AMD R9 270X on a PCI 2.0 MOBO

Charith Ananda · Nov 10, 2013

I'M going to buy this card(R9 270X) but my mobo is pci 2.0 will i get the maximum performance this gpu got to offer or is it not worth in a pci 2.0 board ? i know it is plugable
i have a Q9650 .
mobo- ASUS G41

LordPonce · Nov 10, 2013

The difference in performance is barely noticeable. It will be fine

Truckinupga · Nov 10, 2013

Charith Ananda :

The speed difference for 2.0 and 3.0 is almost completely non existent. The 2.0 bandwidth for PCI express hasn't even been saturated yet. So go for it, you'll loose nothing by having only a 2.0 PCI lane. And any GPU that is PCI 3.0 is backwards compatible.

maxalge · Nov 10, 2013

Charith Ananda :

As long as the slot is 8x or better, there is no real loss.

Charith Ananda · Nov 10, 2013

LordPonce :

thanks

luismasco · Aug 2, 2014

guys, are your answers still valid if we talk about crossfire?

maxalge · Aug 2, 2014

luismasco :

8x/8x bare minimum.

If your mobo has 8x/4x mode you could see issues.

bjdr11 · Aug 26, 2014

maxalge :

how about 16x/4x? will he performance hit be that big?

maxalge · Aug 26, 2014

bjdr11 :

yes any combination of cf/sli with a 4x slot can cause issues with powerful cards.

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