diff --git a/invesalius/constants.py b/invesalius/constants.py
index db4090a..65f6ced 100644
--- a/invesalius/constants.py
+++ b/invesalius/constants.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 import os.path
+import platform
+import sys
 import wx
 
 from project import Project
@@ -225,7 +227,10 @@ WINDOW_LEVEL = {"Abdomen":(350,50),
                  "Vasculature - Hard":(240,80),
                  "Vasculature - Soft":(650,160)}
 
-REDUCE_IMAGEDATA_QUALITY = 0
+if (platform.architecture()[0] == '32bit'):
+    REDUCE_IMAGEDATA_QUALITY = 1
+else:
+    REDUCE_IMAGEDATA_QUALITY = 0
 
 
 ICON_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.join('..', 'icons'))
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