A method for operating a display pipe having a first bit depth and implemented in an electronic device may include determining a second bit depth of a display. The method may also include compressing first image data to the second bit depth, where the first image data corresponds to a first image to be presented via the display. The method may also include including buffer data with the first image data to generate processed image data and outputting the processed image data as output image data to cause presentation of the first image.