diff --git a/pcsx2-qt/Settings/GraphicsSettingsWidget.cpp b/pcsx2-qt/Settings/GraphicsSettingsWidget.cpp
index f01b2d685e..6307c6beb8 100644
--- a/pcsx2-qt/Settings/GraphicsSettingsWidget.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2-qt/Settings/GraphicsSettingsWidget.cpp
@@ -1137,13 +1137,13 @@ void GraphicsSettingsWidget::updateRendererDependentOptions()
 		std::string current_adapter = Host::GetBaseStringSettingValue("EmuCore/GS", "Adapter", "");
 		m_ui.adapterDropdown->clear();
 		m_ui.adapterDropdown->setEnabled(!adapters.empty());
-		m_ui.adapterDropdown->addItem(tr("(Default)"));
+		m_ui.adapterDropdown->addItem(GetDefaultAdapter().c_str());
 		m_ui.adapterDropdown->setCurrentIndex(0);
 
 		if (m_dialog->isPerGameSettings())
 		{
 			m_ui.adapterDropdown->insertItem(
-				0, tr("Use Global Setting [%1]").arg(current_adapter.empty() ? tr("(Default)") : QString::fromStdString(current_adapter)));
+				0, tr("Use Global Setting [%1]").arg(current_adapter.empty() ? GetDefaultAdapter().c_str() : QString::fromStdString(current_adapter)));
 			if (!m_dialog->getSettingsInterface()->GetStringValue("EmuCore/GS", "Adapter", &current_adapter))
 			{
 				// clear the adapter so we don't set it to the global value
diff --git a/pcsx2/GS/GS.cpp b/pcsx2/GS/GS.cpp
index 37b441cc85..84956d86a3 100644
--- a/pcsx2/GS/GS.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/GS/GS.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ bool GSIsHardwareRenderer()
 	return (GSCurrentRenderer != GSRendererType::SW);
 }
 
+std::string GetDefaultAdapter()
+{
+	// Will be treated as empty.
+	return "(Default)";
+}
+
 static RenderAPI GetAPIForRenderer(GSRendererType renderer)
 {
 	switch (renderer)
diff --git a/pcsx2/GS/GS.h b/pcsx2/GS/GS.h
index 0ab827f0af..f2882c3a7f 100644
--- a/pcsx2/GS/GS.h
+++ b/pcsx2/GS/GS.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ void GSSetVSyncMode(GSVSyncMode mode, bool allow_present_throttle);
 
 GSRendererType GSGetCurrentRenderer();
 bool GSIsHardwareRenderer();
+std::string GetDefaultAdapter();
 bool GSWantsExclusiveFullscreen();
 std::optional<float> GSGetHostRefreshRate();
 std::vector<GSAdapterInfo> GSGetAdapterInfo(GSRendererType renderer);
diff --git a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/DX11/D3D.cpp b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/DX11/D3D.cpp
index 7b9f52101e..d1fbec14cf 100644
--- a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/DX11/D3D.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/DX11/D3D.cpp
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ bool D3D::GetRequestedExclusiveFullscreenModeDesc(IDXGIFactory5* factory, const
 
 wil::com_ptr_nothrow<IDXGIAdapter1> D3D::GetAdapterByName(IDXGIFactory5* factory, const std::string_view name)
 {
-	if (name.empty())
+	if (name.empty() || name == GetDefaultAdapter())
 		return {};
 
 	// This might seem a bit odd to cache the names.. but there's a method to the madness.
diff --git a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/Metal/GSDeviceMTL.mm b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/Metal/GSDeviceMTL.mm
index f068304da7..55d917368c 100644
--- a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/Metal/GSDeviceMTL.mm
+++ b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/Metal/GSDeviceMTL.mm
@@ -851,7 +851,9 @@ bool GSDeviceMTL::Create(GSVSyncMode vsync_mode, bool allow_present_throttle)
 	}
 	if (!m_dev.dev)
 	{
-		if (!GSConfig.Adapter.empty())
+		if (GSConfig.Adapter == GetDefaultAdapter())
+			Console.WriteLn("Metal: Using default adapter");
+		else if (!GSConfig.Adapter.empty())
 			Console.Warning("Metal: Couldn't find adapter %s, using default", GSConfig.Adapter.c_str());
 		m_dev = GSMTLDevice(MRCTransfer(MTLCreateSystemDefaultDevice()));
 		if (!m_dev.dev)
diff --git a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/Vulkan/GSDeviceVK.cpp b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/Vulkan/GSDeviceVK.cpp
index b84cd35564..c16af54cde 100644
--- a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/Vulkan/GSDeviceVK.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/Vulkan/GSDeviceVK.cpp
@@ -2511,7 +2511,8 @@ bool GSDeviceVK::CreateDeviceAndSwapChain()
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (!GSConfig.Adapter.empty())
+	const bool is_default_gpu = GSConfig.Adapter == GetDefaultAdapter();
+	if (!(GSConfig.Adapter.empty() || is_default_gpu))
 	{
 		u32 gpu_index = 0;
 		for (; gpu_index < static_cast<u32>(gpus.size()); gpu_index++)
@@ -2532,7 +2533,7 @@ bool GSDeviceVK::CreateDeviceAndSwapChain()
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		INFO_LOG("No GPU requested, using first ({})", gpus[0].second.name);
+		INFO_LOG("{} GPU requested, using first ({})", is_default_gpu ? "Default" : "No", gpus[0].second.name);
 		m_physical_device = gpus[0].first;
 	}