Explaining PCIe Slots

My Graphics card will not fit in my motherboards PCIe slot pcie slot dimensions On a motherboard with PCI Express slots, each PCI Express slot is connected This allows reducing the size of the space needed on the motherboard pcie x4 in x16 slot PCIe slots come in different sizes, denoted by their lane count The numbers x4, x8, and x16

pcie slot size PCIe adapters and slots come in 4 different sizes: 1x, 4x, 8x, and 16x Smaller size adapters do fit in larger slots, but larger size adapters do not fit in