diff --git a/apps/sample-configs/renderManager.direct.landscape.json b/apps/sample-configs/renderManager.direct.landscape.json
index 700d2c973..b2908b2cf 100644
--- a/apps/sample-configs/renderManager.direct.landscape.json
+++ b/apps/sample-configs/renderManager.direct.landscape.json
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
         "directModeEnabled": true,
         "directDisplayIndex": 0,
         "directHighPriorityEnabled": true,
-        "numBuffers": 1,
-        "verticalSyncEnabled": false,
+        "numBuffers": 2,
+        "verticalSyncEnabled": true,
         "verticalSyncBlockRenderingEnabled": true,
         "renderOverfillFactor": 1.5,
 
diff --git a/apps/sample-configs/renderManager.direct.portrait.json b/apps/sample-configs/renderManager.direct.portrait.json
index 95fe2eb25..88e480498 100644
--- a/apps/sample-configs/renderManager.direct.portrait.json
+++ b/apps/sample-configs/renderManager.direct.portrait.json
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
         "directModeEnabled": true,
         "directDisplayIndex": 0,
         "directHighPriorityEnabled": true,
-        "numBuffers": 1,
-        "verticalSyncEnabled": false,
+        "numBuffers": 2,
+        "verticalSyncEnabled": true,
         "verticalSyncBlockRenderingEnabled": true,
         "renderOverfillFactor": 1.5,