diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_buffer.cpp b/src/dxvk/dxvk_buffer.cpp
index 7fb1e503c..9b1442906 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_buffer.cpp
@@ -125,9 +125,18 @@ namespace dxvk {
     vkd->vkGetBufferMemoryRequirements2KHR(
        vkd->device(), &memReqInfo, &memReq);
 
+    // Use high memory priority for GPU-writable resources
+    bool isGpuWritable = (m_info.usage & (
+      VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_BUFFER_BIT |
+      VK_BUFFER_USAGE_STORAGE_TEXEL_BUFFER_BIT)) != 0;
+    
+    float priority = isGpuWritable ? 1.0f : 0.5f;
+    
+    // Ask driver whether we should be using a dedicated allocation
     bool useDedicated = dedicatedRequirements.prefersDedicatedAllocation;
+
     handle.memory = m_memAlloc->alloc(&memReq.memoryRequirements,
-      useDedicated ? &dedMemoryAllocInfo : nullptr, m_memFlags, 0.5f);
+      useDedicated ? &dedMemoryAllocInfo : nullptr, m_memFlags, priority);
     
     if (vkd->vkBindBufferMemory(vkd->device(), handle.buffer,
         handle.memory.memory(), handle.memory.offset()) != VK_SUCCESS)
diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_image.cpp b/src/dxvk/dxvk_image.cpp
index eeeb5ae7d..ecab78dea 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_image.cpp
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_image.cpp
@@ -89,9 +89,19 @@ namespace dxvk {
       memReq.memoryRequirements.alignment = align(memReq.memoryRequirements.alignment , memAlloc.bufferImageGranularity());
     }
 
+    // Use high memory priority for GPU-writable resources
+    bool isGpuWritable = (m_info.usage & (
+      VK_IMAGE_USAGE_STORAGE_BIT          |
+      VK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT |
+      VK_IMAGE_USAGE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT)) != 0;
+    
+    float priority = isGpuWritable ? 1.0f : 0.5f;
+
+    // Ask driver whether we should be using a dedicated allocation
     bool useDedicated = dedicatedRequirements.prefersDedicatedAllocation;
+
     m_memory = memAlloc.alloc(&memReq.memoryRequirements,
-      useDedicated ? &dedMemoryAllocInfo : nullptr, memFlags, 0.5f);
+      useDedicated ? &dedMemoryAllocInfo : nullptr, memFlags, priority);
     
     // Try to bind the allocated memory slice to the image
     if (m_vkd->vkBindImageMemory(m_vkd->device(),