PCIe 6.0

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Proper thermal management goes a long way

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If you're not using active cooling for your PCIe 5.0 SSD, you'll definitely need to for PCIe 6.0
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You think Gen5 SSDs run hot? Wait for Gen6 drives

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PCIe 6.0 runs the risk of being too hot for gaming PCs to handle — just like PCIe 5.0

PCIe 5.0 already ran too hot, and PCIe 6.0 storage devices have all the signs that they might be even hotter.

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You don't need a PCIe 6.0 SSD for many years to come.

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Although PCIe 7.0 offers a bi-directional bandwidth of 512 GB/s, it will take a while before the standard becomes popular in the consumer space

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Although PCIe 5.0 GPUs still haven't made their debut, we have plenty of concrete details on the PCIe 6.0 specifications

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PCIe 6.0 hardware to launch in 2024, followed by PCIe 7.0 in 2027

Although PCIe 5.0 just arrived months ago, it looks like PCIe 6.0 is just on the horizon, and PCIe 7.0 isn't far behind.

PCIe 6.0 specification announced with up to 256GB/s of bandwidth

The PCI Special Interest Group has announced PCIe 6.0, promising double the bandwidth of the last generation and backwards compatibility.