diff --git a/src/common/gl/texture.cpp b/src/common/gl/texture.cpp
index 890121f9f..f40c845a8 100644
--- a/src/common/gl/texture.cpp
+++ b/src/common/gl/texture.cpp
@@ -5,32 +5,96 @@ Log_SetChannel(GL);
 
 namespace GL {
 
-Texture::Texture(u32 width, u32 height, GLenum format, GLenum type, const void* data /* = nullptr */,
-                 bool linear_filter /* = false */, bool create_framebuffer /* = false */)
-  : m_width(width), m_height(height)
+Texture::Texture() = default;
+
+Texture::Texture(Texture&& moved)
+  : m_id(moved.m_id), m_width(moved.m_width), m_height(moved.m_height), m_fbo_id(moved.m_fbo_id)
 {
-  glGenTextures(1, &m_id);
-  glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, m_id);
+  moved.m_id = 0;
+  moved.m_width = 0;
+  moved.m_height = 0;
+  moved.m_fbo_id = 0;
+}
+
+Texture::~Texture()
+{
+  Destroy();
+}
+
+bool Texture::Create(u32 width, u32 height, GLenum format, GLenum type, const void* data, bool linear_filter)
+{
+  glGetError();
+
+  GLuint id;
+  glGenTextures(1, &id);
+  glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, id);
   glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, format, width, height, 0, format, type, data);
   glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, linear_filter ? GL_LINEAR : GL_NEAREST);
   glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, linear_filter ? GL_LINEAR : GL_NEAREST);
   glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAX_LEVEL, 1);
 
-  if (create_framebuffer)
+  if (glGetError() != GL_NO_ERROR)
   {
-    glGenFramebuffers(1, &m_fbo_id);
-    glBindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, m_fbo_id);
-    glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, GL_TEXTURE_2D, m_id, 0);
-    Assert(glCheckFramebufferStatus(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER) == GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE);
+    glDeleteTextures(1, &id);
+    return false;
   }
+
+  if (IsValid())
+    Destroy();
+
+  m_id = id;
+  m_width = width;
+  m_height = height;
+  return true;
 }
 
-Texture::~Texture()
+void Texture::SetLinearFilter(bool enabled)
 {
+  Bind();
+
+  glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, enabled ? GL_LINEAR : GL_NEAREST);
+  glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, enabled ? GL_LINEAR : GL_NEAREST);
+}
+
+bool Texture::CreateFramebuffer()
+{
+  if (!IsValid())
+    return false;
+
+  glGetError();
+
+  GLuint fbo_id;
+  glGenFramebuffers(1, &fbo_id);
+  glBindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, fbo_id);
+  glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, GL_TEXTURE_2D, m_id, 0);
+  if (glGetError() != GL_NO_ERROR || glCheckFramebufferStatus(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER) != GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE)
+  {
+    glDeleteFramebuffers(1, &fbo_id);
+    return false;
+  }
+
   if (m_fbo_id != 0)
     glDeleteFramebuffers(1, &m_fbo_id);
 
-  glDeleteTextures(1, &m_id);
+  m_fbo_id = fbo_id;
+  return true;
+}
+
+void Texture::Destroy()
+{
+  if (m_fbo_id != 0)
+  {
+    glDeleteFramebuffers(1, &m_fbo_id);
+    m_fbo_id = 0;
+  }
+  if (m_id != 0)
+  {
+    glDeleteTextures(1, &m_id);
+    m_id = 0;
+  }
+
+  m_width = 0;
+  m_height = 0;
 }
 
 void Texture::Bind()
@@ -49,4 +113,20 @@ void Texture::Unbind()
   glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
 }
 
+Texture& Texture::operator=(Texture&& moved)
+{
+  Destroy();
+
+  m_id = moved.m_id;
+  m_width = moved.m_width;
+  m_height = moved.m_height;
+  m_fbo_id = moved.m_fbo_id;
+
+  moved.m_id = 0;
+  moved.m_width = 0;
+  moved.m_height = 0;
+  moved.m_fbo_id = 0;
+  return *this;
+}
+
 } // namespace GL
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/common/gl/texture.h b/src/common/gl/texture.h
index d1ce6311a..e7e0ca1be 100644
--- a/src/common/gl/texture.h
+++ b/src/common/gl/texture.h
@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
 #pragma once
-#include <glad.h>
 #include "../types.h"
+#include <glad.h>
 
 namespace GL {
 class Texture
 {
 public:
-  Texture(u32 width, u32 height, GLenum format, GLenum type, const void* data = nullptr, bool linear_filter = false,
-          bool create_framebuffer = false);
+  Texture();
+  Texture(Texture&& moved);
   ~Texture();
 
+  bool Create(u32 width, u32 height, GLenum format, GLenum type, const void* data = nullptr,
+              bool linear_filter = false);
+  bool CreateFramebuffer();
+
+  void Destroy();
+
+  void SetLinearFilter(bool enabled);
+
+  bool IsValid() const { return m_id != 0; }
   GLuint GetGLId() const { return m_id; }
   u32 GetWidth() const { return m_width; }
   u32 GetHeight() const { return m_height; }
@@ -21,10 +30,14 @@ public:
 
   static void Unbind();
 
+  Texture& operator=(const Texture& copy) = delete;
+  Texture& operator=(Texture&& moved);
+
 private:
-  GLuint m_id;
-  u32 m_width;
-  u32 m_height;
+
+  GLuint m_id = 0;
+  u32 m_width = 0;
+  u32 m_height = 0;
 
   GLuint m_fbo_id = 0;
 };
diff --git a/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl.cpp b/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl.cpp
index e8e71bfb0..3d222d86f 100644
--- a/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl.cpp
+++ b/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl.cpp
@@ -41,16 +41,39 @@ bool GPU_HW_OpenGL::Initialize(HostDisplay* host_display, System* system, DMA* d
   if (!GPU_HW::Initialize(host_display, system, dma, interrupt_controller, timers))
     return false;
 
-  CreateFramebuffer();
-  CreateVertexBuffer();
-  CreateUniformBuffer();
-  CreateTextureBuffer();
-  if (!CompilePrograms())
+  if (!CreateFramebuffer())
+  {
+    Log_ErrorPrintf("Failed to create framebuffer");
     return false;
+  }
 
-  m_host_display->SetDisplayTexture(reinterpret_cast<void*>(static_cast<uintptr_t>(m_vram_texture->GetGLId())), 0, 0,
-                                    m_display_texture->GetWidth(), m_display_texture->GetHeight(),
-                                    m_display_texture->GetWidth(), m_display_texture->GetHeight(), 1.0f);
+  if (!CreateVertexBuffer())
+  {
+    Log_ErrorPrintf("Failed to create vertex buffer");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (!CreateUniformBuffer())
+  {
+    Log_ErrorPrintf("Failed to create uniform buffer");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (!CreateTextureBuffer())
+  {
+    Log_ErrorPrintf("Failed to create texture buffer");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (!CompilePrograms())
+  {
+    Log_ErrorPrintf("Failed to compile programs");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  m_host_display->SetDisplayTexture(reinterpret_cast<void*>(static_cast<uintptr_t>(m_vram_texture.GetGLId())), 0, 0,
+                                    m_display_texture.GetWidth(), m_display_texture.GetHeight(),
+                                    m_display_texture.GetWidth(), m_display_texture.GetHeight(), 1.0f);
   RestoreGraphicsAPIState();
   return true;
 }
@@ -76,8 +99,8 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL::ResetGraphicsAPIState()
 
 void GPU_HW_OpenGL::RestoreGraphicsAPIState()
 {
-  m_vram_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
-  glViewport(0, 0, m_vram_texture->GetWidth(), m_vram_texture->GetHeight());
+  m_vram_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
+  glViewport(0, 0, m_vram_texture.GetWidth(), m_vram_texture.GetHeight());
 
   glDisable(GL_CULL_FACE);
   glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
@@ -162,47 +185,50 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL::SetCapabilities(HostDisplay* host_display)
     Log_WarningPrintf("Dual-source blending is not supported, this may break some mask effects.");
 }
 
-void GPU_HW_OpenGL::CreateFramebuffer()
+bool GPU_HW_OpenGL::CreateFramebuffer()
 {
   // save old vram texture/fbo, in case we're changing scale
-  auto old_vram_texture = std::move(m_vram_texture);
-  DestroyFramebuffer();
+  GL::Texture old_vram_texture = std::move(m_vram_texture);
 
   // scale vram size to internal resolution
   const u32 texture_width = VRAM_WIDTH * m_resolution_scale;
   const u32 texture_height = VRAM_HEIGHT * m_resolution_scale;
 
-  m_vram_texture =
-    std::make_unique<GL::Texture>(texture_width, texture_height, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, nullptr, false, true);
-
-  // do we need to restore the framebuffer after a size change?
-  if (old_vram_texture)
+  if (!m_vram_texture.Create(texture_width, texture_height, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, nullptr, false) ||
+      !m_vram_texture.CreateFramebuffer())
   {
-    const bool linear_filter = old_vram_texture->GetWidth() > m_vram_texture->GetWidth();
-    Log_DevPrintf("Scaling %ux%u VRAM texture to %ux%u using %s filter", old_vram_texture->GetWidth(),
-                  old_vram_texture->GetHeight(), m_vram_texture->GetWidth(), m_vram_texture->GetHeight(),
-                  linear_filter ? "linear" : "nearest");
-    glDisable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
-    old_vram_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
-    glBlitFramebuffer(0, 0, old_vram_texture->GetWidth(), old_vram_texture->GetHeight(), 0, 0,
-                      m_vram_texture->GetWidth(), m_vram_texture->GetHeight(), GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT,
-                      linear_filter ? GL_LINEAR : GL_NEAREST);
-
-    glEnable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
-    old_vram_texture.reset();
+    return false;
   }
 
-  m_vram_read_texture =
-    std::make_unique<GL::Texture>(texture_width, texture_height, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, nullptr, false, true);
+  // do we need to restore the framebuffer after a size change?
+  if (old_vram_texture.IsValid())
+  {
+    const bool linear_filter = old_vram_texture.GetWidth() > m_vram_texture.GetWidth();
+    Log_DevPrintf("Scaling %ux%u VRAM texture to %ux%u using %s filter", old_vram_texture.GetWidth(),
+                  old_vram_texture.GetHeight(), m_vram_texture.GetWidth(), m_vram_texture.GetHeight(),
+                  linear_filter ? "linear" : "nearest");
+    glDisable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
+    old_vram_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
+    glBlitFramebuffer(0, 0, old_vram_texture.GetWidth(), old_vram_texture.GetHeight(), 0, 0, m_vram_texture.GetWidth(),
+                      m_vram_texture.GetHeight(), GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT, linear_filter ? GL_LINEAR : GL_NEAREST);
 
-  m_vram_encoding_texture =
-    std::make_unique<GL::Texture>(VRAM_WIDTH, VRAM_HEIGHT, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, nullptr, false, true);
+    glEnable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
+    old_vram_texture.Destroy();
+  }
 
-  m_display_texture =
-    std::make_unique<GL::Texture>(texture_width, texture_height, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, nullptr, false, true);
+  if (!m_vram_read_texture.Create(texture_width, texture_height, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, nullptr, false) ||
+      !m_vram_read_texture.CreateFramebuffer() ||
+      !m_vram_encoding_texture.Create(VRAM_WIDTH, VRAM_HEIGHT, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, nullptr, false) ||
+      !m_vram_encoding_texture.CreateFramebuffer() ||
+      !m_display_texture.Create(texture_width, texture_height, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, nullptr, false) ||
+      !m_display_texture.CreateFramebuffer())
+  {
+    return false;
+  }
 
-  m_vram_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
+  m_vram_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
   SetFullVRAMDirtyRectangle();
+  return true;
 }
 
 void GPU_HW_OpenGL::ClearFramebuffer()
@@ -214,19 +240,11 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL::ClearFramebuffer()
   SetFullVRAMDirtyRectangle();
 }
 
-void GPU_HW_OpenGL::DestroyFramebuffer()
-{
-  m_vram_read_texture.reset();
-  m_vram_texture.reset();
-  m_vram_encoding_texture.reset();
-  m_display_texture.reset();
-}
-
-void GPU_HW_OpenGL::CreateVertexBuffer()
+bool GPU_HW_OpenGL::CreateVertexBuffer()
 {
   m_vertex_stream_buffer = GL::StreamBuffer::Create(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, VERTEX_BUFFER_SIZE);
   if (!m_vertex_stream_buffer)
-    Panic("Failed to create vertex streaming buffer");
+    return false;
 
   m_vertex_stream_buffer->Bind();
 
@@ -244,21 +262,24 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL::CreateVertexBuffer()
   glBindVertexArray(0);
 
   glGenVertexArrays(1, &m_attributeless_vao_id);
+  return true;
 }
 
-void GPU_HW_OpenGL::CreateUniformBuffer()
+bool GPU_HW_OpenGL::CreateUniformBuffer()
 {
   m_uniform_stream_buffer = GL::StreamBuffer::Create(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, UNIFORM_BUFFER_SIZE);
   if (!m_uniform_stream_buffer)
-    Panic("Failed to create uniform buffer");
+    return false;
+
+  return true;
 }
 
-void GPU_HW_OpenGL::CreateTextureBuffer()
+bool GPU_HW_OpenGL::CreateTextureBuffer()
 {
   // We use the pixel unpack buffer here because we share it with CPU-decoded VRAM writes.
   m_texture_stream_buffer = GL::StreamBuffer::Create(GL_PIXEL_UNPACK_BUFFER, VRAM_UPDATE_TEXTURE_BUFFER_SIZE);
   if (!m_texture_stream_buffer)
-    Panic("Failed to create texture stream buffer");
+    return false;
 
   if (m_max_texture_buffer_size > 0)
   {
@@ -268,6 +289,7 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL::CreateTextureBuffer()
   }
 
   m_texture_stream_buffer->Unbind();
+  return true;
 }
 
 bool GPU_HW_OpenGL::CompilePrograms()
@@ -396,7 +418,7 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL::SetDrawState(BatchRenderMode render_mode)
   prog.Bind();
 
   if (m_batch.texture_mode != TextureMode::Disabled)
-    m_vram_read_texture->Bind();
+    m_vram_read_texture.Bind();
 
   if (m_batch.transparency_mode == TransparencyMode::Disabled || render_mode == BatchRenderMode::OnlyOpaque)
   {
@@ -433,7 +455,7 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL::SetScissorFromDrawingArea()
   const int width = right - left;
   const int height = bottom - top;
   const int x = left;
-  const int y = m_vram_texture->GetHeight() - bottom;
+  const int y = m_vram_texture.GetHeight() - bottom;
 
   Log_DebugPrintf("SetScissor: (%d-%d, %d-%d)", x, x + width, y, y + height);
   glScissor(x, y, width, height);
@@ -456,10 +478,10 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL::UpdateDisplay()
 
   if (m_system->GetSettings().debugging.show_vram)
   {
-    m_host_display->SetDisplayTexture(reinterpret_cast<void*>(static_cast<uintptr_t>(m_vram_texture->GetGLId())), 0,
-                                      m_vram_texture->GetHeight(), m_vram_texture->GetWidth(),
-                                      -static_cast<s32>(m_vram_texture->GetHeight()), m_vram_texture->GetWidth(),
-                                      m_vram_texture->GetHeight(), 1.0f);
+    m_host_display->SetDisplayTexture(reinterpret_cast<void*>(static_cast<uintptr_t>(m_vram_texture.GetGLId())), 0,
+                                      m_vram_texture.GetHeight(), m_vram_texture.GetWidth(),
+                                      -static_cast<s32>(m_vram_texture.GetHeight()), m_vram_texture.GetWidth(),
+                                      m_vram_texture.GetHeight(), 1.0f);
   }
   else
   {
@@ -479,17 +501,17 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL::UpdateDisplay()
     }
     else if (!m_GPUSTAT.display_area_color_depth_24 && !interlaced)
     {
-      m_host_display->SetDisplayTexture(reinterpret_cast<void*>(static_cast<uintptr_t>(m_vram_texture->GetGLId())),
-                                        scaled_vram_offset_x, m_vram_texture->GetHeight() - scaled_vram_offset_y,
+      m_host_display->SetDisplayTexture(reinterpret_cast<void*>(static_cast<uintptr_t>(m_vram_texture.GetGLId())),
+                                        scaled_vram_offset_x, m_vram_texture.GetHeight() - scaled_vram_offset_y,
                                         scaled_display_width, -static_cast<s32>(scaled_display_height),
-                                        m_vram_texture->GetWidth(), m_vram_texture->GetHeight(),
+                                        m_vram_texture.GetWidth(), m_vram_texture.GetHeight(),
                                         m_crtc_state.display_aspect_ratio);
     }
     else
     {
       const u32 flipped_vram_offset_y = VRAM_HEIGHT - vram_offset_y - display_height;
       const u32 scaled_flipped_vram_offset_y =
-        m_vram_texture->GetHeight() - scaled_vram_offset_y - scaled_display_height;
+        m_vram_texture.GetHeight() - scaled_vram_offset_y - scaled_display_height;
       const u32 field_offset = BoolToUInt8(interlaced && m_GPUSTAT.interlaced_field);
 
       glDisable(GL_BLEND);
@@ -504,15 +526,15 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL::UpdateDisplay()
       {
         const u32 copy_width = std::min<u32>((display_width * 3) / 2, VRAM_WIDTH - vram_offset_x);
         const u32 scaled_copy_width = copy_width * m_resolution_scale;
-        m_vram_encoding_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
-        m_vram_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
+        m_vram_encoding_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
+        m_vram_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
         glBlitFramebuffer(scaled_vram_offset_x, scaled_flipped_vram_offset_y, scaled_vram_offset_x + scaled_copy_width,
                           scaled_flipped_vram_offset_y + scaled_display_height, vram_offset_x, flipped_vram_offset_y,
                           vram_offset_x + copy_width, flipped_vram_offset_y + display_height, GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT,
                           GL_NEAREST);
 
-        m_display_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
-        m_vram_encoding_texture->Bind();
+        m_display_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
+        m_vram_encoding_texture.Bind();
 
         glViewport(0, field_offset, display_width, display_height);
 
@@ -522,15 +544,15 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL::UpdateDisplay()
 
         glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 3);
 
-        m_host_display->SetDisplayTexture(reinterpret_cast<void*>(static_cast<uintptr_t>(m_display_texture->GetGLId())),
+        m_host_display->SetDisplayTexture(reinterpret_cast<void*>(static_cast<uintptr_t>(m_display_texture.GetGLId())),
                                           0, display_height, display_width, -static_cast<s32>(display_height),
-                                          m_display_texture->GetWidth(), m_display_texture->GetHeight(),
+                                          m_display_texture.GetWidth(), m_display_texture.GetHeight(),
                                           m_crtc_state.display_aspect_ratio);
       }
       else
       {
-        m_display_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
-        m_vram_texture->Bind();
+        m_display_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
+        m_vram_texture.Bind();
 
         glViewport(0, field_offset, scaled_display_width, scaled_display_height);
 
@@ -540,15 +562,15 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL::UpdateDisplay()
 
         glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 3);
 
-        m_host_display->SetDisplayTexture(reinterpret_cast<void*>(static_cast<uintptr_t>(m_display_texture->GetGLId())),
+        m_host_display->SetDisplayTexture(reinterpret_cast<void*>(static_cast<uintptr_t>(m_display_texture.GetGLId())),
                                           0, scaled_display_height, scaled_display_width,
-                                          -static_cast<s32>(scaled_display_height), m_display_texture->GetWidth(),
-                                          m_display_texture->GetHeight(), m_crtc_state.display_aspect_ratio);
+                                          -static_cast<s32>(scaled_display_height), m_display_texture.GetWidth(),
+                                          m_display_texture.GetHeight(), m_crtc_state.display_aspect_ratio);
       }
 
       // restore state
-      m_vram_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
-      glViewport(0, 0, m_vram_texture->GetWidth(), m_vram_texture->GetHeight());
+      m_vram_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
+      glViewport(0, 0, m_vram_texture.GetWidth(), m_vram_texture.GetHeight());
       glEnable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
     }
   }
@@ -564,8 +586,8 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL::ReadVRAM(u32 x, u32 y, u32 width, u32 height)
   // Encode the 24-bit texture as 16-bit.
   const u32 uniforms[4] = {copy_rect.left, VRAM_HEIGHT - copy_rect.top - copy_rect.GetHeight(), copy_rect.GetWidth(),
                            copy_rect.GetHeight()};
-  m_vram_encoding_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
-  m_vram_texture->Bind();
+  m_vram_encoding_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
+  m_vram_texture.Bind();
   m_vram_read_program.Bind();
   UploadUniformBlock(uniforms, sizeof(uniforms));
   glDisable(GL_BLEND);
@@ -574,7 +596,7 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL::ReadVRAM(u32 x, u32 y, u32 width, u32 height)
   glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 3);
 
   // Readback encoded texture.
-  m_vram_encoding_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
+  m_vram_encoding_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
   glPixelStorei(GL_PACK_ALIGNMENT, 2);
   glPixelStorei(GL_PACK_ROW_LENGTH, VRAM_WIDTH / 2);
   glReadPixels(0, 0, encoded_width, encoded_height, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,
@@ -594,7 +616,7 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL::FillVRAM(u32 x, u32 y, u32 width, u32 height, u32 color)
   width *= m_resolution_scale;
   height *= m_resolution_scale;
 
-  glScissor(x, m_vram_texture->GetHeight() - y - height, width, height);
+  glScissor(x, m_vram_texture.GetHeight() - y - height, width, height);
 
   // drop precision unless true colour is enabled
   if (!m_true_color)
@@ -635,7 +657,7 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL::UpdateVRAM(u32 x, u32 y, u32 width, u32 height, const void*
     const u32 scaled_height = height * m_resolution_scale;
     const u32 scaled_x = x * m_resolution_scale;
     const u32 scaled_y = y * m_resolution_scale;
-    const u32 scaled_flipped_y = m_vram_texture->GetHeight() - scaled_y - scaled_height;
+    const u32 scaled_flipped_y = m_vram_texture.GetHeight() - scaled_y - scaled_height;
     glViewport(scaled_x, scaled_flipped_y, scaled_width, scaled_height);
     glDisable(GL_BLEND);
     glDisable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
@@ -679,9 +701,9 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL::UpdateVRAM(u32 x, u32 y, u32 width, u32 height, const void*
 
     // have to write to the 1x texture first
     if (m_resolution_scale > 1)
-      m_vram_encoding_texture->Bind();
+      m_vram_encoding_texture.Bind();
     else
-      m_vram_texture->Bind();
+      m_vram_texture.Bind();
 
     // lower-left origin flip happens here
     const u32 flipped_y = VRAM_HEIGHT - y - height;
@@ -698,9 +720,9 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL::UpdateVRAM(u32 x, u32 y, u32 width, u32 height, const void*
       const u32 scaled_height = height * m_resolution_scale;
       const u32 scaled_x = x * m_resolution_scale;
       const u32 scaled_y = y * m_resolution_scale;
-      const u32 scaled_flipped_y = m_vram_texture->GetHeight() - scaled_y - scaled_height;
+      const u32 scaled_flipped_y = m_vram_texture.GetHeight() - scaled_y - scaled_height;
       glDisable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
-      m_vram_encoding_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
+      m_vram_encoding_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
       glBlitFramebuffer(x, flipped_y, x + width, flipped_y + height, scaled_x, scaled_flipped_y,
                         scaled_x + scaled_width, scaled_flipped_y + scaled_height, GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT, GL_NEAREST);
       glEnable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
@@ -720,23 +742,23 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL::CopyVRAM(u32 src_x, u32 src_y, u32 dst_x, u32 dst_y, u32 wid
   height *= m_resolution_scale;
 
   // lower-left origin flip
-  src_y = m_vram_texture->GetHeight() - src_y - height;
-  dst_y = m_vram_texture->GetHeight() - dst_y - height;
+  src_y = m_vram_texture.GetHeight() - src_y - height;
+  dst_y = m_vram_texture.GetHeight() - dst_y - height;
 
   if (GLAD_GL_VERSION_4_3)
   {
-    glCopyImageSubData(m_vram_texture->GetGLId(), GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, src_x, src_y, 0, m_vram_texture->GetGLId(),
+    glCopyImageSubData(m_vram_texture.GetGLId(), GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, src_x, src_y, 0, m_vram_texture.GetGLId(),
                        GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, dst_x, dst_y, 0, width, height, 1);
   }
   else if (GLAD_GL_EXT_copy_image)
   {
-    glCopyImageSubDataEXT(m_vram_texture->GetGLId(), GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, src_x, src_y, 0, m_vram_texture->GetGLId(),
+    glCopyImageSubDataEXT(m_vram_texture.GetGLId(), GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, src_x, src_y, 0, m_vram_texture.GetGLId(),
                           GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, dst_x, dst_y, 0, width, height, 1);
   }
   else
   {
     glDisable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
-    m_vram_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
+    m_vram_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
     glBlitFramebuffer(src_x, src_y, src_x + width, src_y + height, dst_x, dst_y, dst_x + width, dst_y + height,
                       GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT, GL_NEAREST);
     glEnable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
@@ -749,26 +771,26 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL::UpdateVRAMReadTexture()
   const u32 width = scaled_rect.GetWidth();
   const u32 height = scaled_rect.GetHeight();
   const u32 x = scaled_rect.left;
-  const u32 y = m_vram_texture->GetHeight() - scaled_rect.top - height;
+  const u32 y = m_vram_texture.GetHeight() - scaled_rect.top - height;
 
   if (GLAD_GL_VERSION_4_3)
   {
-    glCopyImageSubData(m_vram_texture->GetGLId(), GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, x, y, 0, m_vram_read_texture->GetGLId(),
+    glCopyImageSubData(m_vram_texture.GetGLId(), GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, x, y, 0, m_vram_read_texture.GetGLId(),
                        GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, x, y, 0, width, height, 1);
   }
   else if (GLAD_GL_EXT_copy_image)
   {
-    glCopyImageSubDataEXT(m_vram_texture->GetGLId(), GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, x, y, 0, m_vram_read_texture->GetGLId(),
+    glCopyImageSubDataEXT(m_vram_texture.GetGLId(), GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, x, y, 0, m_vram_read_texture.GetGLId(),
                           GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, x, y, 0, width, height, 1);
   }
   else
   {
-    m_vram_read_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
-    m_vram_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
+    m_vram_read_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
+    m_vram_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
     glDisable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
     glBlitFramebuffer(x, y, x + width, y + height, x, y, x + width, y + height, GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT, GL_NEAREST);
     glEnable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
-    m_vram_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER);
+    m_vram_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER);
   }
 
   m_renderer_stats.num_vram_read_texture_updates++;
diff --git a/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl.h b/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl.h
index 877cc34d1..c7c938d09 100644
--- a/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl.h
+++ b/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl.h
@@ -46,13 +46,12 @@ private:
   std::tuple<s32, s32> ConvertToFramebufferCoordinates(s32 x, s32 y);
 
   void SetCapabilities(HostDisplay* host_display);
-  void CreateFramebuffer();
+  bool CreateFramebuffer();
   void ClearFramebuffer();
-  void DestroyFramebuffer();
 
-  void CreateVertexBuffer();
-  void CreateUniformBuffer();
-  void CreateTextureBuffer();
+  bool CreateVertexBuffer();
+  bool CreateUniformBuffer();
+  bool CreateTextureBuffer();
 
   bool CompilePrograms();
   void SetDrawState(BatchRenderMode render_mode);
@@ -60,10 +59,10 @@ private:
   void UploadUniformBlock(const void* data, u32 data_size);
 
   // downsample texture - used for readbacks at >1xIR.
-  std::unique_ptr<GL::Texture> m_vram_texture;
-  std::unique_ptr<GL::Texture> m_vram_read_texture;
-  std::unique_ptr<GL::Texture> m_vram_encoding_texture;
-  std::unique_ptr<GL::Texture> m_display_texture;
+  GL::Texture m_vram_texture;
+  GL::Texture m_vram_read_texture;
+  GL::Texture m_vram_encoding_texture;
+  GL::Texture m_display_texture;
 
   std::unique_ptr<GL::StreamBuffer> m_vertex_stream_buffer;
   GLuint m_vao_id = 0;
diff --git a/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl_es.cpp b/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl_es.cpp
index b1a01d844..ac08861a9 100644
--- a/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl_es.cpp
+++ b/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl_es.cpp
@@ -33,13 +33,21 @@ bool GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::Initialize(HostDisplay* host_display, System* system, DMA
   if (!GPU_HW::Initialize(host_display, system, dma, interrupt_controller, timers))
     return false;
 
-  CreateFramebuffer();
-  if (!CompilePrograms())
+  if (!CreateFramebuffer())
+  {
+    Log_ErrorPrintf("Failed to create framebuffer");
     return false;
+  }
 
-  m_host_display->SetDisplayTexture(reinterpret_cast<void*>(static_cast<uintptr_t>(m_vram_texture->GetGLId())), 0, 0,
-                                    m_display_texture->GetWidth(), m_display_texture->GetHeight(),
-                                    m_display_texture->GetWidth(), m_display_texture->GetHeight(), 1.0f);
+  if (!CompilePrograms())
+  {
+    Log_ErrorPrintf("Failed to compile programs");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  m_host_display->SetDisplayTexture(reinterpret_cast<void*>(static_cast<uintptr_t>(m_vram_texture.GetGLId())), 0, 0,
+                                    m_display_texture.GetWidth(), m_display_texture.GetHeight(),
+                                    m_display_texture.GetWidth(), m_display_texture.GetHeight(), 1.0f);
   RestoreGraphicsAPIState();
   return true;
 }
@@ -69,8 +77,8 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::ResetGraphicsAPIState()
 
 void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::RestoreGraphicsAPIState()
 {
-  m_vram_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
-  glViewport(0, 0, m_vram_texture->GetWidth(), m_vram_texture->GetHeight());
+  m_vram_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
+  glViewport(0, 0, m_vram_texture.GetWidth(), m_vram_texture.GetHeight());
 
   glDisable(GL_CULL_FACE);
   glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
@@ -127,47 +135,50 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::SetCapabilities(HostDisplay* host_display)
   m_supports_dual_source_blend = false;
 }
 
-void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::CreateFramebuffer()
+bool GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::CreateFramebuffer()
 {
   // save old vram texture/fbo, in case we're changing scale
-  auto old_vram_texture = std::move(m_vram_texture);
-  DestroyFramebuffer();
+  GL::Texture old_vram_texture = std::move(m_vram_texture);
 
   // scale vram size to internal resolution
   const u32 texture_width = VRAM_WIDTH * m_resolution_scale;
   const u32 texture_height = VRAM_HEIGHT * m_resolution_scale;
 
-  m_vram_texture =
-    std::make_unique<GL::Texture>(texture_width, texture_height, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, nullptr, false, true);
-
-  // do we need to restore the framebuffer after a size change?
-  if (old_vram_texture)
+  if (!m_vram_texture.Create(texture_width, texture_height, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, nullptr, false) ||
+      !m_vram_texture.CreateFramebuffer())
   {
-    const bool linear_filter = old_vram_texture->GetWidth() > m_vram_texture->GetWidth();
-    Log_DevPrintf("Scaling %ux%u VRAM texture to %ux%u using %s filter", old_vram_texture->GetWidth(),
-                  old_vram_texture->GetHeight(), m_vram_texture->GetWidth(), m_vram_texture->GetHeight(),
-                  linear_filter ? "linear" : "nearest");
-    glDisable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
-    old_vram_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
-    glBlitFramebuffer(0, 0, old_vram_texture->GetWidth(), old_vram_texture->GetHeight(), 0, 0,
-                      m_vram_texture->GetWidth(), m_vram_texture->GetHeight(), GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT,
-                      linear_filter ? GL_LINEAR : GL_NEAREST);
-
-    glEnable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
-    old_vram_texture.reset();
+    return false;
   }
 
-  m_vram_read_texture =
-    std::make_unique<GL::Texture>(texture_width, texture_height, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, nullptr, false, true);
+  // do we need to restore the framebuffer after a size change?
+  if (old_vram_texture.IsValid())
+  {
+    const bool linear_filter = old_vram_texture.GetWidth() > m_vram_texture.GetWidth();
+    Log_DevPrintf("Scaling %ux%u VRAM texture to %ux%u using %s filter", old_vram_texture.GetWidth(),
+                  old_vram_texture.GetHeight(), m_vram_texture.GetWidth(), m_vram_texture.GetHeight(),
+                  linear_filter ? "linear" : "nearest");
+    glDisable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
+    old_vram_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
+    glBlitFramebuffer(0, 0, old_vram_texture.GetWidth(), old_vram_texture.GetHeight(), 0, 0, m_vram_texture.GetWidth(),
+                      m_vram_texture.GetHeight(), GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT, linear_filter ? GL_LINEAR : GL_NEAREST);
 
-  m_vram_encoding_texture =
-    std::make_unique<GL::Texture>(VRAM_WIDTH, VRAM_HEIGHT, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, nullptr, false, true);
+    glEnable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
+    old_vram_texture.Destroy();
+  }
 
-  m_display_texture =
-    std::make_unique<GL::Texture>(texture_width, texture_height, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, nullptr, false, true);
+  if (!m_vram_read_texture.Create(texture_width, texture_height, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, nullptr, false) ||
+      !m_vram_read_texture.CreateFramebuffer() ||
+      !m_vram_encoding_texture.Create(VRAM_WIDTH, VRAM_HEIGHT, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, nullptr, false) ||
+      !m_vram_encoding_texture.CreateFramebuffer() ||
+      !m_display_texture.Create(texture_width, texture_height, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, nullptr, false) ||
+      !m_display_texture.CreateFramebuffer())
+  {
+    return false;
+  }
 
-  m_vram_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
+  m_vram_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
   SetFullVRAMDirtyRectangle();
+  return true;
 }
 
 void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::ClearFramebuffer()
@@ -179,14 +190,6 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::ClearFramebuffer()
   SetFullVRAMDirtyRectangle();
 }
 
-void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::DestroyFramebuffer()
-{
-  m_vram_read_texture.reset();
-  m_vram_texture.reset();
-  m_vram_encoding_texture.reset();
-  m_display_texture.reset();
-}
-
 bool GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::CompilePrograms()
 {
   GPU_HW_ShaderGen shadergen(m_host_display->GetRenderAPI(), m_resolution_scale, m_true_color, m_texture_filtering,
@@ -290,7 +293,7 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::SetDrawState(BatchRenderMode render_mode)
   prog.Bind();
 
   if (m_batch.texture_mode != TextureMode::Disabled)
-    m_vram_read_texture->Bind();
+    m_vram_read_texture.Bind();
 
   if (m_batch.transparency_mode == TransparencyMode::Disabled || render_mode == BatchRenderMode::OnlyOpaque)
   {
@@ -332,7 +335,7 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::SetScissorFromDrawingArea()
   const int width = right - left;
   const int height = bottom - top;
   const int x = left;
-  const int y = m_vram_texture->GetHeight() - bottom;
+  const int y = m_vram_texture.GetHeight() - bottom;
 
   Log_DebugPrintf("SetScissor: (%d-%d, %d-%d)", x, x + width, y, y + height);
   glScissor(x, y, width, height);
@@ -344,10 +347,10 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::UpdateDisplay()
 
   if (m_system->GetSettings().debugging.show_vram)
   {
-    m_host_display->SetDisplayTexture(reinterpret_cast<void*>(static_cast<uintptr_t>(m_vram_texture->GetGLId())), 0,
-                                      m_vram_texture->GetHeight(), m_vram_texture->GetWidth(),
-                                      -static_cast<s32>(m_vram_texture->GetHeight()), m_vram_texture->GetWidth(),
-                                      m_vram_texture->GetHeight(), 1.0f);
+    m_host_display->SetDisplayTexture(reinterpret_cast<void*>(static_cast<uintptr_t>(m_vram_texture.GetGLId())), 0,
+                                      m_vram_texture.GetHeight(), m_vram_texture.GetWidth(),
+                                      -static_cast<s32>(m_vram_texture.GetHeight()), m_vram_texture.GetWidth(),
+                                      m_vram_texture.GetHeight(), 1.0f);
   }
   else
   {
@@ -367,17 +370,17 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::UpdateDisplay()
     }
     else if (!m_GPUSTAT.display_area_color_depth_24 && !interlaced)
     {
-      m_host_display->SetDisplayTexture(reinterpret_cast<void*>(static_cast<uintptr_t>(m_vram_texture->GetGLId())),
-                                        scaled_vram_offset_x, m_vram_texture->GetHeight() - scaled_vram_offset_y,
+      m_host_display->SetDisplayTexture(reinterpret_cast<void*>(static_cast<uintptr_t>(m_vram_texture.GetGLId())),
+                                        scaled_vram_offset_x, m_vram_texture.GetHeight() - scaled_vram_offset_y,
                                         scaled_display_width, -static_cast<s32>(scaled_display_height),
-                                        m_vram_texture->GetWidth(), m_vram_texture->GetHeight(),
+                                        m_vram_texture.GetWidth(), m_vram_texture.GetHeight(),
                                         m_crtc_state.display_aspect_ratio);
     }
     else
     {
       const u32 flipped_vram_offset_y = VRAM_HEIGHT - vram_offset_y - display_height;
       const u32 scaled_flipped_vram_offset_y =
-        m_vram_texture->GetHeight() - scaled_vram_offset_y - scaled_display_height;
+        m_vram_texture.GetHeight() - scaled_vram_offset_y - scaled_display_height;
       const u32 field_offset = BoolToUInt8(interlaced && m_GPUSTAT.interlaced_field);
 
       glDisable(GL_BLEND);
@@ -392,15 +395,15 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::UpdateDisplay()
       {
         const u32 copy_width = std::min<u32>((display_width * 3) / 2, VRAM_WIDTH - vram_offset_x);
         const u32 scaled_copy_width = copy_width * m_resolution_scale;
-        m_vram_encoding_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
-        m_vram_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
+        m_vram_encoding_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
+        m_vram_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
         glBlitFramebuffer(scaled_vram_offset_x, scaled_flipped_vram_offset_y, scaled_vram_offset_x + scaled_copy_width,
                           scaled_flipped_vram_offset_y + scaled_display_height, vram_offset_x, flipped_vram_offset_y,
                           vram_offset_x + copy_width, flipped_vram_offset_y + display_height, GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT,
                           GL_NEAREST);
 
-        m_display_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
-        m_vram_encoding_texture->Bind();
+        m_display_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
+        m_vram_encoding_texture.Bind();
 
         glViewport(0, field_offset, display_width, display_height);
 
@@ -410,15 +413,15 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::UpdateDisplay()
 
         glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 3);
 
-        m_host_display->SetDisplayTexture(reinterpret_cast<void*>(static_cast<uintptr_t>(m_display_texture->GetGLId())),
+        m_host_display->SetDisplayTexture(reinterpret_cast<void*>(static_cast<uintptr_t>(m_display_texture.GetGLId())),
                                           0, display_height, display_width, -static_cast<s32>(display_height),
-                                          m_display_texture->GetWidth(), m_display_texture->GetHeight(),
+                                          m_display_texture.GetWidth(), m_display_texture.GetHeight(),
                                           m_crtc_state.display_aspect_ratio);
       }
       else
       {
-        m_display_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
-        m_vram_texture->Bind();
+        m_display_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
+        m_vram_texture.Bind();
 
         glViewport(0, field_offset, scaled_display_width, scaled_display_height);
 
@@ -428,15 +431,15 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::UpdateDisplay()
 
         glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 3);
 
-        m_host_display->SetDisplayTexture(reinterpret_cast<void*>(static_cast<uintptr_t>(m_display_texture->GetGLId())),
+        m_host_display->SetDisplayTexture(reinterpret_cast<void*>(static_cast<uintptr_t>(m_display_texture.GetGLId())),
                                           0, scaled_display_height, scaled_display_width,
-                                          -static_cast<s32>(scaled_display_height), m_display_texture->GetWidth(),
-                                          m_display_texture->GetHeight(), m_crtc_state.display_aspect_ratio);
+                                          -static_cast<s32>(scaled_display_height), m_display_texture.GetWidth(),
+                                          m_display_texture.GetHeight(), m_crtc_state.display_aspect_ratio);
       }
 
       // restore state
-      m_vram_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
-      glViewport(0, 0, m_vram_texture->GetWidth(), m_vram_texture->GetHeight());
+      m_vram_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
+      glViewport(0, 0, m_vram_texture.GetWidth(), m_vram_texture.GetHeight());
       glEnable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
     }
   }
@@ -450,8 +453,8 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::ReadVRAM(u32 x, u32 y, u32 width, u32 height)
   const u32 encoded_height = copy_rect.GetHeight();
 
   // Encode the 24-bit texture as 16-bit.
-  m_vram_encoding_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
-  m_vram_texture->Bind();
+  m_vram_encoding_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
+  m_vram_texture.Bind();
   m_vram_read_program.Bind();
   m_vram_read_program.Uniform2i(0, copy_rect.left, VRAM_HEIGHT - copy_rect.top - copy_rect.GetHeight());
   m_vram_read_program.Uniform2i(1, copy_rect.GetWidth(), copy_rect.GetHeight());
@@ -461,7 +464,7 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::ReadVRAM(u32 x, u32 y, u32 width, u32 height)
   glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 3);
 
   // Readback encoded texture.
-  m_vram_encoding_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
+  m_vram_encoding_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
   glPixelStorei(GL_PACK_ALIGNMENT, 2);
   glPixelStorei(GL_PACK_ROW_LENGTH, VRAM_WIDTH / 2);
   glReadPixels(0, 0, encoded_width, encoded_height, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,
@@ -481,7 +484,7 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::FillVRAM(u32 x, u32 y, u32 width, u32 height, u32 color)
   width *= m_resolution_scale;
   height *= m_resolution_scale;
 
-  glScissor(x, m_vram_texture->GetHeight() - y - height, width, height);
+  glScissor(x, m_vram_texture.GetHeight() - y - height, width, height);
 
   // drop precision unless true colour is enabled
   if (!m_true_color)
@@ -533,9 +536,9 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::UpdateVRAM(u32 x, u32 y, u32 width, u32 height, const voi
 
   // have to write to the 1x texture first
   if (m_resolution_scale > 1)
-    m_vram_encoding_texture->Bind();
+    m_vram_encoding_texture.Bind();
   else
-    m_vram_texture->Bind();
+    m_vram_texture.Bind();
 
   // lower-left origin flip happens here
   const u32 flipped_y = VRAM_HEIGHT - y - height;
@@ -550,9 +553,9 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::UpdateVRAM(u32 x, u32 y, u32 width, u32 height, const voi
     const u32 scaled_height = height * m_resolution_scale;
     const u32 scaled_x = x * m_resolution_scale;
     const u32 scaled_y = y * m_resolution_scale;
-    const u32 scaled_flipped_y = m_vram_texture->GetHeight() - scaled_y - scaled_height;
+    const u32 scaled_flipped_y = m_vram_texture.GetHeight() - scaled_y - scaled_height;
     glDisable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
-    m_vram_encoding_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
+    m_vram_encoding_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
     glBlitFramebuffer(x, flipped_y, x + width, flipped_y + height, scaled_x, scaled_flipped_y, scaled_x + scaled_width,
                       scaled_flipped_y + scaled_height, GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT, GL_NEAREST);
     glEnable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
@@ -571,18 +574,18 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::CopyVRAM(u32 src_x, u32 src_y, u32 dst_x, u32 dst_y, u32
   height *= m_resolution_scale;
 
   // lower-left origin flip
-  src_y = m_vram_texture->GetHeight() - src_y - height;
-  dst_y = m_vram_texture->GetHeight() - dst_y - height;
+  src_y = m_vram_texture.GetHeight() - src_y - height;
+  dst_y = m_vram_texture.GetHeight() - dst_y - height;
 
   if (GLAD_GL_EXT_copy_image)
   {
-    glCopyImageSubDataEXT(m_vram_texture->GetGLId(), GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, src_x, src_y, 0, m_vram_texture->GetGLId(),
+    glCopyImageSubDataEXT(m_vram_texture.GetGLId(), GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, src_x, src_y, 0, m_vram_texture.GetGLId(),
                           GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, dst_x, dst_y, 0, width, height, 1);
   }
   else
   {
     glDisable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
-    m_vram_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
+    m_vram_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
     glBlitFramebuffer(src_x, src_y, src_x + width, src_y + height, dst_x, dst_y, dst_x + width, dst_y + height,
                       GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT, GL_NEAREST);
     glEnable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
@@ -595,21 +598,21 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::UpdateVRAMReadTexture()
   const u32 width = scaled_rect.GetWidth();
   const u32 height = scaled_rect.GetHeight();
   const u32 x = scaled_rect.left;
-  const u32 y = m_vram_texture->GetHeight() - scaled_rect.top - height;
+  const u32 y = m_vram_texture.GetHeight() - scaled_rect.top - height;
 
   if (GLAD_GL_EXT_copy_image)
   {
-    glCopyImageSubDataEXT(m_vram_texture->GetGLId(), GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, x, y, 0, m_vram_read_texture->GetGLId(),
+    glCopyImageSubDataEXT(m_vram_texture.GetGLId(), GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, x, y, 0, m_vram_read_texture.GetGLId(),
                           GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, x, y, 0, width, height, 1);
   }
   else
   {
-    m_vram_read_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
-    m_vram_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
+    m_vram_read_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER);
+    m_vram_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER);
     glDisable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
     glBlitFramebuffer(x, y, x + width, y + height, x, y, x + width, y + height, GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT, GL_NEAREST);
     glEnable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
-    m_vram_texture->BindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER);
+    m_vram_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER);
   }
 
   m_renderer_stats.num_vram_read_texture_updates++;
diff --git a/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl_es.h b/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl_es.h
index 5f49374e3..0c1c5e954 100644
--- a/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl_es.h
+++ b/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl_es.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include "glad.h"
 #include "gpu_hw.h"
 #include <array>
-#include <memory>
 #include <tuple>
 
 class GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES : public GPU_HW
@@ -46,9 +45,8 @@ private:
   std::tuple<s32, s32> ConvertToFramebufferCoordinates(s32 x, s32 y);
 
   void SetCapabilities(HostDisplay* host_display);
-  void CreateFramebuffer();
+  bool CreateFramebuffer();
   void ClearFramebuffer();
-  void DestroyFramebuffer();
 
   bool CompilePrograms();
   void SetVertexPointers();
@@ -56,10 +54,10 @@ private:
   void SetScissorFromDrawingArea();
 
   // downsample texture - used for readbacks at >1xIR.
-  std::unique_ptr<GL::Texture> m_vram_texture;
-  std::unique_ptr<GL::Texture> m_vram_read_texture;
-  std::unique_ptr<GL::Texture> m_vram_encoding_texture;
-  std::unique_ptr<GL::Texture> m_display_texture;
+  GL::Texture m_vram_texture;
+  GL::Texture m_vram_read_texture;
+  GL::Texture m_vram_encoding_texture;
+  GL::Texture m_display_texture;
 
   std::vector<BatchVertex> m_vertex_buffer;
 
diff --git a/src/duckstation/opengl_host_display.cpp b/src/duckstation/opengl_host_display.cpp
index 40bdc93a7..d4f1c1f30 100644
--- a/src/duckstation/opengl_host_display.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation/opengl_host_display.cpp
@@ -339,8 +339,8 @@ void main()
 
   glGenVertexArrays(1, &m_display_vao);
 
-  m_app_icon_texture =
-    std::make_unique<GL::Texture>(APP_ICON_WIDTH, APP_ICON_HEIGHT, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, APP_ICON_DATA, true);
+  if (!m_app_icon_texture.Create(APP_ICON_WIDTH, APP_ICON_HEIGHT, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, APP_ICON_DATA, true))
+    return false;
 
   // samplers
   glGenSamplers(1, &m_display_nearest_sampler);
diff --git a/src/duckstation/opengl_host_display.h b/src/duckstation/opengl_host_display.h
index 0bdd74d87..9b03ecc27 100644
--- a/src/duckstation/opengl_host_display.h
+++ b/src/duckstation/opengl_host_display.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ private:
   int m_window_width = 0;
   int m_window_height = 0;
 
-  std::unique_ptr<GL::Texture> m_app_icon_texture = nullptr;
+  GL::Texture m_app_icon_texture;
 
   GL::Program m_display_program;
   GLuint m_display_vao = 0;