diff --git a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/Latte.h b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/Latte.h
index 711bb087..d99e7dba 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/Latte.h
+++ b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/Latte.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ void LatteTexture_ReloadData(LatteTexture* hostTexture);
 
 bool LatteTC_HasTextureChanged(LatteTexture* hostTexture, bool force = false);
 void LatteTC_ResetTextureChangeTracker(LatteTexture* hostTexture, bool force = false);
+void LatteTC_FlagSliceAsGPUUpdated(LatteTexture* hostTexture, uint32 sliceIndex, uint32 mipIndex);
 
 void LatteTC_MarkTextureStillInUse(LatteTexture* texture); // lets the texture garbage collector know the texture is still in use at the time of this function call
 void LatteTC_CleanupUnusedTextures();
diff --git a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteSurfaceCopy.cpp b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteSurfaceCopy.cpp
index 4f8e8ed3..a018fe83 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteSurfaceCopy.cpp
+++ b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteSurfaceCopy.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void LatteSurfaceCopy_copySurfaceNew(const LatteSurfaceCopyParam& src, const Lat
 		LatteTC_ResetTextureChangeTracker(destinationTexture);
 		// flag texture as updated
 		destinationTexture->lastUpdateEventCounter = LatteTexture_getNextUpdateEventCounter();
-		destinationTexture->isUpdatedOnGPU = true; // todo - also track update flag per-slice
+		LatteTC_FlagSliceAsGPUUpdated(destinationTexture, destinationView->firstSlice, destinationView->firstMip);
 	}
 	else
 		debug_printf("Source or destination texture does not exist\n");
diff --git a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteTexture.cpp b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteTexture.cpp
index 4f47e1a6..80cc9acd 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteTexture.cpp
+++ b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteTexture.cpp
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ void LatteTexture_UpdateTextureFromDynamicChanges(LatteTexture* texture)
 						LatteTexture_SyncSlice(subTexture, cSliceIndex, cMipIndex, baseTexture, texRel->baseSliceIndex + cSliceIndex, texRel->baseMipIndex + cMipIndex);
 						baseSliceMipInfo->lastDynamicUpdate = subSliceMipInfo->lastDynamicUpdate;
 						if(subTexture->isUpdatedOnGPU)
-							texture->isUpdatedOnGPU = true;
+							LatteTC_FlagSliceAsGPUUpdated(texture, baseSliceMipInfo->sliceIndex, baseSliceMipInfo->mipIndex);
 					}
 				}
 				else
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ void LatteTexture_UpdateTextureFromDynamicChanges(LatteTexture* texture)
 						LatteTexture_SyncSlice(baseTexture, texRel->baseSliceIndex + cSliceIndex, texRel->baseMipIndex + cMipIndex, subTexture, cSliceIndex, cMipIndex);
 						subSliceMipInfo->lastDynamicUpdate = baseSliceMipInfo->lastDynamicUpdate;
 						if (baseTexture->isUpdatedOnGPU)
-							texture->isUpdatedOnGPU = true;
+							LatteTC_FlagSliceAsGPUUpdated(texture, subSliceMipInfo->sliceIndex, subSliceMipInfo->mipIndex);
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ void LatteTexture_RecreateTextureWithDifferentMipSliceCount(LatteTexture* textur
 	if (texture->isUpdatedOnGPU)
 	{
 		LatteTexture_copyData(texture, view->baseTexture, texture->mipLevels, texture->depth);
-		view->baseTexture->isUpdatedOnGPU = true;
+		LatteTC_FlagSliceAsGPUUpdated(view->baseTexture, view->firstSlice, view->firstMip);
 	}
 	// remove old texture
 	LatteTexture_Delete(texture);
@@ -1384,7 +1384,6 @@ void LatteTexture_MarkConnectedTexturesForReloadFromDynamicTextures(LatteTexture
 void LatteTexture_TrackTextureGPUWrite(LatteTexture* texture, uint32 slice, uint32 mip, uint64 eventCounter)
 {
 	LatteTexture_MarkDynamicTextureAsChanged(texture->baseView, slice, mip, eventCounter);
-	LatteTC_ResetTextureChangeTracker(texture);
-	texture->isUpdatedOnGPU = true;
+	LatteTC_FlagSliceAsGPUUpdated(texture, slice, mip);
 	texture->lastUnflushedRTDrawcallIndex = LatteGPUState.drawCallCounter;
 }
diff --git a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteTextureCache.cpp b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteTextureCache.cpp
index 3145e90e..d39d8753 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteTextureCache.cpp
+++ b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteTextureCache.cpp
@@ -207,12 +207,12 @@ bool LatteTC_HasTextureChanged(LatteTexture* hostTexture, bool force)
 		hostTexture->forceInvalidate = false;
 	}
 	// if texture is written by GPU operations we switch to a faster hash implementation
-	if (hostTexture->isUpdatedOnGPU && hostTexture->useLightHash == false)
-	{
-		hostTexture->useLightHash = true;
-		// update hash
-		hostTexture->texDataHash2 = LatteTexture_CalculateTextureDataHash(hostTexture);
-	}
+	// if (hostTexture->isUpdatedOnGPU && hostTexture->useLightHash == false)
+	// {
+	// 	hostTexture->useLightHash = true;
+	// 	// update hash
+	// 	hostTexture->texDataHash2 = LatteTexture_CalculateTextureDataHash(hostTexture);
+	// }
 	// only check each texture for updates once a frame
 	// todo: Instead of relying on frames, it would be better to recheck only after any GPU wait operation occurred.
 	if( hostTexture->lastDataUpdateFrameCounter == LatteGPUState.frameCounter && force == false)
@@ -244,6 +244,22 @@ bool LatteTC_HasTextureChanged(LatteTexture* hostTexture, bool force)
 	return false;
 }
 
+// For GPU updated textures we use a lighter hash algorithm. This also resets the current hash and loses any previous untracked modifications
+void LatteTC_SwitchToLightHash(LatteTexture* hostTexture)
+{
+	if (hostTexture->useLightHash)
+		return;
+	hostTexture->useLightHash = true;
+	hostTexture->texDataHash2 = LatteTexture_CalculateTextureDataHash(hostTexture);
+}
+
+void LatteTC_FlagSliceAsGPUUpdated(LatteTexture* hostTexture, uint32 sliceIndex, uint32 mipIndex)
+{
+	// todo - track gpu updated state per slice
+	hostTexture->isUpdatedOnGPU = true;
+	LatteTC_SwitchToLightHash(hostTexture);
+}
+
 void LatteTC_ResetTextureChangeTracker(LatteTexture* hostTexture, bool force)
 {
 	if( hostTexture->lastDataUpdateFrameCounter == LatteGPUState.frameCounter && force == false)