Can I use a Nvme gen4 on a gen3 motherboard

Gen 4 is faster than Gen 3

Gen4 x4), 1 ; 2 USB Gen2 , 8 USB Gen1 ; Realtek Gigabit LAN *Not compatible with AMD

nvme in pcie slot 5 Place that in PCIe slot 4 which is a PCIe generation 3 slot with x8 electrical lanes The card is PCIe3 x4 Note that the

nvme m2 slot slot) In fact I've even successfully used a x4 adapter advertised as PCIe to run a Gen 4 drive at full speed in a PCIe slot: WD