diff --git a/gfx/common/d3d_common.c b/gfx/common/d3d_common.c
index 7d9d4e9eb1..25989f85d1 100644
--- a/gfx/common/d3d_common.c
+++ b/gfx/common/d3d_common.c
@@ -1696,3 +1696,30 @@ bool d3dx_compile_shader_from_file(
 #endif
    return false;
 }
+
+D3DFORMAT d3d_get_rgb565_format(void)
+{
+#ifdef _XBOX
+   return D3DFMT_LIN_R5G6B5;
+#else
+   return D3DFMT_R5G6B5;
+#endif
+}
+
+D3DFORMAT d3d_get_argb8888_format(void)
+{
+#ifdef _XBOX
+   return D3DFMT_LIN_A8R8G8B8;
+#else
+   return D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8;
+#endif
+}
+
+D3DFORMAT d3d_get_xrgb8888_format(void)
+{
+#ifdef _XBOX
+   return D3DFMT_LIN_X8R8G8B8;
+#else
+   return D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8;
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/gfx/common/d3d_common.h b/gfx/common/d3d_common.h
index 352e8630d5..a15210f2a5 100644
--- a/gfx/common/d3d_common.h
+++ b/gfx/common/d3d_common.h
@@ -247,6 +247,10 @@ bool d3dx_compile_shader_from_file(
       void *pperrormsgs,
       void *ppconstanttable);
 
+D3DFORMAT d3d_get_rgb565_format(void);
+D3DFORMAT d3d_get_argb8888_format(void);
+D3DFORMAT d3d_get_xrgb8888_format(void);
+
 RETRO_END_DECLS
 
 #endif
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/d3d.c b/gfx/drivers/d3d.c
index 760795f2d0..4c9c9a5f33 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/d3d.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/d3d.c
@@ -478,30 +478,12 @@ static void d3d_deinitialize(d3d_video_t *d3d)
 #define FS_PRESENTINTERVAL(pp) ((pp)->PresentationInterval)
 #endif
 
-static D3DFORMAT d3d_get_argb8888_format(void)
-{
-#ifdef _XBOX
-   return D3DFMT_LIN_A8R8G8B8;
-#else
-   return D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8;
-#endif
-}
-
-static D3DFORMAT d3d_get_xrgb8888_format(void)
-{
-#ifdef _XBOX
-   return D3DFMT_LIN_X8R8G8B8;
-#else
-   return D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8;
-#endif
-}
-
 static D3DFORMAT d3d_get_color_format_backbuffer(bool rgb32, bool windowed)
 {
    D3DFORMAT fmt = D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8;
 #ifdef _XBOX
    if (!rgb32)
-      fmt        = D3DFMT_LIN_R5G6B5;
+      fmt        = d3d_get_rgb565_format();
 #else
    if (windowed)
    {
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d8_renderchain.c b/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d8_renderchain.c
index 5f0ecab003..c3614a8d9e 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d8_renderchain.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d8_renderchain.c
@@ -79,11 +79,7 @@ static bool d3d8_renderchain_create_first_pass(void *data,
          chain->tex_w, chain->tex_h, 1, 0,
          info->rgb32
          ?
-#ifdef _XBOX
-         D3DFMT_LIN_X8R8G8B8 : D3DFMT_LIN_R5G6B5,
-#else
-         D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8 : D3DFMT_R5G6B5,
-#endif
+         d3d_get_xrgb8888_format() : d3d_get_rgb565_format(),
          D3DPOOL_MANAGED, 0, 0, 0, NULL, NULL,
          false);
 
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_cg_renderchain.c b/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_cg_renderchain.c
index 3da5e92f0a..2ef293c041 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_cg_renderchain.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_cg_renderchain.c
@@ -864,7 +864,8 @@ static bool d3d9_cg_renderchain_create_first_pass(
 
       chain->prev.tex[i] = d3d_texture_new(chain->dev, NULL,
             info->tex_w, info->tex_h, 1, 0,
-            (fmt == RETRO_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB565) ? D3DFMT_R5G6B5 : D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8,
+            (fmt == RETRO_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB565) ? 
+            d3d_get_rgb565_format() : d3d_get_xrgb8888_format(),
             D3DPOOL_MANAGED, 0, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, false);
 
       if (!chain->prev.tex[i])
@@ -945,7 +946,7 @@ static bool d3d9_cg_renderchain_set_pass_size(
             width, height, 1,
             D3DUSAGE_RENDERTARGET,
             chain->passes->data[chain->passes->count - 1].info.pass->fbo.fp_fbo ?
-            D3DFMT_A32B32G32R32F : D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8,
+            D3DFMT_A32B32G32R32F : d3d_get_argb8888_format(),
             D3DPOOL_DEFAULT, 0, 0, 0,
             NULL, NULL, false);
 
@@ -1103,7 +1104,7 @@ static bool d3d9_cg_renderchain_add_pass(
          1,
          D3DUSAGE_RENDERTARGET,
          chain->passes->data[chain->passes->count - 1].info.pass->fbo.fp_fbo
-         ? D3DFMT_A32B32G32R32F : D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8,
+         ? D3DFMT_A32B32G32R32F : d3d_get_argb8888_format(),
          D3DPOOL_DEFAULT, 0, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, false);
 
    if (!pass.tex)
@@ -1648,7 +1649,8 @@ static bool d3d9_cg_renderchain_read_viewport(
    if (
          !d3d_device_get_render_target(d3dr, 0, (void**)&target)     ||
          !d3d_device_create_offscreen_plain_surface(d3dr, width, height,
-            D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8, D3DPOOL_SYSTEMMEM, (void**)&dest, NULL) ||
+            d3d_get_xrgb8888_format(),
+            D3DPOOL_SYSTEMMEM, (void**)&dest, NULL) ||
          !d3d_device_get_render_target_data(d3dr, (void*)target, (void*)dest)
          )
    {
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_hlsl_renderchain.c b/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_hlsl_renderchain.c
index c89775f94a..48308457ba 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_hlsl_renderchain.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_renderchain/d3d9_hlsl_renderchain.c
@@ -104,11 +104,8 @@ static bool hlsl_d3d9_renderchain_create_first_pass(void *data,
 
    chain->tex = d3d_texture_new(d3dr, NULL,
          chain->tex_w, chain->tex_h, 1, 0,
-#ifdef _XBOX
-         info->rgb32 ? D3DFMT_LIN_X8R8G8B8 : D3DFMT_LIN_R5G6B5,
-#else
-         info->rgb32 ? D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8 : D3DFMT_R5G6B5,
-#endif
+         info->rgb32 ? 
+         d3d_get_xrgb8888_format() : d3d_get_rgb565_format(),
          0, 0, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, false);
 
    if (!chain->tex)