Does a Gigabyte R9 280 3GB run PCI-e 2.0 and 3.0 or 3.0 only?

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Then I guess you'll have to take my word on it or just search the forum for the hundreds of other posts also asking if a 3.0 card will work in a 2.0 slot the answer is always the same, yes.
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It will work in a 2.0 slot. However it will not work to its full potential but to the potential of the motherboard. If you plan on upgrading your motherboard at a later point then this will be ok, otherwise it is a waste of money.
 
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Then I guess you'll have to take my word on it or just search the forum for the hundreds of other posts also asking if a 3.0 card will work in a 2.0 slot the answer is always the same, yes.
 
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Better safe than sorry.....

 
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A pci-e 2.0 slot is not going to be a bottleneck for a 280. A dual gpu card like a Titan z or the 295x2 would probably be bottlenecked but not a single gpu card like the 280. The performance of a 280 in a 2.0 slot vs a 3.0 slot will be virtually identical.
 
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