diff --git a/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/d3d12_command_processor.cc b/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/d3d12_command_processor.cc
index bdfaee37e..39279357a 100644
--- a/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/d3d12_command_processor.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/d3d12_command_processor.cc
@@ -884,6 +884,10 @@ void D3D12CommandProcessor::UpdateFixedFunctionState(
     ID3D12GraphicsCommandList* command_list) {
   auto& regs = *register_file_;
 
+#if FINE_GRAINED_DRAW_SCOPES
+  SCOPE_profile_cpu_f("gpu");
+#endif  // FINE_GRAINED_DRAW_SCOPES
+
   // Window parameters.
   // http://ftp.tku.edu.tw/NetBSD/NetBSD-current/xsrc/external/mit/xf86-video-ati/dist/src/r600_reg_auto_r6xx.h
   // See r200UpdateWindow:
@@ -1025,6 +1029,11 @@ void D3D12CommandProcessor::UpdateSystemConstantValues(
     Endian index_endian,
     const RenderTargetCache::PipelineRenderTarget render_targets[4]) {
   auto& regs = *register_file_;
+
+#if FINE_GRAINED_DRAW_SCOPES
+  SCOPE_profile_cpu_f("gpu");
+#endif  // FINE_GRAINED_DRAW_SCOPES
+
   uint32_t vgt_indx_offset = regs[XE_GPU_REG_VGT_INDX_OFFSET].u32;
   uint32_t pa_cl_vte_cntl = regs[XE_GPU_REG_PA_CL_VTE_CNTL].u32;
   uint32_t pa_cl_clip_cntl = regs[XE_GPU_REG_PA_CL_CLIP_CNTL].u32;
@@ -1190,6 +1199,10 @@ bool D3D12CommandProcessor::UpdateBindings(
   auto device = provider->GetDevice();
   auto& regs = *register_file_;
 
+#if FINE_GRAINED_DRAW_SCOPES
+  SCOPE_profile_cpu_f("gpu");
+#endif  // FINE_GRAINED_DRAW_SCOPES
+
   // Bind the new root signature.
   if (current_graphics_root_signature_ != root_signature) {
     current_graphics_root_signature_ = root_signature;
diff --git a/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/shared_memory.cc b/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/shared_memory.cc
index 30d2f2c24..3a5da1990 100644
--- a/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/shared_memory.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/shared_memory.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "xenia/base/logging.h"
 #include "xenia/base/math.h"
 #include "xenia/base/memory.h"
+#include "xenia/base/profiling.h"
 
 namespace xe {
 namespace gpu {
@@ -126,7 +127,10 @@ bool SharedMemory::RequestRange(uint32_t start, uint32_t length,
     return false;
   }
   uint32_t last = start + length - 1;
-  // XELOGGPU("Shared memory: Range %.8X-%.8X is being used", start, last);
+
+#if FINE_GRAINED_DRAW_SCOPES
+  SCOPE_profile_cpu_f("gpu");
+#endif  // FINE_GRAINED_DRAW_SCOPES
 
   // Ensure all tile heaps are present.
   if (FLAGS_d3d12_tiled_resources) {
@@ -188,10 +192,6 @@ bool SharedMemory::RequestRange(uint32_t start, uint32_t length,
     uint32_t upload_range_start = upload_range.first;
     uint32_t upload_range_length = upload_range.second;
     while (upload_range_length != 0) {
-      XELOGGPU(
-          "Shared memory: Uploading %.8X:%.8X",
-          upload_range_start << page_size_log2_,
-          ((upload_range_start + upload_range_length) << page_size_log2_) - 1);
       ID3D12Resource* upload_buffer;
       uint32_t upload_buffer_offset, upload_buffer_size;
       uint8_t* upload_buffer_mapping = upload_buffer_pool_->RequestPartial(
diff --git a/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/texture_cache.cc b/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/texture_cache.cc
index 41c7f9939..4ab1c60a5 100644
--- a/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/texture_cache.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/texture_cache.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "xenia/base/assert.h"
 #include "xenia/base/logging.h"
 #include "xenia/base/math.h"
+#include "xenia/base/profiling.h"
 #include "xenia/gpu/d3d12/d3d12_command_processor.h"
 #include "xenia/gpu/texture_info.h"
 #include "xenia/gpu/texture_util.h"
@@ -253,6 +254,10 @@ void TextureCache::RequestTextures(uint32_t used_vertex_texture_mask,
   }
   auto& regs = *register_file_;
 
+#if FINE_GRAINED_DRAW_SCOPES
+  SCOPE_profile_cpu_f("gpu");
+#endif  // FINE_GRAINED_DRAW_SCOPES
+
   // Update the texture keys and the textures.
   uint32_t used_texture_mask =
       used_vertex_texture_mask | used_pixel_texture_mask;
diff --git a/src/xenia/ui/d3d12/d3d12_context.cc b/src/xenia/ui/d3d12/d3d12_context.cc
index daa7badbb..2f0b7c4b7 100644
--- a/src/xenia/ui/d3d12/d3d12_context.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/ui/d3d12/d3d12_context.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 
 #include "xenia/ui/d3d12/d3d12_context.h"
 
+#include <gflags/gflags.h>
+
+#include <cstdlib>
+
 #include "xenia/base/logging.h"
 #include "xenia/base/math.h"
 #include "xenia/gpu/gpu_flags.h"
@@ -16,6 +20,9 @@
 #include "xenia/ui/d3d12/d3d12_provider.h"
 #include "xenia/ui/window.h"
 
+DEFINE_bool(d3d12_random_clear_color, false,
+            "Randomize presentation back buffer clear color.");
+
 namespace xe {
 namespace ui {
 namespace d3d12 {
@@ -244,7 +251,7 @@ void D3D12Context::BeginSwap() {
       }
     }
 
-    // Make the back buffer a render target.
+    // Bind the back buffer as a render target and clear it.
     auto command_list = swap_command_lists_[current_queue_frame_].get();
     auto graphics_command_list = command_list->BeginRecording();
     D3D12_RESOURCE_BARRIER barrier;
@@ -256,10 +263,23 @@ void D3D12Context::BeginSwap() {
     barrier.Transition.StateBefore = D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_PRESENT;
     barrier.Transition.StateAfter = D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_RENDER_TARGET;
     graphics_command_list->ResourceBarrier(1, &barrier);
-
     D3D12_CPU_DESCRIPTOR_HANDLE back_buffer_rtv = GetSwapChainBackBufferRTV();
     graphics_command_list->OMSetRenderTargets(1, &back_buffer_rtv, TRUE,
                                               nullptr);
+    float clear_color[4];
+    if (FLAGS_d3d12_random_clear_color) {
+      clear_color[0] =
+          rand() / float(RAND_MAX);  // NOLINT(runtime/threadsafe_fn)
+      clear_color[1] = 1.0f;
+      clear_color[2] = 0.0f;
+    } else {
+      clear_color[0] = 238.0f / 255.0f;
+      clear_color[1] = 238.0f / 255.0f;
+      clear_color[2] = 238.0f / 255.0f;
+    }
+    clear_color[3] = 1.0f;
+    graphics_command_list->ClearRenderTargetView(back_buffer_rtv, clear_color,
+                                                 0, nullptr);
   }
 }