diff --git a/src/video_core/buffer_cache/buffer_cache.h b/src/video_core/buffer_cache/buffer_cache.h
index 296c90e85e..ed7a5b27eb 100644
--- a/src/video_core/buffer_cache/buffer_cache.h
+++ b/src/video_core/buffer_cache/buffer_cache.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ BufferCache<P>::BufferCache(Tegra::MaxwellDeviceMemoryManager& device_memory_, R
     const s64 min_spacing_critical = device_local_memory - 512_MiB;
     const s64 mem_threshold = std::min(device_local_memory, TARGET_THRESHOLD);
     const s64 min_vacancy_expected = (6 * mem_threshold) / 10;
-    const s64 min_vacancy_critical = (3 * mem_threshold) / 10;
+    const s64 min_vacancy_critical = (2 * mem_threshold) / 10;
     minimum_memory = static_cast<u64>(
         std::max(std::min(device_local_memory - min_vacancy_expected, min_spacing_expected),
                  DEFAULT_EXPECTED_MEMORY));
diff --git a/src/video_core/surface.cpp b/src/video_core/surface.cpp
index 5b3c7aa5aa..9055b1b929 100644
--- a/src/video_core/surface.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/surface.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "common/common_types.h"
 #include "common/math_util.h"
+#include "common/settings.h"
 #include "video_core/surface.h"
 
 namespace VideoCore::Surface {
@@ -400,11 +401,20 @@ std::pair<u32, u32> GetASTCBlockSize(PixelFormat format) {
     return {DefaultBlockWidth(format), DefaultBlockHeight(format)};
 }
 
-u64 EstimatedDecompressedSize(u64 base_size, PixelFormat format) {
+u64 TranscodedAstcSize(u64 base_size, PixelFormat format) {
     constexpr u64 RGBA8_PIXEL_SIZE = 4;
     const u64 base_block_size = static_cast<u64>(DefaultBlockWidth(format)) *
                                 static_cast<u64>(DefaultBlockHeight(format)) * RGBA8_PIXEL_SIZE;
-    return (base_size * base_block_size) / BytesPerBlock(format);
+    const u64 uncompressed_size = (base_size * base_block_size) / BytesPerBlock(format);
+
+    switch (Settings::values.astc_recompression.GetValue()) {
+    case Settings::AstcRecompression::Bc1:
+        return uncompressed_size / 8;
+    case Settings::AstcRecompression::Bc3:
+        return uncompressed_size / 4;
+    default:
+        return uncompressed_size;
+    }
 }
 
 } // namespace VideoCore::Surface
diff --git a/src/video_core/surface.h b/src/video_core/surface.h
index a5e8e2f62f..ec9cd2fbf0 100644
--- a/src/video_core/surface.h
+++ b/src/video_core/surface.h
@@ -517,6 +517,6 @@ size_t PixelComponentSizeBitsInteger(PixelFormat format);
 
 std::pair<u32, u32> GetASTCBlockSize(PixelFormat format);
 
-u64 EstimatedDecompressedSize(u64 base_size, PixelFormat format);
+u64 TranscodedAstcSize(u64 base_size, PixelFormat format);
 
 } // namespace VideoCore::Surface
diff --git a/src/video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache.h b/src/video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache.h
index 01c3561c96..53b4876f21 100644
--- a/src/video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache.h
+++ b/src/video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ TextureCache<P>::TextureCache(Runtime& runtime_, Tegra::MaxwellDeviceMemoryManag
         const s64 min_spacing_critical = device_local_memory - 512_MiB;
         const s64 mem_threshold = std::min(device_local_memory, TARGET_THRESHOLD);
         const s64 min_vacancy_expected = (6 * mem_threshold) / 10;
-        const s64 min_vacancy_critical = (3 * mem_threshold) / 10;
+        const s64 min_vacancy_critical = (2 * mem_threshold) / 10;
         expected_memory = static_cast<u64>(
             std::max(std::min(device_local_memory - min_vacancy_expected, min_spacing_expected),
                      DEFAULT_EXPECTED_MEMORY));
@@ -1979,7 +1979,7 @@ void TextureCache<P>::RegisterImage(ImageId image_id) {
     if ((IsPixelFormatASTC(image.info.format) &&
          True(image.flags & ImageFlagBits::AcceleratedUpload)) ||
         True(image.flags & ImageFlagBits::Converted)) {
-        tentative_size = EstimatedDecompressedSize(tentative_size, image.info.format);
+        tentative_size = TranscodedAstcSize(tentative_size, image.info.format);
     }
     total_used_memory += Common::AlignUp(tentative_size, 1024);
     image.lru_index = lru_cache.Insert(image_id, frame_tick);
@@ -2149,7 +2149,7 @@ void TextureCache<P>::DeleteImage(ImageId image_id, bool immediate_delete) {
     if ((IsPixelFormatASTC(image.info.format) &&
          True(image.flags & ImageFlagBits::AcceleratedUpload)) ||
         True(image.flags & ImageFlagBits::Converted)) {
-        tentative_size = EstimatedDecompressedSize(tentative_size, image.info.format);
+        tentative_size = TranscodedAstcSize(tentative_size, image.info.format);
     }
     total_used_memory -= Common::AlignUp(tentative_size, 1024);
     const GPUVAddr gpu_addr = image.gpu_addr;