rx 550 recognizing pcie x16 slot as x8

Description This PCIe x1 to PCIe x16 Slot Extension adapter provides enhanced compatibility between motherboards and a variety of PCI Express expansion cards,

MOBO and GPU compatibility warning One additional PCIe x16 slot is needed

pciex16 slot slots This enables it to clear the top PCIe x16 slot on most current motherboards

money in the bank slot machine Thus, A PCIe x16 slot provides 16 lanes for data transfer, making it the slot with the highest available bandwidth among the commonly used PCIe configurations