diff --git a/amdgpu.c b/amdgpu.c
index 9abb79f..cca3537 100644
--- a/amdgpu.c
+++ b/amdgpu.c
@@ -376,8 +376,20 @@ static int amdgpu_bo_create(struct bo *bo, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint
 	gem_create.in.bo_size = bo->total_size;
 	gem_create.in.alignment = addr_out.baseAlign;
 	/* Set the placement. */
-	gem_create.in.domains = AMDGPU_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM;
-	gem_create.in.domain_flags = AMDGPU_GEM_CREATE_CPU_ACCESS_REQUIRED;
+
+	gem_create.in.domain_flags = 0;
+	if (use_flags & (BO_USE_LINEAR | BO_USE_SW))
+		gem_create.in.domain_flags |= AMDGPU_GEM_CREATE_CPU_ACCESS_REQUIRED;
+
+	if (use_flags & (BO_USE_SCANOUT | BO_USE_CURSOR)) {
+		/* TODO(dbehr) do not use VRAM after we enable display VM */
+		gem_create.in.domains = AMDGPU_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM;
+	} else {
+		gem_create.in.domains = AMDGPU_GEM_DOMAIN_GTT;
+		if (!(use_flags & BO_USE_SW_READ_OFTEN))
+			gem_create.in.domain_flags |= AMDGPU_GEM_CREATE_CPU_GTT_USWC;
+	}
+
 	/* Allocate the buffer with the preferred heap. */
 	ret = drmCommandWriteRead(drv_get_fd(bo->drv), DRM_AMDGPU_GEM_CREATE, &gem_create,
 				  sizeof(gem_create));
diff --git a/drv_priv.h b/drv_priv.h
index 18a289c..a397b1e 100644
--- a/drv_priv.h
+++ b/drv_priv.h
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ struct backend {
 	                    BO_USE_SW_READ_OFTEN | BO_USE_SW_WRITE_OFTEN | \
                             BO_USE_SW_READ_RARELY | BO_USE_SW_WRITE_RARELY | BO_USE_TEXTURE
 
+#define BO_USE_SW BO_USE_SW_READ_OFTEN | BO_USE_SW_WRITE_OFTEN | \
+	    BO_USE_SW_READ_RARELY | BO_USE_SW_WRITE_RARELY
+
+#define BO_USE_SW_OFTEN BO_USE_SW_READ_OFTEN | BO_USE_SW_WRITE_OFTEN
+
+#define BO_USE_SW_RARELY BO_USE_SW_READ_RARELY | BO_USE_SW_WRITE_RARELY
+
 #define LINEAR_METADATA (struct format_metadata) { 0, 1, DRM_FORMAT_MOD_NONE }
 // clang-format on