diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/StreamBuffer.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/StreamBuffer.cpp
index 71bfa404f6..f21ab60a50 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/StreamBuffer.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/StreamBuffer.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public:
 			m_iterator = 0;
 		}
 		u8* pointer = (u8*)glMapBufferRange(m_buffertype, m_iterator, size,
-			GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_INVALIDATE_RANGE_BIT | GL_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT_BIT | GL_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED_BIT);
+			GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT_BIT | GL_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED_BIT);
 		return std::make_pair(pointer, m_iterator);
 	}
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public:
 		Align(stride);
 		AllocMemory(size);
 		u8* pointer = (u8*)glMapBufferRange(m_buffertype, m_iterator, size,
-			GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_INVALIDATE_RANGE_BIT | GL_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT_BIT | GL_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED_BIT);
+			GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT_BIT | GL_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED_BIT);
 		return std::make_pair(pointer, m_iterator);
 	}
 
@@ -346,24 +346,40 @@ public:
 // choose best streaming library based on the supported extensions and known issues
 StreamBuffer* StreamBuffer::Create(u32 type, size_t size)
 {
-	bool nvidia = !strcmp(g_ogl_config.gl_vendor, "NVIDIA Corporation");
+	// without basevertex support, only streaming methods whith uploads everything to zero works fine:
+	if(!g_ogl_config.bSupportsGLBaseVertex)
+	{
+		if(!DriverDetails::HasBug(DriverDetails::BUG_BROKENBUFFERSTREAM))
+			return new BufferSubData(type, size);
 
-	if (g_ogl_config.bSupportsGLBufferStorage &&
-		!(DriverDetails::HasBug(DriverDetails::BUG_BROKENBUFFERSTORAGE) && type == GL_ARRAY_BUFFER))
-		return new BufferStorage(type, size);
-	else if(!g_ogl_config.bSupportsGLBaseVertex && !DriverDetails::HasBug(DriverDetails::BUG_BROKENBUFFERSTREAM))
-		return new BufferSubData(type, size);
-	else if(!g_ogl_config.bSupportsGLBaseVertex)
+		// BufferData is by far the worst way, only use it if needed
 		return new BufferData(type, size);
-	else if(g_ogl_config.bSupportsGLSync && g_ogl_config.bSupportsGLPinnedMemory &&
-		!(DriverDetails::HasBug(DriverDetails::BUG_BROKENPINNEDMEMORY) && type == GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER))
-		return new PinnedMemory(type, size);
-	else if(nvidia)
-		return new BufferSubData(type, size);
-	else if(g_ogl_config.bSupportsGLSync)
-		return new MapAndSync(type, size);
-	else
-		return new MapAndOrphan(type, size);
+	}
+
+	// Prefer the syncing buffers over the orphaning one
+	if(g_ogl_config.bSupportsGLSync)
+	{
+		// try to use buffer storage whenever possible
+		if (g_ogl_config.bSupportsGLBufferStorage &&
+			!(DriverDetails::HasBug(DriverDetails::BUG_BROKENBUFFERSTORAGE) && type == GL_ARRAY_BUFFER))
+			return new BufferStorage(type, size);
+
+		// pinned memory is almost as fine
+		if(g_ogl_config.bSupportsGLPinnedMemory &&
+			!(DriverDetails::HasBug(DriverDetails::BUG_BROKENPINNEDMEMORY) && type == GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER))
+			return new PinnedMemory(type, size);
+
+		// don't fall back to MapAnd* for nvidia drivers
+		if(DriverDetails::HasBug(DriverDetails::BUG_BROKENUNSYNCMAPPING))
+			return new BufferSubData(type, size);
+
+		// mapping fallback
+		if(g_ogl_config.bSupportsGLSync)
+			return new MapAndSync(type, size);
+	}
+
+	// default fallback, should work everywhere, but isn't the best way to do this job
+	return new MapAndOrphan(type, size);
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/DriverDetails.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/DriverDetails.cpp
index 3f90b2f4af..37b5c3cb3b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/DriverDetails.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/DriverDetails.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ namespace DriverDetails
 		{OS_WINDOWS,VENDOR_NVIDIA,   DRIVER_NVIDIA,       -1, BUG_BROKENBUFFERSTORAGE, -1.0, 33220.0, true},
 		{OS_LINUX,  VENDOR_NVIDIA,   DRIVER_NVIDIA,       -1, BUG_BROKENBUFFERSTORAGE, -1.0, 33138.0, true},
 		{OS_OSX,    VENDOR_INTEL,    DRIVER_INTEL,      3000, BUG_PRIMITIVERESTART,    -1.0, -1.0, true},
+		{OS_WINDOWS,VENDOR_NVIDIA,   DRIVER_NVIDIA,       -1, BUG_BROKENUNSYNCMAPPING, -1.0, -1.0, true},
+		{OS_LINUX,  VENDOR_NVIDIA,   DRIVER_NVIDIA,       -1, BUG_BROKENUNSYNCMAPPING, -1.0, -1.0, true},
 	};
 
 	std::map<Bug, BugInfo> m_bugs;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/DriverDetails.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/DriverDetails.h
index 384e372fb3..68c31cc932 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/DriverDetails.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/DriverDetails.h
@@ -154,6 +154,17 @@ namespace DriverDetails
 		// The drivers on OS X has broken primitive restart.
 		// Intel HD 4000 series isn't affected by the bug
 		BUG_PRIMITIVERESTART,
+		// Bug: unsync mapping doesn't work fine
+		// Affected devices: nvidia driver
+		// Started Version: -1
+		// Ended Version: -1
+		// The nvidia driver (both windows + linux) doesn't like unsync mapping performance wise.
+		// Because of their threaded behavoir, they seem not to handle unsync mapping complete unsync,
+		// in fact, they serialize the driver which adds a much bigger overhead.
+		// Workaround: Use BufferSubData
+		// TODO: some windows AMD driver/gpu combination seems also affected
+		//       but as they all support pinned memory, it doesn't matter
+		BUG_BROKENUNSYNCMAPPING,
 	};
 
 	// Initializes our internal vendor, device family, and driver version