diff --git a/externals/glad/Readme.md b/externals/glad/Readme.md
index 5c16ed29ea..e503ac7a34 100644
--- a/externals/glad/Readme.md
+++ b/externals/glad/Readme.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 These files were generated by the [glad](https://github.com/Dav1dde/glad) OpenGL loader generator and have been checked in as-is. You can re-generate them using glad with the following command:
 
 ```
-python -m glad --profile core --out-path glad/ --api "gl=4.6,gles2=3.2" --generator=c
+python -m glad --profile core --out-path glad/ --api "gl=4.3,gles2=3.2" --generator=c
 ```
diff --git a/src/citra/citra.cpp b/src/citra/citra.cpp
index ea3e6b1029..f8ab9c55aa 100644
--- a/src/citra/citra.cpp
+++ b/src/citra/citra.cpp
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
     EmuWindow_SDL2::InitializeSDL2();
 
-    const auto CreateEmuWindow = [](bool fullscreen,
-                                    bool is_secondary) -> std::unique_ptr<EmuWindow_SDL2> {
+    const auto create_emu_window = [](bool fullscreen,
+                                      bool is_secondary) -> std::unique_ptr<EmuWindow_SDL2> {
         switch (Settings::values.graphics_api.GetValue()) {
         case Settings::GraphicsAPI::OpenGL:
             return std::make_unique<EmuWindow_SDL2_GL>(fullscreen, is_secondary);
@@ -374,11 +374,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         }
     };
 
-    const auto emu_window{CreateEmuWindow(fullscreen, false)};
+    const auto emu_window{create_emu_window(fullscreen, false)};
     const bool use_secondary_window{
         Settings::values.layout_option.GetValue() == Settings::LayoutOption::SeparateWindows &&
         Settings::values.graphics_api.GetValue() != Settings::GraphicsAPI::Software};
-    const auto secondary_window = use_secondary_window ? CreateEmuWindow(false, true) : nullptr;
+    const auto secondary_window = use_secondary_window ? create_emu_window(false, true) : nullptr;
 
     const auto scope = emu_window->Acquire();
 
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         Core::Movie::GetInstance().StartRecording(movie_record, movie_record_author);
     }
     if (!dump_video.empty()) {
-        Layout::FramebufferLayout layout{
-            Layout::FrameLayoutFromResolutionScale(VideoCore::GetResolutionScaleFactor())};
+        Layout::FramebufferLayout layout{Layout::FrameLayoutFromResolutionScale(
+            VideoCore::g_renderer->GetResolutionScaleFactor())};
         system.VideoDumper().StartDumping(dump_video, layout);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/citra_qt/bootmanager.cpp b/src/citra_qt/bootmanager.cpp
index be58060b13..3cb1c904d5 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/bootmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/bootmanager.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     ~OpenGLSharedContext() {
-        context->doneCurrent();
+        OpenGLSharedContext::DoneCurrent();
     }
 
     void SwapBuffers() override {
@@ -196,7 +196,9 @@ public:
     }
 
     void DoneCurrent() override {
-        context->doneCurrent();
+        if (QOpenGLContext::currentContext() == context.get()) {
+            context->doneCurrent();
+        }
     }
 
     QOpenGLContext* GetShareContext() const {
@@ -257,7 +259,9 @@ public:
         }
         context->MakeCurrent();
         glBindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
-        VideoCore::g_renderer->TryPresent(100, is_secondary);
+        if (VideoCore::g_renderer) {
+            VideoCore::g_renderer->TryPresent(100, is_secondary);
+        }
         context->SwapBuffers();
         glFinish();
     }
@@ -633,7 +637,7 @@ void GRenderWindow::ReleaseRenderTarget() {
 
 void GRenderWindow::CaptureScreenshot(u32 res_scale, const QString& screenshot_path) {
     if (res_scale == 0) {
-        res_scale = VideoCore::GetResolutionScaleFactor();
+        res_scale = VideoCore::g_renderer->GetResolutionScaleFactor();
     }
 
     const auto layout{Layout::FrameLayoutFromResolutionScale(res_scale, is_secondary)};
diff --git a/src/citra_qt/main.cpp b/src/citra_qt/main.cpp
index efa6c81165..35e6aa23aa 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/main.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/main.cpp
@@ -1173,8 +1173,8 @@ void GMainWindow::BootGame(const QString& filename) {
     }
 
     if (video_dumping_on_start) {
-        Layout::FramebufferLayout layout{
-            Layout::FrameLayoutFromResolutionScale(VideoCore::GetResolutionScaleFactor())};
+        Layout::FramebufferLayout layout{Layout::FrameLayoutFromResolutionScale(
+            VideoCore::g_renderer->GetResolutionScaleFactor())};
         if (!Core::System::GetInstance().VideoDumper().StartDumping(
                 video_dumping_path.toStdString(), layout)) {
 
@@ -2195,8 +2195,8 @@ void GMainWindow::OnStartVideoDumping() {
     }
     const auto path = dialog.GetFilePath();
     if (emulation_running) {
-        Layout::FramebufferLayout layout{
-            Layout::FrameLayoutFromResolutionScale(VideoCore::GetResolutionScaleFactor())};
+        Layout::FramebufferLayout layout{Layout::FrameLayoutFromResolutionScale(
+            VideoCore::g_renderer->GetResolutionScaleFactor())};
         if (!Core::System::GetInstance().VideoDumper().StartDumping(path.toStdString(), layout)) {
             QMessageBox::critical(
                 this, tr("Citra"),
diff --git a/src/common/settings.cpp b/src/common/settings.cpp
index 46aa2e8e1c..d10c729324 100644
--- a/src/common/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/common/settings.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ void Apply() {
     VideoCore::g_hw_shader_enabled = values.use_hw_shader.GetValue();
     VideoCore::g_separable_shader_enabled = values.separable_shader.GetValue();
     VideoCore::g_hw_shader_accurate_mul = values.shaders_accurate_mul.GetValue();
-    VideoCore::g_use_disk_shader_cache = values.use_disk_shader_cache.GetValue();
 
 #ifndef ANDROID
     if (VideoCore::g_renderer) {
@@ -63,10 +62,13 @@ void Apply() {
     }
 #endif
 
-    VideoCore::g_renderer_bg_color_update_requested = true;
-    VideoCore::g_renderer_sampler_update_requested = true;
-    VideoCore::g_renderer_shader_update_requested = true;
-    VideoCore::g_texture_filter_update_requested = true;
+    if (VideoCore::g_renderer) {
+        auto& settings = VideoCore::g_renderer->Settings();
+        settings.bg_color_update_requested = true;
+        settings.sampler_update_requested = true;
+        settings.shader_update_requested = true;
+        settings.texture_filter_update_requested = true;
+    }
 
     auto& system = Core::System::GetInstance();
     if (system.IsPoweredOn()) {
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ void LogSettings() {
     log_setting("Core_CPUClockPercentage", values.cpu_clock_percentage.GetValue());
     log_setting("Renderer_UseGLES", values.use_gles.GetValue());
     log_setting("Renderer_GraphicsAPI", GetGraphicsAPIName(values.graphics_api.GetValue()));
+    log_setting("Renderer_Debug", values.renderer_debug.GetValue());
     log_setting("Renderer_UseHwShader", values.use_hw_shader.GetValue());
     log_setting("Renderer_SeparableShader", values.separable_shader.GetValue());
     log_setting("Renderer_ShadersAccurateMul", values.shaders_accurate_mul.GetValue());
diff --git a/src/common/settings.h b/src/common/settings.h
index bd25c1b13b..9180a52c9e 100644
--- a/src/common/settings.h
+++ b/src/common/settings.h
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ struct Values {
     SwitchableSetting<bool> shaders_accurate_mul{true, "shaders_accurate_mul"};
     SwitchableSetting<bool> use_vsync_new{true, "use_vsync_new"};
     Setting<bool> use_shader_jit{true, "use_shader_jit"};
-    SwitchableSetting<u16, true> resolution_factor{1, 0, 10, "resolution_factor"};
+    SwitchableSetting<u32, true> resolution_factor{1, 0, 10, "resolution_factor"};
     SwitchableSetting<u16, true> frame_limit{100, 0, 1000, "frame_limit"};
     SwitchableSetting<std::string> texture_filter_name{"none", "texture_filter_name"};
 
diff --git a/src/core/core.cpp b/src/core/core.cpp
index 39bafcd404..4151cb4c6f 100644
--- a/src/core/core.cpp
+++ b/src/core/core.cpp
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ System::~System() = default;
 
 System::ResultStatus System::RunLoop(bool tight_loop) {
     status = ResultStatus::Success;
-    if (std::any_of(cpu_cores.begin(), cpu_cores.end(),
-                    [](std::shared_ptr<ARM_Interface> ptr) { return ptr == nullptr; })) {
+    if (!IsPoweredOn()) {
         return ResultStatus::ErrorNotInitialized;
     }
 
@@ -435,7 +434,7 @@ System::ResultStatus System::Init(Frontend::EmuWindow& emu_window,
 
     LOG_DEBUG(Core, "Initialized OK");
 
-    initalized = true;
+    is_powered_on = true;
 
     return ResultStatus::Success;
 }
@@ -537,6 +536,8 @@ void System::Shutdown(bool is_deserializing) {
                                 perf_stats ? perf_stats->GetMeanFrametime() : 0);
 
     // Shutdown emulation session
+    is_powered_on = false;
+
     VideoCore::Shutdown();
     HW::Shutdown();
     if (!is_deserializing) {
diff --git a/src/core/core.h b/src/core/core.h
index 978186eaa1..d5b82b98ec 100644
--- a/src/core/core.h
+++ b/src/core/core.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <atomic>
 #include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <string>
@@ -151,10 +152,7 @@ public:
      * @returns True if the emulated system is powered on, otherwise false.
      */
     [[nodiscard]] bool IsPoweredOn() const {
-        return cpu_cores.size() > 0 &&
-               std::all_of(cpu_cores.begin(), cpu_cores.end(),
-                           [](std::shared_ptr<ARM_Interface> ptr) { return ptr != nullptr; });
-        ;
+        return is_powered_on;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -383,7 +381,7 @@ private:
 private:
     static System s_instance;
 
-    bool initalized = false;
+    std::atomic_bool is_powered_on{};
 
     ResultStatus status = ResultStatus::Success;
     std::string status_details = "";
diff --git a/src/video_core/rasterizer_cache/rasterizer_cache.cpp b/src/video_core/rasterizer_cache/rasterizer_cache.cpp
index 394bcca003..1855f58259 100644
--- a/src/video_core/rasterizer_cache/rasterizer_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/rasterizer_cache/rasterizer_cache.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "common/microprofile.h"
 #include "video_core/pica_state.h"
 #include "video_core/rasterizer_cache/rasterizer_cache.h"
+#include "video_core/renderer_base.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_format_reinterpreter.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_opengl/texture_downloader_es.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_opengl/texture_filters/texture_filterer.h"
@@ -239,8 +240,9 @@ static Surface FindMatch(const SurfaceCache& surface_cache, const SurfaceParams&
     return match_surface;
 }
 
-RasterizerCacheOpenGL::RasterizerCacheOpenGL() {
-    resolution_scale_factor = VideoCore::GetResolutionScaleFactor();
+RasterizerCacheOpenGL::RasterizerCacheOpenGL(VideoCore::RendererBase& renderer_)
+    : renderer{renderer_} {
+    resolution_scale_factor = renderer.GetResolutionScaleFactor();
     texture_filterer = std::make_unique<TextureFilterer>(
         Settings::values.texture_filter_name.GetValue(), resolution_scale_factor);
     format_reinterpreter = std::make_unique<FormatReinterpreterOpenGL>();
@@ -588,15 +590,14 @@ SurfaceSurfaceRect_Tuple RasterizerCacheOpenGL::GetFramebufferSurfaces(
     const auto& config = regs.framebuffer.framebuffer;
 
     // Update resolution_scale_factor and reset cache if changed
-    const bool resolution_scale_changed =
-        resolution_scale_factor != VideoCore::GetResolutionScaleFactor();
+    const u32 scale_factor = renderer.GetResolutionScaleFactor();
+    const bool resolution_scale_changed = resolution_scale_factor != scale_factor;
     const bool texture_filter_changed =
-        VideoCore::g_texture_filter_update_requested.exchange(false) &&
-        texture_filterer->Reset(Settings::values.texture_filter_name.GetValue(),
-                                VideoCore::GetResolutionScaleFactor());
+        renderer.Settings().texture_filter_update_requested.exchange(false) &&
+        texture_filterer->Reset(Settings::values.texture_filter_name.GetValue(), scale_factor);
 
     if (resolution_scale_changed || texture_filter_changed) {
-        resolution_scale_factor = VideoCore::GetResolutionScaleFactor();
+        resolution_scale_factor = scale_factor;
         FlushAll();
         while (!surface_cache.empty())
             UnregisterSurface(*surface_cache.begin()->second.begin());
diff --git a/src/video_core/rasterizer_cache/rasterizer_cache.h b/src/video_core/rasterizer_cache/rasterizer_cache.h
index 2305dff860..a3b974e7f2 100644
--- a/src/video_core/rasterizer_cache/rasterizer_cache.h
+++ b/src/video_core/rasterizer_cache/rasterizer_cache.h
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 #include "video_core/rasterizer_cache/surface_params.h"
 #include "video_core/texture/texture_decode.h"
 
+namespace VideoCore {
+class RendererBase;
+}
+
 namespace OpenGL {
 
 enum class ScaleMatch {
@@ -23,7 +27,7 @@ class FormatReinterpreterOpenGL;
 
 class RasterizerCacheOpenGL : NonCopyable {
 public:
-    RasterizerCacheOpenGL();
+    RasterizerCacheOpenGL(VideoCore::RendererBase& renderer);
     ~RasterizerCacheOpenGL();
 
     /// Blit one surface's texture to another
@@ -108,6 +112,7 @@ private:
     /// Increase/decrease the number of surface in pages touching the specified region
     void UpdatePagesCachedCount(PAddr addr, u32 size, int delta);
 
+    VideoCore::RendererBase& renderer;
     TextureRuntime runtime;
     SurfaceCache surface_cache;
     PageMap cached_pages;
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_base.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_base.cpp
index 90be75287a..d8fb904dd3 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_base.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_base.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@ RendererBase::RendererBase(Core::System& system_, Frontend::EmuWindow& window,
 
 RendererBase::~RendererBase() = default;
 
+u32 RendererBase::GetResolutionScaleFactor() {
+    const auto graphics_api = Settings::values.graphics_api.GetValue();
+    if (graphics_api == Settings::GraphicsAPI::Software) {
+        // Software renderer always render at native resolution
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    const u32 scale_factor = Settings::values.resolution_factor.GetValue();
+    return scale_factor != 0 ? scale_factor
+                             : render_window.GetFramebufferLayout().GetScalingRatio();
+}
+
 void RendererBase::UpdateCurrentFramebufferLayout(bool is_portrait_mode) {
     const auto update_layout = [is_portrait_mode](Frontend::EmuWindow& window) {
         const Layout::FramebufferLayout& layout = window.GetFramebufferLayout();
@@ -43,19 +55,19 @@ void RendererBase::EndFrame() {
 }
 
 bool RendererBase::IsScreenshotPending() const {
-    return renderer_settings.screenshot_requested;
+    return settings.screenshot_requested;
 }
 
 void RendererBase::RequestScreenshot(void* data, std::function<void()> callback,
                                      const Layout::FramebufferLayout& layout) {
-    if (renderer_settings.screenshot_requested) {
+    if (settings.screenshot_requested) {
         LOG_ERROR(Render, "A screenshot is already requested or in progress, ignoring the request");
         return;
     }
-    renderer_settings.screenshot_bits = data;
-    renderer_settings.screenshot_complete_callback = callback;
-    renderer_settings.screenshot_framebuffer_layout = layout;
-    renderer_settings.screenshot_requested = true;
+    settings.screenshot_bits = data;
+    settings.screenshot_complete_callback = callback;
+    settings.screenshot_framebuffer_layout = layout;
+    settings.screenshot_requested = true;
 }
 
 } // namespace VideoCore
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_base.h b/src/video_core/renderer_base.h
index ab9c4d3336..c03800b398 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_base.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_base.h
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ struct RendererSettings {
     void* screenshot_bits{};
     std::function<void()> screenshot_complete_callback;
     Layout::FramebufferLayout screenshot_framebuffer_layout;
+    // Renderer
+    std::atomic_bool texture_filter_update_requested{false};
+    std::atomic_bool bg_color_update_requested{false};
+    std::atomic_bool sampler_update_requested{false};
+    std::atomic_bool shader_update_requested{false};
 };
 
 class RendererBase : NonCopyable {
@@ -54,6 +59,9 @@ public:
     /// Synchronizes fixed function renderer state
     virtual void Sync() {}
 
+    /// Returns the resolution scale factor relative to the native 3DS screen resolution
+    u32 GetResolutionScaleFactor();
+
     /// Updates the framebuffer layout of the contained render window handle.
     void UpdateCurrentFramebufferLayout(bool is_portrait_mode = {});
 
@@ -80,11 +88,11 @@ public:
     }
 
     [[nodiscard]] RendererSettings& Settings() {
-        return renderer_settings;
+        return settings;
     }
 
     [[nodiscard]] const RendererSettings& Settings() const {
-        return renderer_settings;
+        return settings;
     }
 
     /// Returns true if a screenshot is being processed
@@ -96,7 +104,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     Core::System& system;
-    RendererSettings renderer_settings;
+    RendererSettings settings;
     Frontend::EmuWindow& render_window;    ///< Reference to the render window handle.
     Frontend::EmuWindow* secondary_window; ///< Reference to the secondary render window handle.
     f32 current_fps = 0.0f;                ///< Current framerate, should be set by the renderer
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_rasterizer.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_rasterizer.cpp
index 1cf3f47605..19f076dc9b 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_rasterizer.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_rasterizer.cpp
@@ -64,11 +64,10 @@ GLenum MakeAttributeType(Pica::PipelineRegs::VertexAttributeFormat format) {
 
 } // Anonymous namespace
 
-RasterizerOpenGL::RasterizerOpenGL(Memory::MemorySystem& memory, Frontend::EmuWindow& emu_window,
+RasterizerOpenGL::RasterizerOpenGL(Memory::MemorySystem& memory, VideoCore::RendererBase& renderer,
                                    Driver& driver_)
-    : VideoCore::RasterizerAccelerated{memory}, driver{driver_}, vertex_buffer{driver,
-                                                                               GL_ARRAY_BUFFER,
-                                                                               VERTEX_BUFFER_SIZE},
+    : VideoCore::RasterizerAccelerated{memory}, driver{driver_}, res_cache{renderer},
+      vertex_buffer{driver, GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, VERTEX_BUFFER_SIZE},
       uniform_buffer{driver, GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, UNIFORM_BUFFER_SIZE},
       index_buffer{driver, GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, INDEX_BUFFER_SIZE},
       texture_buffer{driver, GL_TEXTURE_BUFFER, TEXTURE_BUFFER_SIZE}, texture_lf_buffer{
@@ -167,12 +166,14 @@ RasterizerOpenGL::RasterizerOpenGL(Memory::MemorySystem& memory, Frontend::EmuWi
 #ifdef __APPLE__
     if (driver.GetVendor() == Vendor::Intel) {
         shader_program_manager = std::make_unique<ShaderProgramManager>(
-            emu_window, driver, VideoCore::g_separable_shader_enabled);
+            renderer.GetRenderWindow(), driver, VideoCore::g_separable_shader_enabled);
     } else {
-        shader_program_manager = std::make_unique<ShaderProgramManager>(emu_window, driver, true);
+        shader_program_manager =
+            std::make_unique<ShaderProgramManager>(renderer.GetRenderWindow(), driver, true);
     }
 #else
-    shader_program_manager = std::make_unique<ShaderProgramManager>(emu_window, driver, !GLES);
+    shader_program_manager =
+        std::make_unique<ShaderProgramManager>(renderer.GetRenderWindow(), driver, !GLES);
 #endif
 
     glEnable(GL_BLEND);
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_rasterizer.h b/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_rasterizer.h
index 6f44e58506..575420df01 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_rasterizer.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_rasterizer.h
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_stream_buffer.h"
 #include "video_core/shader/shader.h"
 
-namespace Frontend {
-class EmuWindow;
+namespace VideoCore {
+class RendererBase;
 }
 
 namespace OpenGL {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class ShaderProgramManager;
 
 class RasterizerOpenGL : public VideoCore::RasterizerAccelerated {
 public:
-    explicit RasterizerOpenGL(Memory::MemorySystem& memory, Frontend::EmuWindow& emu_window,
+    explicit RasterizerOpenGL(Memory::MemorySystem& memory, VideoCore::RendererBase& renderer,
                               Driver& driver);
     ~RasterizerOpenGL() override;
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/renderer_opengl.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/renderer_opengl.cpp
index cd1c20a984..f6f204b538 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/renderer_opengl.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/renderer_opengl.cpp
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ RendererOpenGL::RendererOpenGL(Core::System& system, Frontend::EmuWindow& window
     }
     frame_dumper.mailbox = std::make_unique<OGLVideoDumpingMailbox>();
     InitOpenGLObjects();
-    rasterizer = std::make_unique<RasterizerOpenGL>(system.Memory(), render_window, driver);
+    rasterizer = std::make_unique<RasterizerOpenGL>(system.Memory(), *this, driver);
 }
 
 RendererOpenGL::~RendererOpenGL() = default;
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ void RendererOpenGL::SwapBuffers() {
 }
 
 void RendererOpenGL::RenderScreenshot() {
-    if (renderer_settings.screenshot_requested.exchange(false)) {
+    if (settings.screenshot_requested.exchange(false)) {
         // Draw this frame to the screenshot framebuffer
         screenshot_framebuffer.Create();
         GLuint old_read_fb = state.draw.read_framebuffer;
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ void RendererOpenGL::RenderScreenshot() {
         state.draw.read_framebuffer = state.draw.draw_framebuffer = screenshot_framebuffer.handle;
         state.Apply();
 
-        const auto layout{renderer_settings.screenshot_framebuffer_layout};
+        const Layout::FramebufferLayout layout{settings.screenshot_framebuffer_layout};
 
         GLuint renderbuffer;
         glGenRenderbuffers(1, &renderbuffer);
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ void RendererOpenGL::RenderScreenshot() {
         DrawScreens(layout, false);
 
         glReadPixels(0, 0, layout.width, layout.height, GL_BGRA, GL_UNSIGNED_INT_8_8_8_8_REV,
-                     renderer_settings.screenshot_bits);
+                     settings.screenshot_bits);
 
         screenshot_framebuffer.Release();
         state.draw.read_framebuffer = old_read_fb;
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ void RendererOpenGL::RenderScreenshot() {
         state.Apply();
         glDeleteRenderbuffers(1, &renderbuffer);
 
-        renderer_settings.screenshot_complete_callback();
+        settings.screenshot_complete_callback();
     }
 }
 
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ void RendererOpenGL::DrawSingleScreenRotated(const ScreenInfo& screen_info, floa
     // As this is the "DrawSingleScreenRotated" function, the output resolution dimensions have been
     // swapped. If a non-rotated draw-screen function were to be added for book-mode games, those
     // should probably be set to the standard (w, h, 1.0 / w, 1.0 / h) ordering.
-    const u16 scale_factor = VideoCore::GetResolutionScaleFactor();
+    const u32 scale_factor = GetResolutionScaleFactor();
     glUniform4f(uniform_i_resolution, static_cast<float>(screen_info.texture.width * scale_factor),
                 static_cast<float>(screen_info.texture.height * scale_factor),
                 1.0f / static_cast<float>(screen_info.texture.width * scale_factor),
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ void RendererOpenGL::DrawSingleScreen(const ScreenInfo& screen_info, float x, fl
         ScreenRectVertex(x + w, y + h, texcoords.top, texcoords.left),
     }};
 
-    const u16 scale_factor = VideoCore::GetResolutionScaleFactor();
+    const u32 scale_factor = GetResolutionScaleFactor();
     glUniform4f(uniform_i_resolution, static_cast<float>(screen_info.texture.width * scale_factor),
                 static_cast<float>(screen_info.texture.height * scale_factor),
                 1.0f / static_cast<float>(screen_info.texture.width * scale_factor),
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ void RendererOpenGL::DrawSingleScreenStereoRotated(const ScreenInfo& screen_info
         ScreenRectVertex(x + w, y + h, texcoords.top, texcoords.right),
     }};
 
-    const u16 scale_factor = VideoCore::GetResolutionScaleFactor();
+    const u32 scale_factor = GetResolutionScaleFactor();
     glUniform4f(uniform_i_resolution,
                 static_cast<float>(screen_info_l.texture.width * scale_factor),
                 static_cast<float>(screen_info_l.texture.height * scale_factor),
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ void RendererOpenGL::DrawSingleScreenStereo(const ScreenInfo& screen_info_l,
         ScreenRectVertex(x + w, y + h, texcoords.top, texcoords.left),
     }};
 
-    const u16 scale_factor = VideoCore::GetResolutionScaleFactor();
+    const u32 scale_factor = GetResolutionScaleFactor();
     glUniform4f(uniform_i_resolution,
                 static_cast<float>(screen_info_l.texture.width * scale_factor),
                 static_cast<float>(screen_info_l.texture.height * scale_factor),
@@ -933,18 +933,18 @@ void RendererOpenGL::DrawSingleScreenStereo(const ScreenInfo& screen_info_l,
  * Draws the emulated screens to the emulator window.
  */
 void RendererOpenGL::DrawScreens(const Layout::FramebufferLayout& layout, bool flipped) {
-    if (VideoCore::g_renderer_bg_color_update_requested.exchange(false)) {
+    if (settings.bg_color_update_requested.exchange(false)) {
         // Update background color before drawing
         glClearColor(Settings::values.bg_red.GetValue(), Settings::values.bg_green.GetValue(),
                      Settings::values.bg_blue.GetValue(), 0.0f);
     }
 
-    if (VideoCore::g_renderer_sampler_update_requested.exchange(false)) {
+    if (settings.sampler_update_requested.exchange(false)) {
         // Set the new filtering mode for the sampler
         ReloadSampler();
     }
 
-    if (VideoCore::g_renderer_shader_update_requested.exchange(false)) {
+    if (settings.shader_update_requested.exchange(false)) {
         // Update fragment shader before drawing
         shader.Release();
         // Link shaders and get variable locations
diff --git a/src/video_core/video_core.cpp b/src/video_core/video_core.cpp
index 9b2caac226..32ae4e8af7 100644
--- a/src/video_core/video_core.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/video_core.cpp
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ std::atomic<bool> g_shader_jit_enabled;
 std::atomic<bool> g_hw_shader_enabled;
 std::atomic<bool> g_separable_shader_enabled;
 std::atomic<bool> g_hw_shader_accurate_mul;
-std::atomic<bool> g_use_disk_shader_cache;
-std::atomic<bool> g_renderer_bg_color_update_requested;
-std::atomic<bool> g_renderer_sampler_update_requested;
-std::atomic<bool> g_renderer_shader_update_requested;
-std::atomic<bool> g_texture_filter_update_requested;
 
 Memory::MemorySystem* g_memory;
 
@@ -64,18 +59,6 @@ void Shutdown() {
     LOG_DEBUG(Render, "shutdown OK");
 }
 
-u16 GetResolutionScaleFactor() {
-    const auto graphics_api = Settings::values.graphics_api.GetValue();
-    if (graphics_api == Settings::GraphicsAPI::Software) {
-        // Software renderer always render at native resolution
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    return Settings::values.resolution_factor.GetValue()
-               ? Settings::values.resolution_factor.GetValue()
-               : g_renderer->GetRenderWindow().GetFramebufferLayout().GetScalingRatio();
-}
-
 template <class Archive>
 void serialize(Archive& ar, const unsigned int) {
     ar& Pica::g_state;
diff --git a/src/video_core/video_core.h b/src/video_core/video_core.h
index c91e241f40..47de337af9 100644
--- a/src/video_core/video_core.h
+++ b/src/video_core/video_core.h
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ extern std::atomic<bool> g_shader_jit_enabled;
 extern std::atomic<bool> g_hw_shader_enabled;
 extern std::atomic<bool> g_separable_shader_enabled;
 extern std::atomic<bool> g_hw_shader_accurate_mul;
-extern std::atomic<bool> g_use_disk_shader_cache;
-extern std::atomic<bool> g_renderer_bg_color_update_requested;
-extern std::atomic<bool> g_renderer_sampler_update_requested;
-extern std::atomic<bool> g_renderer_shader_update_requested;
-extern std::atomic<bool> g_texture_filter_update_requested;
 
 extern Memory::MemorySystem* g_memory;
 
@@ -52,8 +47,6 @@ void Init(Frontend::EmuWindow& emu_window, Frontend::EmuWindow* secondary_window
 /// Shutdown the video core
 void Shutdown();
 
-u16 GetResolutionScaleFactor();
-
 template <class Archive>
 void serialize(Archive& ar, const unsigned int file_version);