diff --git a/src/gpu/vk/GrVkBuffer.cpp b/src/gpu/vk/GrVkBuffer.cpp
index 8495f9b0a3..2bf332083e 100644
--- a/src/gpu/vk/GrVkBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/vk/GrVkBuffer.cpp
@@ -184,6 +184,33 @@ void GrVkBuffer::internalMap(GrVkGpu* gpu, size_t size, bool* createdNewBuffer)
     VALIDATE();
 }
 
+void GrVkBuffer::copyCpuDataToGpuBuffer(GrVkGpu* gpu, const void* src, size_t size) {
+    SkASSERT(src);
+    // The vulkan api restricts the use of vkCmdUpdateBuffer to updates that are less than or equal
+    // to 65536 bytes and a size the is 4 byte aligned.
+    if ((size <= 65536) && (0 == (size & 0x3)) && !gpu->vkCaps().avoidUpdateBuffers()) {
+        gpu->updateBuffer(this, src, this->offset(), size);
+    } else {
+        sk_sp<GrVkTransferBuffer> transferBuffer =
+                GrVkTransferBuffer::Make(gpu, size, GrVkBuffer::kCopyRead_Type);
+        if (!transferBuffer) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        char* buffer = (char*) transferBuffer->map();
+        memcpy (buffer, src, size);
+        transferBuffer->unmap();
+
+        gpu->copyBuffer(transferBuffer.get(), this, 0, this->offset(), size);
+    }
+    this->addMemoryBarrier(gpu,
+                           VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT,
+                           buffer_type_to_access_flags(fDesc.fType),
+                           VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT,
+                           VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_VERTEX_INPUT_BIT,
+                           false);
+}
+
 void GrVkBuffer::internalUnmap(GrVkGpu* gpu, size_t size) {
     VALIDATE();
     SkASSERT(this->vkIsMapped());
@@ -199,29 +226,8 @@ void GrVkBuffer::internalUnmap(GrVkGpu* gpu, size_t size) {
         GrVkMemory::UnmapAlloc(gpu, alloc);
         fMapPtr = nullptr;
     } else {
-        // vkCmdUpdateBuffer requires size < 64k and 4-byte alignment.
-        // https://bugs.chromium.org/p/skia/issues/detail?id=7488
-        if (size <= 65536 && 0 == (size & 0x3)) {
-            gpu->updateBuffer(this, fMapPtr, this->offset(), size);
-        } else {
-            sk_sp<GrVkTransferBuffer> transferBuffer =
-                    GrVkTransferBuffer::Make(gpu, size, GrVkBuffer::kCopyRead_Type);
-            if (!transferBuffer) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            char* buffer = (char*) transferBuffer->map();
-            memcpy (buffer, fMapPtr, size);
-            transferBuffer->unmap();
-
-            gpu->copyBuffer(transferBuffer.get(), this, 0, this->offset(), size);
-        }
-        this->addMemoryBarrier(gpu,
-                               VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT,
-                               buffer_type_to_access_flags(fDesc.fType),
-                               VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT,
-                               VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_VERTEX_INPUT_BIT,
-                               false);
+        SkASSERT(fMapPtr);
+        this->copyCpuDataToGpuBuffer(gpu, fMapPtr, size);
     }
 }
 
@@ -236,14 +242,18 @@ bool GrVkBuffer::vkUpdateData(GrVkGpu* gpu, const void* src, size_t srcSizeInByt
         return false;
     }
 
-    this->internalMap(gpu, srcSizeInBytes, createdNewBuffer);
-    if (!fMapPtr) {
-        return false;
+    if (fDesc.fDynamic) {
+        this->internalMap(gpu, srcSizeInBytes, createdNewBuffer);
+        if (!fMapPtr) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        memcpy(fMapPtr, src, srcSizeInBytes);
+        this->internalUnmap(gpu, srcSizeInBytes);
+    } else {
+        this->copyCpuDataToGpuBuffer(gpu, src, srcSizeInBytes);
     }
 
-    memcpy(fMapPtr, src, srcSizeInBytes);
-
-    this->internalUnmap(gpu, srcSizeInBytes);
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/gpu/vk/GrVkBuffer.h b/src/gpu/vk/GrVkBuffer.h
index f096921955..d65f318338 100644
--- a/src/gpu/vk/GrVkBuffer.h
+++ b/src/gpu/vk/GrVkBuffer.h
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ private:
 
     void internalMap(GrVkGpu* gpu, size_t size, bool* createdNewBuffer = nullptr);
     void internalUnmap(GrVkGpu* gpu, size_t size);
+    void copyCpuDataToGpuBuffer(GrVkGpu* gpu, const void* srcData, size_t size);
 
     void validate() const;
     bool vkIsMapped() const;
diff --git a/src/gpu/vk/GrVkCaps.cpp b/src/gpu/vk/GrVkCaps.cpp
index 165ea68a06..0d6f1b61ff 100644
--- a/src/gpu/vk/GrVkCaps.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/vk/GrVkCaps.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ template<typename T> T* get_extension_feature_struct(const VkPhysicalDeviceFeatu
 void GrVkCaps::init(const GrContextOptions& contextOptions, const GrVkInterface* vkInterface,
                     VkPhysicalDevice physDev, const VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2& features,
                     uint32_t physicalDeviceVersion, const GrVkExtensions& extensions) {
-
     VkPhysicalDeviceProperties properties;
     GR_VK_CALL(vkInterface, GetPhysicalDeviceProperties(physDev, &properties));
 
@@ -340,6 +339,20 @@ void GrVkCaps::init(const GrContextOptions& contextOptions, const GrVkInterface*
         fPreferFullscreenClears = true;
     }
 
+    if (kQualcomm_VkVendor == properties.vendorID) {
+        // On Qualcomm mapping a gpu buffer and doing both reads and writes to it is slow. Thus for
+        // index and vertex buffers we will force to use a cpu side buffer and then copy the whole
+        // buffer up to the gpu.
+        fBufferMapThreshold = SK_MaxS32;
+    }
+
+    if (kQualcomm_VkVendor == properties.vendorID) {
+        // On Qualcomm it looks like using vkCmdUpdateBuffer is slower than using a transfer buffer
+        // even for small sizes.
+        fAvoidUpdateBuffers = true;
+    }
+
+
     this->initConfigTable(vkInterface, physDev, properties);
     this->initStencilFormat(vkInterface, physDev);
 
diff --git a/src/gpu/vk/GrVkCaps.h b/src/gpu/vk/GrVkCaps.h
index 587102d989..337c8ae7f1 100644
--- a/src/gpu/vk/GrVkCaps.h
+++ b/src/gpu/vk/GrVkCaps.h
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ public:
         return fShouldAlwaysUseDedicatedImageMemory;
     }
 
+    // Always use a transfer buffer instead of vkCmdUpdateBuffer to upload data to a VkBuffer.
+    bool avoidUpdateBuffers() const {
+        return fAvoidUpdateBuffers;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns both a supported and most preferred stencil format to use in draws.
      */
@@ -225,6 +230,8 @@ private:
     bool fNewCBOnPipelineChange = false;
     bool fShouldAlwaysUseDedicatedImageMemory = false;
 
+    bool fAvoidUpdateBuffers = false;
+
     bool fSupportsSwapchain = false;
 
     bool fSupportsPhysicalDeviceProperties2 = false;