Glossary: Computer Hardware Basics
lanes
Also written: PCIe lanes, x16, x4
PCIe's parallel data paths. A graphics card uses 16 (x16) and an NVMe SSD 4 (x4), and a connection's speed is the per-lane speed × the number of lanes.
Glossary: Computer Hardware Basics
Also written: PCIe lanes, x16, x4
PCIe's parallel data paths. A graphics card uses 16 (x16) and an NVMe SSD 4 (x4), and a connection's speed is the per-lane speed × the number of lanes.