Disabling BGR5 emulation format on 8 Elite stock drivers

src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_device.cpp

@@ -715,10 +715,26 @@ Device::Device(VkInstance instance_, vk::PhysicalDevice physical_, VkSurfaceKHR
 has_broken_compute =
     CheckBrokenCompute(properties.driver.driverID, properties.properties.driverVersion) &&
     !Settings::values.enable_compute_pipelines.GetValue();
-    if (is_intel_anv || (is_qualcomm && !is_s8gen2)) {
-        LOG_WARNING(Render_Vulkan, "Driver does not support native BGR format");
+
+// Qualcomm driver version where VK_KHR_maintenance5 and A1B5G5R5 become reliable
+// Check if VK_KHR_maintenance5 is supported
+constexpr uint32_t QUALCOMM_FIXED_DRIVER_VERSION = VK_MAKE_VERSION(512, 800, 1);
+bool has_maintenance5 = HasExtension(VK_KHR_MAINTENANCE_5_EXTENSION_NAME);
+must_emulate_bgr565 = false; // Default: assume emulation required
+
+if (is_intel_anv) {
+    LOG_WARNING(Render_Vulkan, "Intel ANV driver does not support native BGR format");
+    must_emulate_bgr565 = true;
+} else if (is_qualcomm) {
+    if (has_maintenance5 && properties.properties.driverVersion >= QUALCOMM_FIXED_DRIVER_VERSION) {
+        LOG_INFO(Render_Vulkan, "Qualcomm driver supports VK_KHR_maintenance5, disabling BGR emulation");
+        must_emulate_bgr565 = false;
+    } else {
+        LOG_WARNING(Render_Vulkan, "Qualcomm driver doesn't support native BGR, emulating formats");
         must_emulate_bgr565 = true;
     }
+}
+    }
     if (extensions.push_descriptor && is_intel_anv) {
         const u32 version = (properties.properties.driverVersion << 3) >> 3;
         if (version >= VK_MAKE_API_VERSION(0, 22, 3, 0) &&
@@ -1067,6 +1083,26 @@ bool Device::GetSuitability(bool requires_swapchain) {
         loaded_extensions.insert("VK_KHR_maintenance4");
         extensions.maintenance4 = true;
     }
+    if (supported_extensions.contains("VK_KHR_maintenance5")) {
+        loaded_extensions.insert("VK_KHR_maintenance5");
+        extensions.maintenance4 = true;
+    }
+    if (supported_extensions.contains("VK_KHR_maintenance6")) {
+        loaded_extensions.insert("VK_KHR_maintenance6");
+        extensions.maintenance4 = true;
+    }
+    if (supported_extensions.contains("VK_KHR_maintenance7")) {
+        loaded_extensions.insert("VK_KHR_maintenance7");
+        extensions.maintenance4 = true;
+    }
+    if (supported_extensions.contains("VK_KHR_maintenance8")) {
+        loaded_extensions.insert("VK_KHR_maintenance8");
+        extensions.maintenance4 = true;
+    }
+    if (supported_extensions.contains("VK_KHR_maintenance9")) {
+        loaded_extensions.insert("VK_KHR_maintenance9");
+        extensions.maintenance4 = true;
+    }
 
 #undef FEATURE_EXTENSION
 #undef EXTENSION