diff --git a/bin/launch_pcsx2_linux.sh b/bin/launch_pcsx2_linux.sh
index 3865f805a8..d706fc8b48 100755
--- a/bin/launch_pcsx2_linux.sh
+++ b/bin/launch_pcsx2_linux.sh
@@ -85,15 +85,17 @@ then
 fi
 
 # Launch PCSX2
+# Note: __GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS=1 enables threads optimization on Nvidia driver.
+# It provides a big speed bump
 if [ -x "pcsx2" ]
 then
-    ./pcsx2 $@
+    __GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS=1 ./pcsx2 $@
 elif [ -x "pcsx2-dev" ]
 then
-    ./pcsx2-dev $@
+    __GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS=1 ./pcsx2-dev $@
 elif [ -x "pcsx2-dbg" ]
 then
-    ./pcsx2-dbg $@
+    __GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS=1 ./pcsx2-dbg $@
 else
     echo "Error PCSX2 not found"
     echo "Maybe the script was directly 'called'"
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSTextureOGL.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/GSTextureOGL.cpp
index 12a4c2fc6c..68afcf2da8 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSTextureOGL.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSTextureOGL.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace PboPool {
 	//	will use DMA CACHED memory as the source for buffer object operations
 	void Init() {
 		gl_GenBuffers(countof(m_pool), m_pool);
-		m_texture_storage  = ((theApp.GetConfig("ogl_texture_storage", 0) == 1) && GLLoader::found_GL_ARB_buffer_storage);
+		m_texture_storage  = ((theApp.GetConfig("ogl_texture_storage", 1) == 1) && GLLoader::found_GL_ARB_buffer_storage);
 
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < countof(m_pool); i++) {
 			BindPbo();