Will a AMD RX 480 work with PCI Express x8?

[Evan76757]

I wanna upgrade my graphics card and will a RX 480 work properly with PCI Express x8?

 

[Justiceinacan]

It needs to have an x16 sized slot but you can use x8 bandwidth and it works fine.

 

[Chugalug_]

No, it doesn't need an x16 slot, an x8 slot won't come close to a bottleneck by a mile.
Get this RX 480 OP: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/84M323/msi-radeon-rx-480-4gb-gaming-x-video-card-radeon-rx-480-gaming-x-4g

 

[elbert]

It will work as long as the 8X is PCIE 2.0 or greater. There are ways to offset a limited bandwidth. More Video RAM helps and I suggest this 8GB 480.
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Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $219.99
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