All Types Of PCIe Slots Explained & Compared

PCIE cards are backwards compatible with the and the slots, but you won't be able to enjoy the full extent of your new PCIE card

Both the blue slots are PCIe x16 The difference is that the 2nd PCIe 16x is capable of wiring

can i put a gen 4 m2 in a gen 3 slot I've never tested it, but allegedly it will split a single x16 slot into an x8 x4 and x4 in

candy jar clusters slot You can put smaller cards in a larger slot, but not the other way around So a 1x will fit in a 16x or 8x slot but a 8x won't fit in a 1x