diff --git a/src/Features/ScreenSpaceGI.cpp b/src/Features/ScreenSpaceGI.cpp
index 5474592ce..4807c6385 100644
--- a/src/Features/ScreenSpaceGI.cpp
+++ b/src/Features/ScreenSpaceGI.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void ScreenSpaceGI::DrawSettings()
 
 		ImGui::TableNextColumn();
 		if (ImGui::Button("Standard", { -1, 0 })) {
-			settings.NumSlices = 5;
+			settings.NumSlices = 2;
 			settings.NumSteps = 8;
 			settings.ResolutionMode = 1;
 			settings.EnableBlur = true;
diff --git a/src/Features/ScreenSpaceGI.h b/src/Features/ScreenSpaceGI.h
index 03544160f..a515d35b5 100644
--- a/src/Features/ScreenSpaceGI.h
+++ b/src/Features/ScreenSpaceGI.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ struct ScreenSpaceGI : Feature
 		bool EnableGI = true;
 		bool EnableExperimentalSpecularGI = false;
 		// performance/quality
-		uint NumSlices = 5;
+		uint NumSlices = 2;
 		uint NumSteps = 8;
 		int ResolutionMode = 1;  // 0-full, 1-half, 2-quarter
 		// visual