View original (French)

PCI-E 4.0 Graphics Card on 3.0 Slot

Noha_M -  
john99 Posted messages 1119 Status Membre -

Hello, I want to buy an RTX 3060 that uses PCI-E 4.0, but I have an MSI B450M-A PRO MAX motherboard which has a PCI-E 3.0 slot. I would like to know if this graphics card is compatible with my motherboard, but more importantly, will I lose performance by using a 3.0 slot instead of a 4.0 slot?


2 réponses

Réponse 1 / 2
epango Posted messages 37195 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   Ambassadeur 4 270
 

PCI-Express ports are backward compatible. This means that a GPU with a PCIe 4.0 port should work on a motherboard with a PCIe 3.0 port and vice versa.
1
Réponse 2 / 2
john99 Posted messages 1119 Status Membre 153
 

Hello, yes it will be compatible, and the performance loss is minimal.
1