=== modified file 'plugins/unityshell/src/unityshell.cpp'
--- plugins/unityshell/src/unityshell.cpp	2015-06-03 12:46:12 +0000
+++ plugins/unityshell/src/unityshell.cpp	2015-09-03 15:32:49 +0000
@@ -263,6 +263,12 @@
     {
       unity_settings_.SetLowGfxMode(true);
     }
+
+
+  if (getenv("UNITY_LOW_GFX_MODE") != NULL && atoi(getenv("UNITY_LOW_GFX_MODE")) == 0)
+  {
+    unity_settings_.SetLowGfxMode(false);
+  }
 #endif
 
   if (!failed)