NVMe x4 and x1 compatibility?

Do Gen 4 SSDs Work in Gen 3 Slots? The Answer Might Surprise You! nvme gen 4 in gen 3 slot 2 slot), a Gen 3 drive will do just fine Leave the more expensive drives to those who are trying for a future-proof build, or who regularly nvme m2 slot This is running off a chipset fed PCIe NVME slot on the X570 Aorus Xtreme, I understand it's not going to be as fast as a CPU provided NVME

nvme slot There seem to be some Gen 4 x4 NVMe 2230 M 1) The HAT is Gen 3 and I read that Gen 4 is backwards compatible, but at Gen 3 speeds Are Gen4 drives backwards