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Assuming you have the right power connectors, don't exceed the max draw from the PSU, and that the card will fit, you can use a newer graphics card in the older PCIE slot. You'll take a performance hit for doing so. The major difference in slots is the bandwidth. You end up not being able to push enough data to the card to fully utilize it.
The PCIe standard is both backward and forward compatible between generations.
https://www.electronicshub.org/can-you-use-a-pcie-3-0-card-in-a-2-0-slot/