What's the Best Budget NVMe SSD for PS5 Storage?
Published: July 8, 2026
Pulling live prices…
Live data across PricePerGig listings. Prices may change; Updated every few hours.
📊 As of July 8, 2026, the typical NVMe on Amazon.com is $200/TB or $0.20/GB across the 737 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $138/TB or $0.138/GB. The best deals on Amazon.com start from about $156 for 1TB ($156/TB), $262 for 2TB ($131/TB) and $470 for 4TB ($117/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly $117 per TB.
📊 As of July 8, 2026, the typical NVMe on eBay.com is $281/TB or $0.281/GB across the 34 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $114/TB or $0.114/GB. The best deals on eBay.com start from about $60 for 0.5TB ($120/TB) and $125 for 1TB ($125/TB). The current best value is 0.5TB at roughly $120 per TB.
📊 As of July 8, 2026, the typical NVMe on Newegg.com is $289/TB or $0.289/GB across the 69 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $201/TB or $0.201/GB. The best deals on Newegg.com start from about $142 for 1TB ($142/TB), $295 for 2TB ($148/TB) and $730 for 4TB ($182/TB). The current best value is 1TB at roughly $142 per TB.
📊 As of 8 July 2026, the typical NVMe on Amazon.co.uk is £185/TB or £0.185/GB across the 232 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around £151/TB or £0.151/GB. The best deals on Amazon.co.uk start from about £140 for 1TB (£140/TB), £240 for 2TB (£120/TB) and £427 for 4TB (£107/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly £107 per TB.
📊 As of 8 July 2026, the typical NVMe on Overclockers.co.uk is £159/TB or £0.159/GB across the 61 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around £141/TB or £0.141/GB. The best deals on Overclockers.co.uk start from about £140 for 1TB (£140/TB), £220 for 2TB (£110/TB) and £400 for 4TB (£100/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly £100 per TB.
📊 As of 8 July 2026, the typical NVMe on Box.co.uk is £165/TB or £0.165/GB across the 78 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around £132/TB or £0.132/GB. The best deals on Box.co.uk start from about £130 for 1TB (£130/TB), £253 for 2TB (£126/TB) and £402 for 4TB (£100/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly £100 per TB.
📊 As of 8. Juli 2026, the typical NVMe on Amazon.de is 198 €/TB or 0,198 €/GB across the 350 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 180 €/TB or 0,18 €/GB. The best deals on Amazon.de start from about 149 € for 1TB (149 €/TB), 242 € for 2TB (121 €/TB) and 448 € for 4TB (112 €/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly 112 € per TB.
📊 As of 8. Juli 2026, the typical NVMe on getgoods.de is 620 €/TB or 0,62 €/GB across the 65 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 192 €/TB or 0,192 €/GB. The best deals on getgoods.de start from about 187 € for 1TB (187 €/TB), 305 € for 2TB (153 €/TB) and 663 € for 4TB (166 €/TB). The current best value is 2TB at roughly 153 € per TB.
📊 As of 8. Juli 2026, the typical NVMe on Alternate.de is 194 €/TB or 0,194 €/GB across the 117 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 179 €/TB or 0,179 €/GB. The best deals on Alternate.de start from about 150 € for 1TB (150 €/TB), 255 € for 2TB (128 €/TB) and 494 € for 4TB (124 €/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly 124 € per TB.
📊 As of 8 juillet 2026, the typical NVMe on Amazon.fr is 212 €/TB or 0,212 €/GB across the 258 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 177 €/TB or 0,177 €/GB. The best deals on Amazon.fr start from about 156 € for 1TB (156 €/TB), 240 € for 2TB (120 €/TB) and 410 € for 4TB (102 €/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly 102 € per TB.
📊 As of 8 de julio de 2026, the typical NVMe on Amazon.es is 207 €/TB or 0,207 €/GB across the 216 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 163 €/TB or 0,163 €/GB. The best deals on Amazon.es start from about 160 € for 1TB (160 €/TB), 250 € for 2TB (125 €/TB) and 460 € for 4TB (115 €/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly 115 € per TB.
📊 As of July 8, 2026, the typical NVMe on Amazon.ca is $329/TB or $0.329/GB across the 439 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $240/TB or $0.24/GB. The best deals on Amazon.ca start from about $240 for 1TB ($240/TB), $380 for 2TB ($190/TB) and $620 for 4TB ($155/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly $155 per TB.
📊 As of July 8, 2026, the typical NVMe on Newegg.ca is $446/TB or $0.446/GB across the 147 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $256/TB or $0.256/GB. The best deals on Newegg.ca start from about $265 for 1TB ($265/TB), $430 for 2TB ($215/TB) and $700 for 4TB ($175/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly $175 per TB.
📊 As of 8 juli 2026, the typical NVMe on Amazon.nl is € 218/TB or € 0,218/GB across the 141 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around € 156/TB or € 0,156/GB. The best deals on Amazon.nl start from about € 151 for 1TB (€ 151/TB), € 260 for 2TB (€ 130/TB) and € 410 for 4TB (€ 102/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly € 102 per TB.
📊 As of 8 luglio 2026, the typical NVMe on Amazon.it is 234 €/TB or 0,234 €/GB across the 512 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 164 €/TB or 0,164 €/GB. The best deals on Amazon.it start from about 165 € for 1TB (165 €/TB), 300 € for 2TB (150 €/TB) and 452 € for 4TB (113 €/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly 113 € per TB.
📊 As of 8 luglio 2026, the typical NVMe on eBay.it is 656 €/TB or 0,656 €/GB across the 25 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 287 €/TB or 0,287 €/GB. The best deals on eBay.it start from about 242 € for 1TB (242 €/TB) and 321 € for 2TB (161 €/TB). The current best value is 2TB at roughly 161 € per TB.
📊 As of 8 juli 2026, the typical NVMe on Amazon.se is 2 511 kr/TB or 2,511 kr/GB across the 46 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 2 164 kr/TB or 2,164 kr/GB. The best deals on Amazon.se start from about 1 050 kr for 0.5TB (2 051 kr/TB) and 1 607 kr for 1TB (1 607 kr/TB). The current best value is 1TB at roughly 1 607 kr per TB.
📊 As of 8 lipca 2026, the typical NVMe on Amazon.pl is 944 zł/TB or 0,944 zł/GB across the 26 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 573 zł/TB or 0,573 zł/GB. The best deals on Amazon.pl start from about 599 zł for 1TB (599 zł/TB) and 1039 zł for 2TB (520 zł/TB). The current best value is 2TB at roughly 520 zł per TB.
Sourced from real discussions on r/PS5 and r/buildapc, cross-checked against live PricePerGig listings.
Want more PS5 space without getting fleeced? Good, because Sony storage fills up fast.
Here is the happy news: the PS5 does not need an expensive drive. It needs the right drive, cheap.
The table above shows live NVMe prices on your marketplace, and a budget Gen4 drive that meets the spec is all you need.
The exact specs your PS5 needs
Do not buy blind. The PS5 has clear requirements, and most affordable Gen4 drives meet them.
- PCIe Gen4 M.2 NVMe. Not Gen3, not SATA.
- Sequential read of at least 5,500 MB/s. Most Gen4 drives clear this easily.
- A heatsink that fits the slot, because Sony requires cooling.
- M.2 2280 size for the best fit, though a few other lengths work.
Hit those four and the console is happy. You do not need to spend a penny more.
Why you should not overspend
Here is where people waste money on a PS5 upgrade.
They see a screaming fast premium drive and assume faster is better.
It is not, not here.
The PS5 caps how fast it reads from the drive, so a 7,000 MB/s drive and a 12,000 MB/s gen 5 monster load games at basically the same speed in the console. The extra speed is wasted.
So the smart buy is the cheapest drive that clears 5,500 MB/s with a heatsink. Simple.
Heatsink: fitted or add your own
The one spec people forget is cooling.
You have two easy options.
- Buy a drive with a heatsink already attached and sized for the PS5. Easiest path.
- Buy a bare drive plus a low profile M.2 heatsink that fits the console slot. Often the cheapest path.
Either works. Just never run a bare drive with no cooling, because Sony asks for a reason.
How to pick the cheapest good one
The plan, start to finish.
- Open the live table above and sort by price per TB.
- Pick the cheapest Gen4 NVMe that hits 5,500 MB/s read and is M.2 2280.
- Make sure it has a heatsink or buy a cheap one to add.
- Go 2TB if the price per TB is close, because games are huge now.
That gets you maximum extra storage for minimum money, with zero wasted spend on speed the console ignores.
The bottom line
The best budget NVMe for a PS5 is the cheapest Gen4 drive that clears 5,500 MB/s, fits M.2 2280, and has a heatsink.
Ignore the premium gen 5 drives, since the console cannot use that speed anyway. Use the live table above to find the best price per TB that meets the spec, add cooling if needed, and enjoy a PS5 that finally has room for your games agian.
