diff --git a/src/frontend-common/vulkan_host_display.cpp b/src/frontend-common/vulkan_host_display.cpp
index 55a2ce929..934ac3127 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/vulkan_host_display.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend-common/vulkan_host_display.cpp
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ bool VulkanHostDisplay::CreateRenderDevice(const WindowInfo& wi, std::string_vie
     return false;
   }
 
+  m_is_adreno = (g_vulkan_context->GetDeviceProperties().vendorID == 0x5143 ||
+                 g_vulkan_context->GetDeviceDriverProperties().driverID == VK_DRIVER_ID_QUALCOMM_PROPRIETARY);
+
   m_window_info = m_swap_chain ? m_swap_chain->GetWindowInfo() : local_wi;
   return true;
 }
@@ -292,40 +295,6 @@ VkRenderPass VulkanHostDisplay::GetRenderPassForDisplay() const
   }
 }
 
-bool VulkanHostDisplay::CheckStagingBufferSize(u32 required_size)
-{
-  if (m_readback_staging_buffer_size >= required_size)
-    return true;
-
-  DestroyStagingBuffer();
-
-  const VkBufferCreateInfo bci = {VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO,
-                                  nullptr,
-                                  0u,
-                                  required_size,
-                                  VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT,
-                                  VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE,
-                                  0u,
-                                  nullptr};
-
-  VmaAllocationCreateInfo aci = {};
-  aci.usage = VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_GPU_TO_CPU;
-  aci.flags = VMA_ALLOCATION_CREATE_MAPPED_BIT;
-  aci.preferredFlags = VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_CACHED_BIT;
-
-  VmaAllocationInfo ai = {};
-  VkResult res = vmaCreateBuffer(g_vulkan_context->GetAllocator(), &bci, &aci, &m_readback_staging_buffer,
-                                 &m_readback_staging_allocation, &ai);
-  if (res != VK_SUCCESS)
-  {
-    LOG_VULKAN_ERROR(res, "vmaCreateBuffer() failed: ");
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  m_readback_staging_buffer_map = static_cast<u8*>(ai.pMappedData);
-  return true;
-}
-
 void VulkanHostDisplay::DestroyStagingBuffer()
 {
   // unmapped as part of the buffer destroy
@@ -407,6 +376,41 @@ bool VulkanHostDisplay::DownloadTexture(const void* texture_handle, HostDisplayP
   return true;
 }
 
+bool VulkanHostDisplay::CheckStagingBufferSize(u32 required_size)
+{
+  if (m_readback_staging_buffer_size >= required_size)
+    return true;
+
+  DestroyStagingBuffer();
+
+  const VkBufferCreateInfo bci = {VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO,
+                                  nullptr,
+                                  0u,
+                                  required_size,
+                                  VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT,
+                                  VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE,
+                                  0u,
+                                  nullptr};
+
+  VmaAllocationCreateInfo aci = {};
+  aci.usage = VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_GPU_TO_CPU;
+  aci.flags = VMA_ALLOCATION_CREATE_MAPPED_BIT;
+  aci.preferredFlags = m_is_adreno ? (VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_CACHED_BIT | VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT) :
+                                     VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_CACHED_BIT;
+
+  VmaAllocationInfo ai = {};
+  VkResult res = vmaCreateBuffer(g_vulkan_context->GetAllocator(), &bci, &aci, &m_readback_staging_buffer,
+                                 &m_readback_staging_allocation, &ai);
+  if (res != VK_SUCCESS)
+  {
+    LOG_VULKAN_ERROR(res, "vmaCreateBuffer() failed: ");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  m_readback_staging_buffer_map = static_cast<u8*>(ai.pMappedData);
+  return true;
+}
+
 bool VulkanHostDisplay::CreateResources()
 {
   static constexpr char fullscreen_quad_vertex_shader[] = R"(
diff --git a/src/frontend-common/vulkan_host_display.h b/src/frontend-common/vulkan_host_display.h
index 446e4bc9b..a9a57db91 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/vulkan_host_display.h
+++ b/src/frontend-common/vulkan_host_display.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ protected:
   VkBuffer m_readback_staging_buffer = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
   u8* m_readback_staging_buffer_map = nullptr;
   u32 m_readback_staging_buffer_size = 0;
+  bool m_is_adreno = false;
 
   VkDescriptorSetLayout m_post_process_descriptor_set_layout = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
   VkDescriptorSetLayout m_post_process_ubo_descriptor_set_layout = VK_NULL_HANDLE;