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

surya slot The card physically has an X4 interface, so it could be plugged into an X4, X8, or X16 slot It can still physically only access 4 lanes However, one key difference will For example, an x8 card can operate in a slot with x8, x16, or x32 lanes Similarly, an x1 card can operate in any PCIe slot