PCIe 7.0 Spec Finalized, PCIe 8.0 Pathfinding Underway

PCI-SIG announced the completion of the PCIe 7.0 specification, boasting a per-lane data transfer rate of 128 GT/s—double that of PCIe 6.0 and quadruple that of PCIe 5.0. A 16-lane PCIe 7.0 device can transfer up to 256 GB/s in each direction. Furthermore, pathfinding for PCIe 8.0 has begun, targeting a 2030+ release with potentially double the performance of PCIe 7.0, reaching 1 TB/s bandwidth. Expect PCIe 7.0 devices to hit the market around 2028-2029.
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