diff --git a/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go b/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go
index fd819126346..12a4252710c 100644
--- a/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go
+++ b/config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ type GRPCClientSettings struct {
 	// (https://godoc.org/google.golang.org/grpc#WithKeepaliveParams).
 	Keepalive *KeepaliveClientConfig `mapstructure:"keepalive"`
 
+	// The WriteBufferSize for client gRPC. See grpc.WithReadBufferSize
+	// (https://godoc.org/google.golang.org/grpc#WithReadBufferSize).
+	ReadBufferSize int `mapstructure:"read_buffer_size"`
+
+	// The WriteBufferSize for client gRPC. See grpc.WithWriteBufferSize
+	// (https://godoc.org/google.golang.org/grpc#WithWriteBufferSize).
+	WriteBufferSize int `mapstructure:"write_buffer_size"`
+
 	// WaitForReady parameter configures client to wait for ready state before sending data.
 	// (https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/wait-for-ready.md)
 	WaitForReady bool `mapstructure:"wait_for_ready"`
@@ -122,18 +130,18 @@ type GRPCServerSettings struct {
 }
 
 // ToServerOption maps configgrpc.GRPCClientSettings to a slice of dial options for gRPC
-func (settings *GRPCClientSettings) ToDialOptions() ([]grpc.DialOption, error) {
+func (gcs *GRPCClientSettings) ToDialOptions() ([]grpc.DialOption, error) {
 	opts := []grpc.DialOption{}
 
-	if settings.Compression != "" {
-		if compressionKey := GetGRPCCompressionKey(settings.Compression); compressionKey != CompressionUnsupported {
+	if gcs.Compression != "" {
+		if compressionKey := GetGRPCCompressionKey(gcs.Compression); compressionKey != CompressionUnsupported {
 			opts = append(opts, grpc.WithDefaultCallOptions(grpc.UseCompressor(compressionKey)))
 		} else {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported compression type %q", settings.Compression)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported compression type %q", gcs.Compression)
 		}
 	}
 
-	tlsCfg, err := settings.TLSSetting.LoadTLSConfig()
+	tlsCfg, err := gcs.TLSSetting.LoadTLSConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -143,11 +151,19 @@ func (settings *GRPCClientSettings) ToDialOptions() ([]grpc.DialOption, error) {
 	}
 	opts = append(opts, tlsDialOption)
 
-	if settings.Keepalive != nil {
+	if gcs.ReadBufferSize > 0 {
+		opts = append(opts, grpc.WithReadBufferSize(gcs.ReadBufferSize))
+	}
+
+	if gcs.WriteBufferSize > 0 {
+		opts = append(opts, grpc.WithWriteBufferSize(gcs.WriteBufferSize))
+	}
+
+	if gcs.Keepalive != nil {
 		keepAliveOption := grpc.WithKeepaliveParams(keepalive.ClientParameters{
-			Time:                settings.Keepalive.Time,
-			Timeout:             settings.Keepalive.Timeout,
-			PermitWithoutStream: settings.Keepalive.PermitWithoutStream,
+			Time:                gcs.Keepalive.Time,
+			Timeout:             gcs.Keepalive.Timeout,
+			PermitWithoutStream: gcs.Keepalive.PermitWithoutStream,
 		})
 		opts = append(opts, keepAliveOption)
 	}
diff --git a/exporter/jaegerexporter/factory.go b/exporter/jaegerexporter/factory.go
index eba31407298..145fda5d405 100644
--- a/exporter/jaegerexporter/factory.go
+++ b/exporter/jaegerexporter/factory.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configerror"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configmodels"
 )
 
@@ -44,6 +45,10 @@ func (f *Factory) CreateDefaultConfig() configmodels.Exporter {
 			TypeVal: typeStr,
 			NameVal: typeStr,
 		},
+		GRPCClientSettings: configgrpc.GRPCClientSettings{
+			// We almost read 0 bytes, so no need to tune ReadBufferSize.
+			WriteBufferSize: 512 * 1024,
+		},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/exporter/opencensusexporter/config_test.go b/exporter/opencensusexporter/config_test.go
index f8bd024a0ce..60387852359 100644
--- a/exporter/opencensusexporter/config_test.go
+++ b/exporter/opencensusexporter/config_test.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 					PermitWithoutStream: true,
 					Timeout:             30,
 				},
+				WriteBufferSize: 512 * 1024,
 			},
 			NumWorkers:        123,
 			ReconnectionDelay: 15,
diff --git a/exporter/opencensusexporter/factory.go b/exporter/opencensusexporter/factory.go
index f1132cd7159..f450d18fb50 100644
--- a/exporter/opencensusexporter/factory.go
+++ b/exporter/opencensusexporter/factory.go
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ func (f *Factory) CreateDefaultConfig() configmodels.Exporter {
 		},
 		GRPCClientSettings: configgrpc.GRPCClientSettings{
 			Headers: map[string]string{},
+			// We almost read 0 bytes, so no need to tune ReadBufferSize.
+			WriteBufferSize: 512 * 1024,
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/exporter/otlpexporter/config_test.go b/exporter/otlpexporter/config_test.go
index 9df0859cd19..8371c0c3d45 100644
--- a/exporter/otlpexporter/config_test.go
+++ b/exporter/otlpexporter/config_test.go
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 					PermitWithoutStream: true,
 					Timeout:             30 * time.Second,
 				},
+				WriteBufferSize: 512 * 1024,
 			},
 			NumWorkers: 8,
 		})
diff --git a/exporter/otlpexporter/factory.go b/exporter/otlpexporter/factory.go
index c5e40ba42ee..12bf45a6064 100644
--- a/exporter/otlpexporter/factory.go
+++ b/exporter/otlpexporter/factory.go
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ func (f *Factory) CreateDefaultConfig() configmodels.Exporter {
 		},
 		GRPCClientSettings: configgrpc.GRPCClientSettings{
 			Headers: map[string]string{},
+			// We almost read 0 bytes, so no need to tune ReadBufferSize.
+			WriteBufferSize: 512 * 1024,
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/testbed/tests/trace_test.go b/testbed/tests/trace_test.go
index 33d1906e7b8..f3eb42b9625 100644
--- a/testbed/tests/trace_test.go
+++ b/testbed/tests/trace_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func TestTrace10kSPS(t *testing.T) {
 			testbed.NewJaegerDataReceiver(testbed.GetAvailablePort(t)),
 			testbed.ResourceSpec{
 				ExpectedMaxCPU: 40,
-				ExpectedMaxRAM: 60,
+				ExpectedMaxRAM: 70,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestTrace10kSPS(t *testing.T) {
 			testbed.NewOCDataReceiver(testbed.GetAvailablePort(t)),
 			testbed.ResourceSpec{
 				ExpectedMaxCPU: 39,
-				ExpectedMaxRAM: 60,
+				ExpectedMaxRAM: 70,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func TestTrace10kSPS(t *testing.T) {
 			testbed.NewOTLPDataReceiver(testbed.GetAvailablePort(t)),
 			testbed.ResourceSpec{
 				ExpectedMaxCPU: 20,
-				ExpectedMaxRAM: 60,
+				ExpectedMaxRAM: 70,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestTrace10kSPS(t *testing.T) {
 			testbed.NewZipkinDataReceiver(testbed.GetAvailablePort(t)),
 			testbed.ResourceSpec{
 				ExpectedMaxCPU: 80,
-				ExpectedMaxRAM: 60,
+				ExpectedMaxRAM: 70,
 			},
 		},
 	}