The B450M Pro VDH Max MS-7A38 supports GPUs such as AMD Ryzen 5000 series and Intel i5/i7 models.
The B450M Pro VDH Max MS-7A38 supports GPUs such as AMD Ryzen 5000 series and Intel i5/i7 models.
PCIe supports both forward and backward compatibility, allowing you to use nearly any GPU from the past decade without much trouble. Occasionally you might face issues with older cards—like a GPU lacking UEFI support while Windows 11 has CSM enabled—but for recent cards (around 8 years old), this shouldn't be a problem. Your system's CPU and budget will ultimately dictate which GPU fits best, not the motherboard.
You can use any recent PCIe 3.0 and PCIe 4.0 graphics cards, including newer models, even though they aren't backward compatible with PCIe 2.0 on older motherboards. Performance is significantly reduced.