diff --git a/include/mgba/core/core.h b/include/mgba/core/core.h
index fe08ae0cd..124b02411 100644
--- a/include/mgba/core/core.h
+++ b/include/mgba/core/core.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ struct mCore {
 
 	void (*desiredVideoDimensions)(struct mCore*, unsigned* width, unsigned* height);
 	void (*setVideoBuffer)(struct mCore*, color_t* buffer, size_t stride);
+	void (*setVideoGLTex)(struct mCore*, unsigned texid);
 
 	void (*getPixels)(struct mCore*, const void** buffer, size_t* stride);
 	void (*putPixels)(struct mCore*, const void* buffer, size_t stride);
diff --git a/include/mgba/internal/gba/renderers/gl.h b/include/mgba/internal/gba/renderers/gl.h
index 402b81afe..4467bee9c 100644
--- a/include/mgba/internal/gba/renderers/gl.h
+++ b/include/mgba/internal/gba/renderers/gl.h
@@ -62,10 +62,9 @@ struct GBAVideoGLRenderer {
 	struct GBAVideoGLBackground bg[4];
 
 	GLuint fbo[2];
-	GLuint layers[4];
+	GLuint layers[3];
 
-	color_t* outputBuffer;
-	int outputBufferStride;
+	GLuint outputTex;
 
 	GLuint paletteTex;
 	bool paletteDirty;
diff --git a/src/gb/core.c b/src/gb/core.c
index 99f11029d..20e383393 100644
--- a/src/gb/core.c
+++ b/src/gb/core.c
@@ -233,6 +233,11 @@ static void _GBCoreSetVideoBuffer(struct mCore* core, color_t* buffer, size_t st
 	gbcore->renderer.outputBufferStride = stride;
 }
 
+static void _GBCoreSetVideoGLTex(struct mCore* core, unsigned texid) {
+	UNUSED(core);
+	UNUSED(texid);
+}
+
 static void _GBCoreGetPixels(struct mCore* core, const void** buffer, size_t* stride) {
 	struct GBCore* gbcore = (struct GBCore*) core;
 	gbcore->renderer.d.getPixels(&gbcore->renderer.d, stride, buffer);
@@ -887,6 +892,7 @@ struct mCore* GBCoreCreate(void) {
 	core->loadConfig = _GBCoreLoadConfig;
 	core->desiredVideoDimensions = _GBCoreDesiredVideoDimensions;
 	core->setVideoBuffer = _GBCoreSetVideoBuffer;
+	core->setVideoGLTex = _GBCoreSetVideoGLTex;
 	core->getPixels = _GBCoreGetPixels;
 	core->putPixels = _GBCorePutPixels;
 	core->getAudioChannel = _GBCoreGetAudioChannel;
diff --git a/src/gba/core.c b/src/gba/core.c
index 3feb64176..2c6207d8b 100644
--- a/src/gba/core.c
+++ b/src/gba/core.c
@@ -168,9 +168,11 @@ static bool _GBACoreInit(struct mCore* core) {
 	gba->rtcSource = &core->rtc.d;
 
 	GBAVideoSoftwareRendererCreate(&gbacore->renderer);
-	GBAVideoGLRendererCreate(&gbacore->glRenderer);
 	gbacore->renderer.outputBuffer = NULL;
 
+	GBAVideoGLRendererCreate(&gbacore->glRenderer);
+	gbacore->glRenderer.outputTex = -1;
+
 #ifndef DISABLE_THREADING
 	mVideoThreadProxyCreate(&gbacore->threadProxy);
 #endif
@@ -274,11 +276,14 @@ static void _GBACoreSetVideoBuffer(struct mCore* core, color_t* buffer, size_t s
 	struct GBACore* gbacore = (struct GBACore*) core;
 	gbacore->renderer.outputBuffer = buffer;
 	gbacore->renderer.outputBufferStride = stride;
-	gbacore->glRenderer.outputBuffer = buffer;
-	gbacore->glRenderer.outputBufferStride = stride;
 	memset(gbacore->renderer.scanlineDirty, 0xFFFFFFFF, sizeof(gbacore->renderer.scanlineDirty));
 }
 
+static void _GBACoreSetVideoGLTex(struct mCore* core, unsigned texid) {
+	struct GBACore* gbacore = (struct GBACore*) core;
+	gbacore->glRenderer.outputTex = texid;
+}
+
 static void _GBACoreGetPixels(struct mCore* core, const void** buffer, size_t* stride) {
 	struct GBACore* gbacore = (struct GBACore*) core;
 	gbacore->renderer.d.getPixels(&gbacore->renderer.d, stride, buffer);
@@ -401,9 +406,16 @@ static void _GBACoreChecksum(const struct mCore* core, void* data, enum mCoreChe
 static void _GBACoreReset(struct mCore* core) {
 	struct GBACore* gbacore = (struct GBACore*) core;
 	struct GBA* gba = (struct GBA*) core->board;
-	if (gbacore->renderer.outputBuffer) {
-		struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer = &gbacore->renderer.d;
+	if (gbacore->renderer.outputBuffer || gbacore->glRenderer.outputTex != (unsigned) -1) {
+		struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer;
+		if (gbacore->renderer.outputBuffer) {
+			renderer = &gbacore->renderer.d;
+		}
 		int fakeBool;
+		if (gbacore->glRenderer.outputTex != (unsigned) -1 && mCoreConfigGetIntValue(&core->config, "hwaccelVideo", &fakeBool) && fakeBool) {
+			renderer = &gbacore->glRenderer.d;
+			mCoreConfigGetIntValue(&core->config, "videoScale", &gbacore->glRenderer.scale);
+		}
 #ifndef DISABLE_THREADING
 		if (mCoreConfigGetIntValue(&core->config, "threadedVideo", &fakeBool) && fakeBool) {
 			if (!core->videoLogger) {
@@ -411,10 +423,6 @@ static void _GBACoreReset(struct mCore* core) {
 			}
 		}
 #endif
-		if (mCoreConfigGetIntValue(&core->config, "hwaccelVideo", &fakeBool) && fakeBool) {
-			renderer = &gbacore->glRenderer.d;
-			mCoreConfigGetIntValue(&core->config, "videoScale", &gbacore->glRenderer.scale);
-		}
 		if (core->videoLogger) {
 			gbacore->proxyRenderer.logger = core->videoLogger;
 			GBAVideoProxyRendererCreate(&gbacore->proxyRenderer, renderer);
@@ -951,6 +959,7 @@ struct mCore* GBACoreCreate(void) {
 	core->loadConfig = _GBACoreLoadConfig;
 	core->desiredVideoDimensions = _GBACoreDesiredVideoDimensions;
 	core->setVideoBuffer = _GBACoreSetVideoBuffer;
+	core->setVideoGLTex = _GBACoreSetVideoGLTex;
 	core->getPixels = _GBACoreGetPixels;
 	core->putPixels = _GBACorePutPixels;
 	core->getAudioChannel = _GBACoreGetAudioChannel;
diff --git a/src/gba/renderers/gl.c b/src/gba/renderers/gl.c
index 36e2602f8..e662a2779 100644
--- a/src/gba/renderers/gl.c
+++ b/src/gba/renderers/gl.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ void _compileBackground(struct GBAVideoGLRenderer* glRenderer, GLuint program, c
 void GBAVideoGLRendererInit(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer) {
 	struct GBAVideoGLRenderer* glRenderer = (struct GBAVideoGLRenderer*) renderer;
 	glGenFramebuffers(2, glRenderer->fbo);
-	glGenTextures(4, glRenderer->layers);
+	glGenTextures(3, glRenderer->layers);
 
 	glGenTextures(1, &glRenderer->paletteTex);
 	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, glRenderer->paletteTex);
@@ -248,21 +248,21 @@ void GBAVideoGLRendererInit(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer) {
 	glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
 
 	glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, glRenderer->fbo[1]);
-	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, glRenderer->layers[2]);
+	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, glRenderer->outputTex);
 	glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
 	glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
 	glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
 	glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
 	glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGB, GBA_VIDEO_HORIZONTAL_PIXELS * glRenderer->scale, GBA_VIDEO_VERTICAL_PIXELS * glRenderer->scale, 0, GL_RGB, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, 0);
-	glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, GL_TEXTURE_2D, glRenderer->layers[2], 0);
+	glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, GL_TEXTURE_2D, glRenderer->outputTex, 0);
 
-	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, glRenderer->layers[3]);
+	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, glRenderer->layers[2]);
 	glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
 	glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
 	glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
 	glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
 	glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_DEPTH24_STENCIL8, GBA_VIDEO_HORIZONTAL_PIXELS * glRenderer->scale, GBA_VIDEO_VERTICAL_PIXELS * glRenderer->scale, 0, GL_DEPTH_STENCIL, GL_UNSIGNED_INT_24_8, 0);
-	glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT, GL_TEXTURE_2D, glRenderer->layers[3], 0);
+	glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT, GL_TEXTURE_2D, glRenderer->layers[2], 0);
 
 	glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
 
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ void GBAVideoGLRendererInit(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer) {
 void GBAVideoGLRendererDeinit(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer) {
 	struct GBAVideoGLRenderer* glRenderer = (struct GBAVideoGLRenderer*) renderer;
 	glDeleteFramebuffers(2, glRenderer->fbo);
-	glDeleteTextures(4, glRenderer->layers);
+	glDeleteTextures(3, glRenderer->layers);
 	glDeleteTextures(1, &glRenderer->paletteTex);
 	glDeleteTextures(1, &glRenderer->vramTex);
 	glDeleteTextures(1, &glRenderer->oamTex);
@@ -652,12 +652,8 @@ void GBAVideoGLRendererDrawScanline(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, int y) {
 }
 
 void GBAVideoGLRendererFinishFrame(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer) {
-	struct GBAVideoGLRenderer* glRenderer = (struct GBAVideoGLRenderer*) renderer;
-	glFinish();
-	glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, glRenderer->fbo[1]);
-	glPixelStorei(GL_PACK_ROW_LENGTH, glRenderer->outputBufferStride);
-	glReadPixels(0, 0, GBA_VIDEO_HORIZONTAL_PIXELS * glRenderer->scale, GBA_VIDEO_VERTICAL_PIXELS * glRenderer->scale, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, glRenderer->outputBuffer);
-	glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
+	UNUSED(renderer);
+	glFlush();
 }
 
 void GBAVideoGLRendererGetPixels(struct GBAVideoRenderer* renderer, size_t* stride, const void** pixels) {