diff --git a/modules/video_coding/codecs/av1/libaom_av1_encoder.cc b/modules/video_coding/codecs/av1/libaom_av1_encoder.cc
index 113c256..bb40fc3 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/codecs/av1/libaom_av1_encoder.cc
+++ b/modules/video_coding/codecs/av1/libaom_av1_encoder.cc
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
 // Encoder configuration parameters
 constexpr int kQpMin = 10;
 constexpr int kUsageProfile = 1;  // 0 = good quality; 1 = real-time.
-constexpr int kMinQindex = 58;    // Min qindex threshold for QP scaling.
-constexpr int kMaxQindex = 180;   // Max qindex threshold for QP scaling.
+constexpr int kMinQindex = 145;   // Min qindex threshold for QP scaling.
+constexpr int kMaxQindex = 205;   // Max qindex threshold for QP scaling.
 constexpr int kBitDepth = 8;
 constexpr int kLagInFrames = 0;  // No look ahead.
 constexpr int kRtpTicksPerSecond = 90000;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     return 6;
   else if (width * height >= 1280 * 720)
     return 9;
-  else if (width * height >= 640 * 480)
+  else if (width * height >= 640 * 360)
     return 8;
   else
     return 7;
@@ -312,11 +312,23 @@
     return WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_ERROR;
   }
 
-  ret = aom_codec_control(&ctx_, AV1E_SET_TILE_COLUMNS, cfg_.g_threads >> 1);
-  if (ret != AOM_CODEC_OK) {
-    RTC_LOG(LS_WARNING) << "LibaomAv1Encoder::EncodeInit returned " << ret
-                        << " on control AV1E_SET_TILE_COLUMNS.";
-    return WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_ERROR;
+  if (cfg_.g_threads == 4 && cfg_.g_w == 640 &&
+      (cfg_.g_h == 360 || cfg_.g_h == 480)) {
+    ret = aom_codec_control(&ctx_, AV1E_SET_TILE_ROWS,
+                            static_cast<int>(log2(cfg_.g_threads)));
+    if (ret != AOM_CODEC_OK) {
+      RTC_LOG(LS_WARNING) << "LibaomAv1Encoder::EncodeInit returned " << ret
+                          << " on control AV1E_SET_TILE_ROWS.";
+      return WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_ERROR;
+    }
+  } else {
+    ret = aom_codec_control(&ctx_, AV1E_SET_TILE_COLUMNS,
+                            static_cast<int>(log2(cfg_.g_threads)));
+    if (ret != AOM_CODEC_OK) {
+      RTC_LOG(LS_WARNING) << "LibaomAv1Encoder::EncodeInit returned " << ret
+                          << " on control AV1E_SET_TILE_COLUMNS.";
+      return WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_ERROR;
+    }
   }
 
   ret = aom_codec_control(&ctx_, AV1E_SET_ROW_MT, 1);
@@ -376,11 +388,12 @@
 int LibaomAv1Encoder::NumberOfThreads(int width,
                                       int height,
                                       int number_of_cores) {
-  // Keep the number of encoder threads equal to the possible number of column
-  // tiles, which is (1, 2, 4, 8). See comments below for AV1E_SET_TILE_COLUMNS.
-  if (width * height >= 960 * 540 && number_of_cores > 4) {
+  // Keep the number of encoder threads equal to the possible number of
+  // column/row tiles, which is (1, 2, 4, 8). See comments below for
+  // AV1E_SET_TILE_COLUMNS/ROWS.
+  if (width * height >= 640 * 360 && number_of_cores > 4) {
     return 4;
-  } else if (width * height >= 640 * 360 && number_of_cores > 2) {
+  } else if (width * height >= 320 * 180 && number_of_cores > 2) {
     return 2;
   } else {
 // Use 2 threads for low res on ARM.