[SOLVED] Will a PCIe Gen 4.0 Graphics Card work in a PCIe Gen 3.0 Slot?

[BlookyDJ]

I want to upgrade my current GPU (Being a GTX 760 OEM Card) To something a bit newer and within my budget like a RX 6600 XT, The unfortunate thing is, my Motherboard and CPU are both only PCIe Gen 3.0 Compatible. I know that plugging in a 4.0 Device will have some downsides such as slower speeds between the RAM and GPU, but usually most cards nowadays are above 6GB of VRAM. However i want to know if there are any other issues relating to plugging a 4.0 GPU to a 3.0 Slot.

 

[Tioym]

Yes it will work fine with negligible performance impact.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Yes, it will work fine. No. There won't be any issues.

-Wolf sends

 

[Archaic59]

I want to upgrade my current GPU (Being a GTX 760 OEM Card) To something a bit newer and within my budget like a RX 6600 XT, The unfortunate thing is, my Motherboard and CPU are both only PCIe Gen 3.0 Compatible. I know that plugging in a 4.0 Device will have some downsides such as slower speeds between the RAM and GPU, but usually most cards nowadays are above 6GB of VRAM. However i want to know if there are any other issues relating to plugging a 4.0 GPU to a 3.0 Slot.

It will fit the slot and work, but, before buying an RX 6600 XT, I suggest you read this article right here at Tom's-
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-rx-6600-xt-review

 

[BlookyDJ]

It will fit the slot and work, but, before buying an RX 6600 XT, I suggest you read this article right here at Tom's-
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-rx-6600-xt-review

"Poor Raytracing Performance"
Well, not like i was going to mess with Raytracing anyways, although 128 bit interface kinda puts me off just a teensy bit.
So will PCIe 4.0 x8 = PCIe 3.0 x4?

 

[Wolfshadw]

So will PCIe 4.0 x8 = PCIe 3.0 x4?

Nope. You've got that backwards.
PCI-E 4.0 x8 = PCI-E 3.0x16.

-Wolf sends