Question PCIE4.0 x8 GPU with a PCIE3.0 x16 board ?

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I am doing my fourth build with the leftover components and have a good Freesync only IPS monitor that I like alot... I want to pair the monitor with a proper AMD GPU..


besides this GPU, Which other GPUs should i look at for this setup ?
 

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5500 XT is roughly equivalent to an RX580 which does have the full PCIe 3.0 x16, but I can't really recommend it. Driver updates seem to have stopped and most of the ones you can find available are refurb mining GPUs.
 

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5500 XT is roughly equivalent to an RX580 which does have the full PCIe 3.0 x16, but I can't really recommend it. Driver updates seem to have stopped and most of the ones you can find available are refurb mining GPUs.

it seems like the latest driver for Polaris was released on 2024-10-01 which was yesterday...
 

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But Eximo is right, game specific improvements are not being made for RX 590's driver updates...Can still play games south of 2023 though with it ?

I also happen to have an RX 590 but since I bought it used, I think I need a backup...I am looking at the 5500 XT....
 

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But Eximo is right, game specific improvements are not being made for RX 590's driver updates...Can still play games south of 2023 though with it ?

I also happen to have an RX 590 but since I bought it used, I think I need a backup...I am looking at the 5500 XT....
I'm talking about 5500xt and not 590.
You said at the beginning that you would install 5500xt