diff --git a/src/com/badlogic/gdx/graphics/glutils/Float16FrameBuffer.java b/src/com/badlogic/gdx/graphics/glutils/Float16FrameBuffer.java
index 4057f13b4..4e4560c30 100644
--- a/src/com/badlogic/gdx/graphics/glutils/Float16FrameBuffer.java
+++ b/src/com/badlogic/gdx/graphics/glutils/Float16FrameBuffer.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class Float16FrameBuffer extends FrameBuffer {
     public Float16FrameBuffer (int width, int height, boolean hasDepth) {
         if (App.isAppleM) { // disable float framebuffer for Apple M chips
             FrameBufferBuilder bufferBuilder = new FrameBufferBuilder(width, height);
-            bufferBuilder.addColorTextureAttachment(GL20.GL_RGBA, GL20.GL_RGBA, GL20.GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE);
+            bufferBuilder.addColorTextureAttachment(GL20.GL_RGBA, GL20.GL_RGBA, GL20.GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT); // but 16bpp int works perfectly?!
             if (hasDepth) bufferBuilder.addBasicDepthRenderBuffer();
             this.bufferBuilder = bufferBuilder;
         }