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Will a PCI Express x16 2.0 supportable graphics card work well with a PCI Express x16 3.0 supportable graphicscard.

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August 17, 2014 8:05:26 PM

Will a PCI Express x16 2.0 supportable graphics card work well
with a PCI Express x16 3.0 supportable graphics
card.

I have a forsa nvidia gtx 610 2gb ddr3(i know its horrible gpu,but thats all i have....).So i am going to buy a new motherboard which has pcie*16 3.0 slot but my graphics card supports pcie*16 2.0 .Does it will work with pcie*16 3.0 slot...or i need to get a mobo with pcie*16 2.0 slot.

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August 17, 2014 8:08:42 PM

anand singh said:
Will a PCI Express x16 2.0 supportable graphics card work well
with a PCI Express x16 3.0 supportable graphics
card.

I have a forsa nvidia gtx 610 2gb ddr3(i know its horrible gpu,but thats all i have....).So i am going to buy a new motherboard which has pcie*16 3.0 slot but my graphics card supports pcie*16 2.0 .Does it will work with pcie*16 3.0 slot...or i need to get a mobo with pcie*16 2.0 slot.


It works just fine. itll be normal PCIE 2.0 speeds.
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a b U Graphics card
August 28, 2014 9:21:43 AM

anand singh said:
Will a PCI Express x16 2.0 supportable graphics card work well
with a PCI Express x16 3.0 supportable graphics
card.

I have a forsa nvidia gtx 610 2gb ddr3(i know its horrible gpu,but thats all i have....).So i am going to buy a new motherboard which has pcie*16 3.0 slot but my graphics card supports pcie*16 2.0 .Does it will work with pcie*16 3.0 slot...or i need to get a mobo with pcie*16 2.0 slot.


Yes it will be fine. I'm using R9 270 as PCIe 3.0 card on my old MSI mobo that is PCIe 2.0. It works fine, since the graphics card itself cannot even saturate the bus lanes on a 2.0. Not even a R9 290x will use the full bandwidth of a 3.0.
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September 11, 2014 10:55:43 AM

There is a difference but it is incredibly small (0.5-1FPS in games) which is HARDLY noticeable. SO if you get a cheaper motherboard and have more money for the GPU, this would be something that will save you money and get you a a lot more bang for your buck and performance.

Benchmark - http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image//skymtl/GPU/HD7...
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