Question Can GIGABYTE H81M-S1 (rev2.0) support RTX 2060?

[Sam7929]

Hi everyone,
I am planning to upgrade my gpu from gtx 970 to rtx 2060 or rtx 2070. But I am not sure if it will work with my board (Gigabyte H81M-S1 (rev2.0) ) because it has pciex16 2.xxx lane. For now I don't have the budget to upgrade for a newer motherboard with newer processor and ram. So I have planned to upgrade things step by step. And if these newer gpus won't work with my board then could a little older gpu like gtx 1070 would work ?
My processor is i5 4440 ( will bottleneck newer gpu but its ok)
Ram 16gb 1600mhz

 

[jay32267]

It should work with your MB. PCIe is backwards compatible.
.....and yes it will bottleneck.....as long as you understand that....but that's OK until you get a new CPU.

....and make sure your PSU is enough for the new GPU and has the right plug(s).

 

[Sam7929]

It should work with your MB. PCIe is backwards compatible.
.....and yes it will bottleneck.....as long as you understand that....but that's OK until you get a new CPU.

....and make sure your PSU is enough for the new GPU and has the right plug(s).

Thanks for the quick reply.
My PSU is corsair VS550 it is a 550 w psu with 2×(6+2)pcie pin. I hope it would work with newer cards. After some research I am planning to get a rx vega 56 8gb

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0788BTQKQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_9ylkDb4SK5SMM

Do I need to update my bios to get newer card working or it would work without any problems?
I want to be sure that the new gpu will work with my MB as the seller will only accept replacement won't accept a return.

 

[jay32267]

"Do I need to update my bios to get newer card working or it would work without any problems? "
You shouldn't need to update the BIOS.

 

[Sam7929]

Thanks for the help. I have ordered a Rtx 2060