThese SD cards from Amazon Basics are nothing to get excited about: they're simply rebranded cards bought in from Hong Kong. But they work and seem reliable enough for the job, and the price is pretty hard to resist, especially the 1TB card.

Plenty of storage at a nicely affordable priceCapacity: 16GB-256BSpeed: Up to 100MB/sGigastone's another brand that's new to us, but its 256GB SD card seems to be worth taking a look at. It's designed with game consoles in mind. It's nice and fast. It's also waterproof, shock-proof, temperature-proof and, yes, X-Ray proof too.

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Jim McCauley is a writer, performer and cat-wrangler who started writing professionally way back in 1995 on PC Format magazine, and has been covering technology-related subjects ever since, whether it's hardware, software or videogames. A chance call in 2005 led to Jim taking charge of Computer Arts' website and developing an interest in the world of graphic design, and eventually led to a move over to the freshly-launched Creative Bloq in 2012. Jim now works as a freelance writer for sites including Creative Bloq, T3 and PetsRadar, specialising in design, technology, wellness and cats, while doing the occasional pantomime and street performance in Bath and designing posters for a local drama group on the side.