diff --git a/packages/core/src/batch/BatchRenderer.js b/packages/core/src/batch/BatchRenderer.js
index 847ceff..bddddca 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/batch/BatchRenderer.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/batch/BatchRenderer.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import BatchGeometry from './BatchGeometry';
 import BatchDrawCall from './BatchDrawCall';
+import BaseTexture from '../textures/BaseTexture';
 
 import State from '../state/State';
 import ObjectRenderer from './ObjectRenderer';
@@ -12,8 +13,6 @@
 import generateMultiTextureShader from './generateMultiTextureShader';
 import { ENV } from '@pixi/constants';
 
-let TICK = 0;
-
 /**
  * Renderer dedicated to drawing and batching sprites.
  *
@@ -251,7 +250,7 @@
         currentGroup.start = 0;
         currentGroup.blend = blendMode;
 
-        TICK++;
+        let TICK = ++BaseTexture._globalBatch;
 
         let i;
 
@@ -282,7 +281,7 @@
             {
                 currentTexture = nextTexture;
 
-                if (nextTexture._enabled !== TICK)
+                if (nextTexture._batchEnabled !== TICK)
                 {
                     if (textureCount === MAX_TEXTURES)
                     {
@@ -299,7 +298,7 @@
                     }
 
                     nextTexture.touched = touch;
-                    nextTexture._enabled = TICK;
+                    nextTexture._batchEnabled = TICK;
                     nextTexture._id = textureCount;
 
                     currentGroup.textures[currentGroup.textureCount++] = nextTexture;
@@ -314,6 +313,8 @@
             indexCount += sprite.indices.length;
         }
 
+        BaseTexture._globalBatch = TICK;
+
         currentGroup.size = indexCount - currentGroup.start;
 
         //        this.indexBuffer.update();

diff --git a/packages/core/src/batch/BatchRenderer.js b/packages/core/src/batch/BatchRenderer.js
index 847ceff..bddddca 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/batch/BatchRenderer.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/batch/BatchRenderer.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import BatchGeometry from './BatchGeometry';
 import BatchDrawCall from './BatchDrawCall';
+import BaseTexture from '../textures/BaseTexture';
 
 import State from '../state/State';
 import ObjectRenderer from './ObjectRenderer';
@@ -12,8 +13,6 @@
 import generateMultiTextureShader from './generateMultiTextureShader';
 import { ENV } from '@pixi/constants';
 
-let TICK = 0;
-
 /**
  * Renderer dedicated to drawing and batching sprites.
  *
@@ -251,7 +250,7 @@
         currentGroup.start = 0;
         currentGroup.blend = blendMode;
 
-        TICK++;
+        let TICK = ++BaseTexture._globalBatch;
 
         let i;
 
@@ -282,7 +281,7 @@
             {
                 currentTexture = nextTexture;
 
-                if (nextTexture._enabled !== TICK)
+                if (nextTexture._batchEnabled !== TICK)
                 {
                     if (textureCount === MAX_TEXTURES)
                     {
@@ -299,7 +298,7 @@
                     }
 
                     nextTexture.touched = touch;
-                    nextTexture._enabled = TICK;
+                    nextTexture._batchEnabled = TICK;
                     nextTexture._id = textureCount;
 
                     currentGroup.textures[currentGroup.textureCount++] = nextTexture;
@@ -314,6 +313,8 @@
             indexCount += sprite.indices.length;
         }
 
+        BaseTexture._globalBatch = TICK;
+
         currentGroup.size = indexCount - currentGroup.start;
 
         //        this.indexBuffer.update();
diff --git a/packages/core/src/textures/BaseTexture.js b/packages/core/src/textures/BaseTexture.js
index 4d4dbf0..98573ff 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/textures/BaseTexture.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/textures/BaseTexture.js
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
         this.uid = uid();
 
         /**
-         * TODO: fill in description
+         * Used by automatic texture Garbage Collection, stores last GC tick when it was bound
          *
          * @member {number}
          * @protected
@@ -226,6 +226,13 @@
         this.resource = null;
 
         /**
+         * Number of the texture batch, used by multi-texture renderers
+         *
+         * @member {number}
+         */
+        this._batchEnabled = 0;
+
+        /**
          * Fired when a not-immediately-available source finishes loading.
          *
          * @protected
@@ -633,3 +640,11 @@
         return null;
     }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Global number of the texture batch, used by multi-texture renderers
+ *
+ * @static
+ * @member {number} new texture batch number
+ */
+BaseTexture._globalBatch = 0;

diff --git a/packages/core/src/batch/BatchRenderer.js b/packages/core/src/batch/BatchRenderer.js
index 847ceff..bddddca 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/batch/BatchRenderer.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/batch/BatchRenderer.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import BatchGeometry from './BatchGeometry';
 import BatchDrawCall from './BatchDrawCall';
+import BaseTexture from '../textures/BaseTexture';
 
 import State from '../state/State';
 import ObjectRenderer from './ObjectRenderer';
@@ -12,8 +13,6 @@
 import generateMultiTextureShader from './generateMultiTextureShader';
 import { ENV } from '@pixi/constants';
 
-let TICK = 0;
-
 /**
  * Renderer dedicated to drawing and batching sprites.
  *
@@ -251,7 +250,7 @@
         currentGroup.start = 0;
         currentGroup.blend = blendMode;
 
-        TICK++;
+        let TICK = ++BaseTexture._globalBatch;
 
         let i;
 
@@ -282,7 +281,7 @@
             {
                 currentTexture = nextTexture;
 
-                if (nextTexture._enabled !== TICK)
+                if (nextTexture._batchEnabled !== TICK)
                 {
                     if (textureCount === MAX_TEXTURES)
                     {
@@ -299,7 +298,7 @@
                     }
 
                     nextTexture.touched = touch;
-                    nextTexture._enabled = TICK;
+                    nextTexture._batchEnabled = TICK;
                     nextTexture._id = textureCount;
 
                     currentGroup.textures[currentGroup.textureCount++] = nextTexture;
@@ -314,6 +313,8 @@
             indexCount += sprite.indices.length;
         }
 
+        BaseTexture._globalBatch = TICK;
+
         currentGroup.size = indexCount - currentGroup.start;
 
         //        this.indexBuffer.update();
diff --git a/packages/core/src/textures/BaseTexture.js b/packages/core/src/textures/BaseTexture.js
index 4d4dbf0..98573ff 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/textures/BaseTexture.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/textures/BaseTexture.js
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
         this.uid = uid();
 
         /**
-         * TODO: fill in description
+         * Used by automatic texture Garbage Collection, stores last GC tick when it was bound
          *
          * @member {number}
          * @protected
@@ -226,6 +226,13 @@
         this.resource = null;
 
         /**
+         * Number of the texture batch, used by multi-texture renderers
+         *
+         * @member {number}
+         */
+        this._batchEnabled = 0;
+
+        /**
          * Fired when a not-immediately-available source finishes loading.
          *
          * @protected
@@ -633,3 +640,11 @@
         return null;
     }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Global number of the texture batch, used by multi-texture renderers
+ *
+ * @static
+ * @member {number} new texture batch number
+ */
+BaseTexture._globalBatch = 0;
diff --git a/packages/graphics/src/GraphicsGeometry.js b/packages/graphics/src/GraphicsGeometry.js
index 04d6f2d..18d2f84 100644
--- a/packages/graphics/src/GraphicsGeometry.js
+++ b/packages/graphics/src/GraphicsGeometry.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { SHAPES } from '@pixi/math';
 import { Bounds } from '@pixi/display';
-import { BatchGeometry, BatchDrawCall } from '@pixi/core';
+import { BatchGeometry, BatchDrawCall, BaseTexture } from '@pixi/core';
 import { DRAW_MODES } from '@pixi/constants';
 
 import GraphicsData from './GraphicsData';
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 const BATCH_POOL = [];
 const DRAW_CALL_POOL = [];
 
-let TICK = 0;
 /**
  * Map of fill commands for each shape type.
  *
@@ -580,7 +579,7 @@
      */
     buildDrawCalls()
     {
-        TICK++;
+        let TICK = ++BaseTexture._globalBatch;
 
         for (let i = 0; i < this.drawCalls.length; i++)
         {
@@ -638,7 +637,7 @@
             {
                 currentTexture = nextTexture;
 
-                if (nextTexture._enabled !== TICK)
+                if (nextTexture._batchEnabled !== TICK)
                 {
                     if (textureCount === MAX_TEXTURES)
                     {
@@ -660,7 +659,7 @@
 
                     // TODO add this to the render part..
                     nextTexture.touched = 1;// touch;
-                    nextTexture._enabled = TICK;
+                    nextTexture._batchEnabled = TICK;
                     nextTexture._id = textureCount;
                     nextTexture.wrapMode = 10497;
 
@@ -678,6 +677,8 @@
             this.addTextureIds(textureIds, textureId, data.attribSize);
         }
 
+        BaseTexture._globalBatch = TICK;
+
         // upload..
         // merge for now!
         const verts = this.points;