diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index 756e4b6616..75c7ee002b 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -12339,7 +12339,7 @@
       <key>Type</key>
       <string>F32</string>
       <key>Value</key>
-      <real>500.0</real>
+      <real>3000.0</real>
     </map>
     <key>UpdaterMaximumBandwidth</key>
     <map>
diff --git a/indra/newview/lltexturefetch.cpp b/indra/newview/lltexturefetch.cpp
index 6fd90e4935..1f69939c46 100644
--- a/indra/newview/lltexturefetch.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/lltexturefetch.cpp
@@ -3082,7 +3082,7 @@ void LLTextureFetch::commonUpdate()
 //virtual
 S32 LLTextureFetch::update(F32 max_time_ms)
 {
-	static LLCachedControl<F32> band_width(gSavedSettings,"ThrottleBandwidthKBPS", 500.0);
+	static LLCachedControl<F32> band_width(gSavedSettings,"ThrottleBandwidthKBPS", 3000.0);
 
 	{
 		mNetworkQueueMutex.lock();										// +Mfnq
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewerthrottle.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewerthrottle.cpp
index 22de7e150b..2729253d18 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewerthrottle.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewerthrottle.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const F32 MAX_FRACTIONAL = 1.5f;
 const F32 MIN_FRACTIONAL = 0.2f;
 
 const F32 MIN_BANDWIDTH = 50.f;
-const F32 MAX_BANDWIDTH = 3000.f;
+const F32 MAX_BANDWIDTH = 6000.f;
 const F32 STEP_FRACTIONAL = 0.1f;
 const LLUnit<F32, LLUnits::Percent> TIGHTEN_THROTTLE_THRESHOLD(3.0f); // packet loss % per s
 const LLUnit<F32, LLUnits::Percent> EASE_THROTTLE_THRESHOLD(0.5f); // packet loss % per s