diff --git a/pxr/imaging/hgiInterop/metal.mm b/pxr/imaging/hgiInterop/metal.mm
index d2489f6260..067ffa3e97 100644
--- a/pxr/imaging/hgiInterop/metal.mm
+++ b/pxr/imaging/hgiInterop/metal.mm
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@
         kCFAllocatorDefault,
         width,
         height,
-        kCVPixelFormatType_32BGRA,
+        kCVPixelFormatType_64RGBAHalf,
         (__bridge CFDictionaryRef)cvBufferProperties,
         &_pixelBuffer);
     
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@
         _cvmtlTextureCache,
         _pixelBuffer,
         (__bridge CFDictionaryRef)metalTextureProperties,
-        MTLPixelFormatBGRA8Unorm,
+        MTLPixelFormatRGBA16Float,
         width,
         height,
         0,