diff --git a/libraries/gpu-gl-common/src/gpu/gl/GLTextureTransfer.cpp b/libraries/gpu-gl-common/src/gpu/gl/GLTextureTransfer.cpp
index f4e81448cc..c9a5856a8d 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu-gl-common/src/gpu/gl/GLTextureTransfer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu-gl-common/src/gpu/gl/GLTextureTransfer.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 #define OVERSUBSCRIBED_PRESSURE_VALUE 0.95f
 #define UNDERSUBSCRIBED_PRESSURE_VALUE 0.85f
-#define DEFAULT_ALLOWED_TEXTURE_MEMORY_MB ((size_t)1024)
+#define DEFAULT_ALLOWED_TEXTURE_MEMORY_MB ((size_t)2048)
 #define MAX_RESOURCE_TEXTURES_PER_FRAME 2
 #define NO_BUFFER_WORK_SLEEP_TIME_MS 2
 #define THREADED_TEXTURE_BUFFERING 1