diff --git a/src/video_core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/video_core/CMakeLists.txt
index e050f9aed..4bd48f706 100644
--- a/src/video_core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/video_core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -167,8 +167,6 @@ add_library(video_core STATIC
     renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.h
     renderer_vulkan/vk_update_descriptor.cpp
     renderer_vulkan/vk_update_descriptor.h
-    renderer_vulkan/wrapper.cpp
-    renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h
     shader_cache.h
     shader_notify.cpp
     shader_notify.h
@@ -257,6 +255,16 @@ add_library(video_core STATIC
     textures/texture.h
     video_core.cpp
     video_core.h
+    vulkan_common/vulkan_debug_callback.cpp
+    vulkan_common/vulkan_debug_callback.h
+    vulkan_common/vulkan_instance.cpp
+    vulkan_common/vulkan_instance.h
+    vulkan_common/vulkan_library.cpp
+    vulkan_common/vulkan_library.h
+    vulkan_common/vulkan_surface.cpp
+    vulkan_common/vulkan_surface.h
+    vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.cpp
+    vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h
 )
 
 create_target_directory_groups(video_core)
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/blit_image.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/blit_image.cpp
index 87c8e5693..504492cac 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/blit_image.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/blit_image.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_state_tracker.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_update_descriptor.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
 #include "video_core/surface.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/blit_image.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/blit_image.h
index 2c2790bf9..1a4f66336 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/blit_image.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/blit_image.h
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 #include "video_core/engines/fermi_2d.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_descriptor_pool.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
 #include "video_core/texture_cache/types.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/maxwell_to_vk.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/maxwell_to_vk.cpp
index 4c988429f..ed4fce714 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/maxwell_to_vk.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/maxwell_to_vk.cpp
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 #include "video_core/engines/maxwell_3d.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/maxwell_to_vk.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_device.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
 #include "video_core/surface.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan::MaxwellToVK {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/maxwell_to_vk.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/maxwell_to_vk.h
index 1a90f192e..8cf5aa711 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/maxwell_to_vk.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/maxwell_to_vk.h
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 #include "common/common_types.h"
 #include "video_core/engines/maxwell_3d.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_device.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
 #include "video_core/surface.h"
 #include "video_core/textures/texture.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan::MaxwellToVK {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp
index 7f521cb9b..5b35cb407 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 
 #include <fmt/format.h>
 
-#include "common/dynamic_library.h"
-#include "common/file_util.h"
 #include "common/logging/log.h"
 #include "common/telemetry.h"
 #include "core/core.h"
@@ -31,169 +29,14 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_state_tracker.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
-
-// Include these late to avoid polluting previous headers
-#ifdef _WIN32
-#include <windows.h>
-// ensure include order
-#include <vulkan/vulkan_win32.h>
-#endif
-
-#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__APPLE__)
-#include <X11/Xlib.h>
-#include <vulkan/vulkan_wayland.h>
-#include <vulkan/vulkan_xlib.h>
-#endif
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_debug_callback.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_instance.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_library.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_surface.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
-
 namespace {
-
-using Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType;
-
-VkBool32 DebugCallback(VkDebugUtilsMessageSeverityFlagBitsEXT severity,
-                       VkDebugUtilsMessageTypeFlagsEXT type,
-                       const VkDebugUtilsMessengerCallbackDataEXT* data,
-                       [[maybe_unused]] void* user_data) {
-    const char* const message{data->pMessage};
-
-    if (severity & VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_ERROR_BIT_EXT) {
-        LOG_CRITICAL(Render_Vulkan, "{}", message);
-    } else if (severity & VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_WARNING_BIT_EXT) {
-        LOG_WARNING(Render_Vulkan, "{}", message);
-    } else if (severity & VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_INFO_BIT_EXT) {
-        LOG_INFO(Render_Vulkan, "{}", message);
-    } else if (severity & VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_VERBOSE_BIT_EXT) {
-        LOG_DEBUG(Render_Vulkan, "{}", message);
-    }
-    return VK_FALSE;
-}
-
-Common::DynamicLibrary OpenVulkanLibrary() {
-    Common::DynamicLibrary library;
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-    // Check if a path to a specific Vulkan library has been specified.
-    char* libvulkan_env = getenv("LIBVULKAN_PATH");
-    if (!libvulkan_env || !library.Open(libvulkan_env)) {
-        // Use the libvulkan.dylib from the application bundle.
-        const std::string filename =
-            Common::FS::GetBundleDirectory() + "/Contents/Frameworks/libvulkan.dylib";
-        library.Open(filename.c_str());
-    }
-#else
-    std::string filename = Common::DynamicLibrary::GetVersionedFilename("vulkan", 1);
-    if (!library.Open(filename.c_str())) {
-        // Android devices may not have libvulkan.so.1, only libvulkan.so.
-        filename = Common::DynamicLibrary::GetVersionedFilename("vulkan");
-        (void)library.Open(filename.c_str());
-    }
-#endif
-    return library;
-}
-
-std::pair<vk::Instance, u32> CreateInstance(Common::DynamicLibrary& library,
-                                            vk::InstanceDispatch& dld, WindowSystemType window_type,
-                                            bool enable_debug_utils, bool enable_layers) {
-    if (!library.IsOpen()) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Vulkan library not available");
-        return {};
-    }
-    if (!library.GetSymbol("vkGetInstanceProcAddr", &dld.vkGetInstanceProcAddr)) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "vkGetInstanceProcAddr not present in Vulkan");
-        return {};
-    }
-    if (!vk::Load(dld)) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to load Vulkan function pointers");
-        return {};
-    }
-
-    std::vector<const char*> extensions;
-    extensions.reserve(6);
-    switch (window_type) {
-    case Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType::Headless:
-        break;
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    case Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType::Windows:
-        extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_WIN32_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME);
-        break;
-#endif
-#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__APPLE__)
-    case Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType::X11:
-        extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_XLIB_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME);
-        break;
-    case Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType::Wayland:
-        extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_WAYLAND_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME);
-        break;
-#endif
-    default:
-        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Presentation not supported on this platform");
-        break;
-    }
-    if (window_type != Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType::Headless) {
-        extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME);
-    }
-    if (enable_debug_utils) {
-        extensions.push_back(VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME);
-    }
-    extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_GET_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROPERTIES_2_EXTENSION_NAME);
-
-    const std::optional properties = vk::EnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties(dld);
-    if (!properties) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to query extension properties");
-        return {};
-    }
-
-    for (const char* extension : extensions) {
-        const auto it =
-            std::find_if(properties->begin(), properties->end(), [extension](const auto& prop) {
-                return !std::strcmp(extension, prop.extensionName);
-            });
-        if (it == properties->end()) {
-            LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Required instance extension {} is not available", extension);
-            return {};
-        }
-    }
-
-    std::vector<const char*> layers;
-    layers.reserve(1);
-    if (enable_layers) {
-        layers.push_back("VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation");
-    }
-
-    const std::optional layer_properties = vk::EnumerateInstanceLayerProperties(dld);
-    if (!layer_properties) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to query layer properties, disabling layers");
-        layers.clear();
-    }
-
-    for (auto layer_it = layers.begin(); layer_it != layers.end();) {
-        const char* const layer = *layer_it;
-        const auto it = std::find_if(
-            layer_properties->begin(), layer_properties->end(),
-            [layer](const VkLayerProperties& prop) { return !std::strcmp(layer, prop.layerName); });
-        if (it == layer_properties->end()) {
-            LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Layer {} not available, removing it", layer);
-            layer_it = layers.erase(layer_it);
-        } else {
-            ++layer_it;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Limit the maximum version of Vulkan to avoid using untested version.
-    const u32 version = std::min(vk::AvailableVersion(dld), static_cast<u32>(VK_API_VERSION_1_1));
-
-    vk::Instance instance = vk::Instance::Create(version, layers, extensions, dld);
-    if (!instance) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to create Vulkan instance");
-        return {};
-    }
-    if (!vk::Load(*instance, dld)) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to load Vulkan instance function pointers");
-    }
-    return std::make_pair(std::move(instance), version);
-}
-
 std::string GetReadableVersion(u32 version) {
     return fmt::format("{}.{}.{}", VK_VERSION_MAJOR(version), VK_VERSION_MINOR(version),
                        VK_VERSION_PATCH(version));
@@ -216,7 +59,6 @@ std::string GetDriverVersion(const VKDevice& device) {
         const u32 minor = version & 0x3fff;
         return fmt::format("{}.{}", major, minor);
     }
-
     return GetReadableVersion(version);
 }
 
@@ -255,7 +97,6 @@ void RendererVulkan::SwapBuffers(const Tegra::FramebufferConfig* framebuffer) {
     if (!framebuffer) {
         return;
     }
-
     const auto& layout = render_window.GetFramebufferLayout();
     if (layout.width > 0 && layout.height > 0 && render_window.IsShown()) {
         const VAddr framebuffer_addr = framebuffer->address + framebuffer->offset;
@@ -284,14 +125,16 @@ void RendererVulkan::SwapBuffers(const Tegra::FramebufferConfig* framebuffer) {
     render_window.OnFrameDisplayed();
 }
 
-bool RendererVulkan::Init() {
-    library = OpenVulkanLibrary();
-    std::tie(instance, instance_version) = CreateInstance(
-        library, dld, render_window.GetWindowInfo().type, true, Settings::values.renderer_debug);
-    if (!instance || !CreateDebugCallback() || !CreateSurface() || !PickDevices()) {
-        return false;
+bool RendererVulkan::Init() try {
+    library = OpenLibrary();
+    instance = CreateInstance(library, dld, VK_API_VERSION_1_1, render_window.GetWindowInfo().type,
+                              true, Settings::values.renderer_debug);
+    if (Settings::values.renderer_debug) {
+        debug_callback = CreateDebugCallback(instance);
     }
+    surface = CreateSurface(instance, render_window);
 
+    InitializeDevice();
     Report();
 
     memory_manager = std::make_unique<VKMemoryManager>(*device);
@@ -311,8 +154,11 @@ bool RendererVulkan::Init() {
     blit_screen =
         std::make_unique<VKBlitScreen>(cpu_memory, render_window, *rasterizer, *device,
                                        *memory_manager, *swapchain, *scheduler, screen_info);
-
     return true;
+
+} catch (const vk::Exception& exception) {
+    LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Vulkan initialization failed with error: {}", exception.what());
+    return false;
 }
 
 void RendererVulkan::ShutDown() {
@@ -322,7 +168,6 @@ void RendererVulkan::ShutDown() {
     if (const auto& dev = device->GetLogical()) {
         dev.WaitIdle();
     }
-
     rasterizer.reset();
     blit_screen.reset();
     scheduler.reset();
@@ -331,95 +176,15 @@ void RendererVulkan::ShutDown() {
     device.reset();
 }
 
-bool RendererVulkan::CreateDebugCallback() {
-    if (!Settings::values.renderer_debug) {
-        return true;
-    }
-    debug_callback = instance.TryCreateDebugCallback(DebugCallback);
-    if (!debug_callback) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to create debug callback");
-        return false;
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
-bool RendererVulkan::CreateSurface() {
-    [[maybe_unused]] const auto& window_info = render_window.GetWindowInfo();
-    VkSurfaceKHR unsafe_surface = nullptr;
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    if (window_info.type == Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType::Windows) {
-        const HWND hWnd = static_cast<HWND>(window_info.render_surface);
-        const VkWin32SurfaceCreateInfoKHR win32_ci{VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WIN32_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_KHR,
-                                                   nullptr, 0, nullptr, hWnd};
-        const auto vkCreateWin32SurfaceKHR = reinterpret_cast<PFN_vkCreateWin32SurfaceKHR>(
-            dld.vkGetInstanceProcAddr(*instance, "vkCreateWin32SurfaceKHR"));
-        if (!vkCreateWin32SurfaceKHR ||
-            vkCreateWin32SurfaceKHR(*instance, &win32_ci, nullptr, &unsafe_surface) != VK_SUCCESS) {
-            LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to initialize Win32 surface");
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-#endif
-#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__APPLE__)
-    if (window_info.type == Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType::X11) {
-        const VkXlibSurfaceCreateInfoKHR xlib_ci{
-            VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_XLIB_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_KHR, nullptr, 0,
-            static_cast<Display*>(window_info.display_connection),
-            reinterpret_cast<Window>(window_info.render_surface)};
-        const auto vkCreateXlibSurfaceKHR = reinterpret_cast<PFN_vkCreateXlibSurfaceKHR>(
-            dld.vkGetInstanceProcAddr(*instance, "vkCreateXlibSurfaceKHR"));
-        if (!vkCreateXlibSurfaceKHR ||
-            vkCreateXlibSurfaceKHR(*instance, &xlib_ci, nullptr, &unsafe_surface) != VK_SUCCESS) {
-            LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to initialize Xlib surface");
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-    if (window_info.type == Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType::Wayland) {
-        const VkWaylandSurfaceCreateInfoKHR wayland_ci{
-            VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WAYLAND_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_KHR, nullptr, 0,
-            static_cast<wl_display*>(window_info.display_connection),
-            static_cast<wl_surface*>(window_info.render_surface)};
-        const auto vkCreateWaylandSurfaceKHR = reinterpret_cast<PFN_vkCreateWaylandSurfaceKHR>(
-            dld.vkGetInstanceProcAddr(*instance, "vkCreateWaylandSurfaceKHR"));
-        if (!vkCreateWaylandSurfaceKHR ||
-            vkCreateWaylandSurfaceKHR(*instance, &wayland_ci, nullptr, &unsafe_surface) !=
-                VK_SUCCESS) {
-            LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to initialize Wayland surface");
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-#endif
-    if (!unsafe_surface) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Presentation not supported on this platform");
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    surface = vk::SurfaceKHR(unsafe_surface, *instance, dld);
-    return true;
-}
-
-bool RendererVulkan::PickDevices() {
-    const auto devices = instance.EnumeratePhysicalDevices();
-    if (!devices) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to enumerate physical devices");
-        return false;
-    }
-
+void RendererVulkan::InitializeDevice() {
+    const std::vector<VkPhysicalDevice> devices = instance.EnumeratePhysicalDevices();
     const s32 device_index = Settings::values.vulkan_device.GetValue();
-    if (device_index < 0 || device_index >= static_cast<s32>(devices->size())) {
+    if (device_index < 0 || device_index >= static_cast<s32>(devices.size())) {
         LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Invalid device index {}!", device_index);
-        return false;
+        throw vk::Exception(VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED);
     }
-    const vk::PhysicalDevice physical_device((*devices)[static_cast<std::size_t>(device_index)],
-                                             dld);
-    if (!VKDevice::IsSuitable(physical_device, *surface)) {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    device =
-        std::make_unique<VKDevice>(*instance, instance_version, physical_device, *surface, dld);
-    return device->Create();
+    const vk::PhysicalDevice physical_device(devices[static_cast<size_t>(device_index)], dld);
+    device = std::make_unique<VKDevice>(*instance, physical_device, *surface, dld);
 }
 
 void RendererVulkan::Report() const {
@@ -444,26 +209,21 @@ void RendererVulkan::Report() const {
     telemetry_session.AddField(field, "GPU_Vulkan_Extensions", extensions);
 }
 
-std::vector<std::string> RendererVulkan::EnumerateDevices() {
+std::vector<std::string> RendererVulkan::EnumerateDevices() try {
     vk::InstanceDispatch dld;
-    Common::DynamicLibrary library = OpenVulkanLibrary();
-    vk::Instance instance =
-        CreateInstance(library, dld, WindowSystemType::Headless, false, false).first;
-    if (!instance) {
-        return {};
-    }
-
-    const std::optional physical_devices = instance.EnumeratePhysicalDevices();
-    if (!physical_devices) {
-        return {};
-    }
-
+    const Common::DynamicLibrary library = OpenLibrary();
+    const vk::Instance instance = CreateInstance(library, dld, VK_API_VERSION_1_0);
+    const std::vector<VkPhysicalDevice> physical_devices = instance.EnumeratePhysicalDevices();
     std::vector<std::string> names;
-    names.reserve(physical_devices->size());
-    for (const auto& device : *physical_devices) {
+    names.reserve(physical_devices.size());
+    for (const VkPhysicalDevice device : physical_devices) {
         names.push_back(vk::PhysicalDevice(device, dld).GetProperties().deviceName);
     }
     return names;
+
+} catch (const vk::Exception& exception) {
+    LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to enumerate devices with error: {}", exception.what());
+    return {};
 }
 
 } // namespace Vulkan
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.h
index 74642fba4..f22f50709 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "common/dynamic_library.h"
 
 #include "video_core/renderer_base.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Core {
 class TelemetrySession;
@@ -56,11 +56,7 @@ public:
     static std::vector<std::string> EnumerateDevices();
 
 private:
-    bool CreateDebugCallback();
-
-    bool CreateSurface();
-
-    bool PickDevices();
+    void InitializeDevice();
 
     void Report() const;
 
@@ -72,13 +68,12 @@ private:
     vk::InstanceDispatch dld;
 
     vk::Instance instance;
-    u32 instance_version{};
 
     vk::SurfaceKHR surface;
 
     VKScreenInfo screen_info;
 
-    vk::DebugCallback debug_callback;
+    vk::DebugUtilsMessenger debug_callback;
     std::unique_ptr<VKDevice> device;
     std::unique_ptr<VKMemoryManager> memory_manager;
     std::unique_ptr<StateTracker> state_tracker;
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_blit_screen.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_blit_screen.cpp
index d3a83f22f..a205cd151 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_blit_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_blit_screen.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_shader_util.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
 #include "video_core/surface.h"
 #include "video_core/textures/decoders.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_blit_screen.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_blit_screen.h
index 2ee374247..cc56c4560 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_blit_screen.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_blit_screen.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_memory_manager.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Core {
 class System;
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_buffer_cache.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_buffer_cache.cpp
index 10d296c2f..79131f819 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_buffer_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_buffer_cache.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_device.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_stream_buffer.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_buffer_cache.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_buffer_cache.h
index daf498222..3ab77a00b 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_buffer_cache.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_buffer_cache.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_memory_manager.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_staging_buffer_pool.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_stream_buffer.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_command_pool.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_command_pool.cpp
index 8f7d6410e..ccae04929 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_command_pool.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_command_pool.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_command_pool.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_device.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_command_pool.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_command_pool.h
index 62a7ce3f1..ce0e34515 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_command_pool.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_command_pool.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_resource_pool.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pass.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pass.cpp
index 2c030e910..5d4543bae 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pass.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pass.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_staging_buffer_pool.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_update_descriptor.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pass.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pass.h
index abdf61e2c..1b7502a4f 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pass.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pass.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "common/common_types.h"
 #include "video_core/engines/maxwell_3d.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_descriptor_pool.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pipeline.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pipeline.cpp
index 62f44d6da..9966dd14a 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pipeline.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pipeline.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_shader_decompiler.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_update_descriptor.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pipeline.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pipeline.h
index 49e2113a2..a7197536c 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pipeline.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_compute_pipeline.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include "common/common_types.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_descriptor_pool.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_shader_decompiler.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_descriptor_pool.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_descriptor_pool.cpp
index f38e089d5..4dea03239 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_descriptor_pool.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_descriptor_pool.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_device.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_resource_pool.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_descriptor_pool.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_descriptor_pool.h
index 544f32a20..2abcaeddd 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_descriptor_pool.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_descriptor_pool.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_resource_pool.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_device.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_device.cpp
index 85b4f0dff..9008530d5 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_device.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_device.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "common/assert.h"
 #include "core/settings.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_device.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
@@ -206,17 +206,14 @@ std::unordered_map<VkFormat, VkFormatProperties> GetFormatProperties(
 
 } // Anonymous namespace
 
-VKDevice::VKDevice(VkInstance instance_, u32 instance_version_, vk::PhysicalDevice physical_,
-                   VkSurfaceKHR surface, const vk::InstanceDispatch& dld_)
+VKDevice::VKDevice(VkInstance instance_, vk::PhysicalDevice physical_, VkSurfaceKHR surface,
+                   const vk::InstanceDispatch& dld_)
     : instance{instance_}, dld{dld_}, physical{physical_}, properties{physical.GetProperties()},
-      instance_version{instance_version_}, format_properties{GetFormatProperties(physical, dld)} {
+      format_properties{GetFormatProperties(physical, dld)} {
+    CheckSuitability();
     SetupFamilies(surface);
     SetupFeatures();
-}
 
-VKDevice::~VKDevice() = default;
-
-bool VKDevice::Create() {
     const auto queue_cis = GetDeviceQueueCreateInfos();
     const std::vector extensions = LoadExtensions();
 
@@ -426,12 +423,7 @@ bool VKDevice::Create() {
         };
         first_next = &diagnostics_nv;
     }
-
     logical = vk::Device::Create(physical, queue_cis, extensions, first_next, dld);
-    if (!logical) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to create logical device");
-        return false;
-    }
 
     CollectTelemetryParameters();
     CollectToolingInfo();
@@ -455,9 +447,10 @@ bool VKDevice::Create() {
     present_queue = logical.GetQueue(present_family);
 
     use_asynchronous_shaders = Settings::values.use_asynchronous_shaders.GetValue();
-    return true;
 }
 
+VKDevice::~VKDevice() = default;
+
 VkFormat VKDevice::GetSupportedFormat(VkFormat wanted_format, VkFormatFeatureFlags wanted_usage,
                                       FormatType format_type) const {
     if (IsFormatSupported(wanted_format, wanted_usage, format_type)) {
@@ -556,64 +549,45 @@ bool VKDevice::IsFormatSupported(VkFormat wanted_format, VkFormatFeatureFlags wa
     return (supported_usage & wanted_usage) == wanted_usage;
 }
 
-bool VKDevice::IsSuitable(vk::PhysicalDevice physical, VkSurfaceKHR surface) {
-    bool is_suitable = true;
+void VKDevice::CheckSuitability() const {
     std::bitset<REQUIRED_EXTENSIONS.size()> available_extensions;
-
-    for (const auto& prop : physical.EnumerateDeviceExtensionProperties()) {
+    for (const VkExtensionProperties& property : physical.EnumerateDeviceExtensionProperties()) {
         for (std::size_t i = 0; i < REQUIRED_EXTENSIONS.size(); ++i) {
             if (available_extensions[i]) {
                 continue;
             }
-            const std::string_view name{prop.extensionName};
+            const std::string_view name{property.extensionName};
             available_extensions[i] = name == REQUIRED_EXTENSIONS[i];
         }
     }
-    if (!available_extensions.all()) {
-        for (std::size_t i = 0; i < REQUIRED_EXTENSIONS.size(); ++i) {
-            if (available_extensions[i]) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Missing required extension: {}", REQUIRED_EXTENSIONS[i]);
-            is_suitable = false;
-        }
-    }
-
-    bool has_graphics{}, has_present{};
-    const std::vector queue_family_properties = physical.GetQueueFamilyProperties();
-    for (u32 i = 0; i < static_cast<u32>(queue_family_properties.size()); ++i) {
-        const auto& family = queue_family_properties[i];
-        if (family.queueCount == 0) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < REQUIRED_EXTENSIONS.size(); ++i) {
+        if (available_extensions[i]) {
             continue;
         }
-        has_graphics |= family.queueFlags & VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT;
-        has_present |= physical.GetSurfaceSupportKHR(i, surface);
+        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Missing required extension: {}", REQUIRED_EXTENSIONS[i]);
+        throw vk::Exception(VK_ERROR_EXTENSION_NOT_PRESENT);
     }
-    if (!has_graphics || !has_present) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Device lacks a graphics and present queue");
-        is_suitable = false;
+    struct LimitTuple {
+        u32 minimum;
+        u32 value;
+        const char* name;
+    };
+    const VkPhysicalDeviceLimits& limits{properties.limits};
+    const std::array limits_report{
+        LimitTuple{65536, limits.maxUniformBufferRange, "maxUniformBufferRange"},
+        LimitTuple{16, limits.maxViewports, "maxViewports"},
+        LimitTuple{8, limits.maxColorAttachments, "maxColorAttachments"},
+        LimitTuple{8, limits.maxClipDistances, "maxClipDistances"},
+    };
+    for (const auto& tuple : limits_report) {
+        if (tuple.value < tuple.minimum) {
+            LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "{} has to be {} or greater but it is {}", tuple.name,
+                      tuple.minimum, tuple.value);
+            throw vk::Exception(VK_ERROR_FEATURE_NOT_PRESENT);
+        }
     }
-
-    // TODO(Rodrigo): Check if the device matches all requeriments.
-    const auto properties{physical.GetProperties()};
-    const auto& limits{properties.limits};
-
-    constexpr u32 required_ubo_size = 65536;
-    if (limits.maxUniformBufferRange < required_ubo_size) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Device UBO size {} is too small, {} is required",
-                  limits.maxUniformBufferRange, required_ubo_size);
-        is_suitable = false;
-    }
-
-    constexpr u32 required_num_viewports = 16;
-    if (limits.maxViewports < required_num_viewports) {
-        LOG_INFO(Render_Vulkan, "Device number of viewports {} is too small, {} is required",
-                 limits.maxViewports, required_num_viewports);
-        is_suitable = false;
-    }
-
-    const auto features{physical.GetFeatures()};
-    const std::array feature_report = {
+    const VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures features{physical.GetFeatures()};
+    const std::array feature_report{
         std::make_pair(features.vertexPipelineStoresAndAtomics, "vertexPipelineStoresAndAtomics"),
         std::make_pair(features.imageCubeArray, "imageCubeArray"),
         std::make_pair(features.independentBlend, "independentBlend"),
@@ -631,19 +605,13 @@ bool VKDevice::IsSuitable(vk::PhysicalDevice physical, VkSurfaceKHR surface) {
         std::make_pair(features.shaderStorageImageWriteWithoutFormat,
                        "shaderStorageImageWriteWithoutFormat"),
     };
-    for (const auto& [supported, name] : feature_report) {
-        if (supported) {
+    for (const auto& [is_supported, name] : feature_report) {
+        if (is_supported) {
             continue;
         }
         LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Missing required feature: {}", name);
-        is_suitable = false;
+        throw vk::Exception(VK_ERROR_FEATURE_NOT_PRESENT);
     }
-
-    if (!is_suitable) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "{} is not suitable", properties.deviceName);
-    }
-
-    return is_suitable;
 }
 
 std::vector<const char*> VKDevice::LoadExtensions() {
@@ -685,9 +653,7 @@ std::vector<const char*> VKDevice::LoadExtensions() {
         test(has_ext_custom_border_color, VK_EXT_CUSTOM_BORDER_COLOR_EXTENSION_NAME, false);
         test(has_ext_extended_dynamic_state, VK_EXT_EXTENDED_DYNAMIC_STATE_EXTENSION_NAME, false);
         test(has_ext_robustness2, VK_EXT_ROBUSTNESS_2_EXTENSION_NAME, false);
-        if (instance_version >= VK_API_VERSION_1_1) {
-            test(has_ext_subgroup_size_control, VK_EXT_SUBGROUP_SIZE_CONTROL_EXTENSION_NAME, false);
-        }
+        test(has_ext_subgroup_size_control, VK_EXT_SUBGROUP_SIZE_CONTROL_EXTENSION_NAME, false);
         if (Settings::values.renderer_debug) {
             test(nv_device_diagnostics_config, VK_NV_DEVICE_DIAGNOSTICS_CONFIG_EXTENSION_NAME,
                  true);
@@ -802,28 +768,34 @@ std::vector<const char*> VKDevice::LoadExtensions() {
 }
 
 void VKDevice::SetupFamilies(VkSurfaceKHR surface) {
-    std::optional<u32> graphics_family_, present_family_;
-
     const std::vector queue_family_properties = physical.GetQueueFamilyProperties();
-    for (u32 i = 0; i < static_cast<u32>(queue_family_properties.size()); ++i) {
-        if (graphics_family_ && present_family_)
+    std::optional<u32> graphics;
+    std::optional<u32> present;
+    for (u32 index = 0; index < static_cast<u32>(queue_family_properties.size()); ++index) {
+        if (graphics && present) {
             break;
-
-        const auto& queue_family = queue_family_properties[i];
-        if (queue_family.queueCount == 0)
-            continue;
-
-        if (queue_family.queueFlags & VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT) {
-            graphics_family_ = i;
         }
-        if (physical.GetSurfaceSupportKHR(i, surface)) {
-            present_family_ = i;
+        const VkQueueFamilyProperties& queue_family = queue_family_properties[index];
+        if (queue_family.queueCount == 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (queue_family.queueFlags & VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT) {
+            graphics = index;
+        }
+        if (physical.GetSurfaceSupportKHR(index, surface)) {
+            present = index;
         }
     }
-    ASSERT(graphics_family_ && present_family_);
-
-    graphics_family = *graphics_family_;
-    present_family = *present_family_;
+    if (!graphics) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Device lacks a graphics queue");
+        throw vk::Exception(VK_ERROR_FEATURE_NOT_PRESENT);
+    }
+    if (!present) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Device lacks a present queue");
+        throw vk::Exception(VK_ERROR_FEATURE_NOT_PRESENT);
+    }
+    graphics_family = *graphics;
+    present_family = *present;
 }
 
 void VKDevice::SetupFeatures() {
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_device.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_device.h
index 995dcfc0f..146acbe24 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_device.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_device.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #include "common/common_types.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/nsight_aftermath_tracker.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
@@ -24,13 +24,10 @@ const u32 GuestWarpSize = 32;
 /// Handles data specific to a physical device.
 class VKDevice final {
 public:
-    explicit VKDevice(VkInstance instance, u32 instance_version, vk::PhysicalDevice physical,
-                      VkSurfaceKHR surface, const vk::InstanceDispatch& dld);
+    explicit VKDevice(VkInstance instance, vk::PhysicalDevice physical, VkSurfaceKHR surface,
+                      const vk::InstanceDispatch& dld);
     ~VKDevice();
 
-    /// Initializes the device. Returns true on success.
-    bool Create();
-
     /**
      * Returns a format supported by the device for the passed requeriments.
      * @param wanted_format The ideal format to be returned. It may not be the returned format.
@@ -82,11 +79,6 @@ public:
         return present_family;
     }
 
-    /// Returns the current instance Vulkan API version in Vulkan-formatted version numbers.
-    u32 InstanceApiVersion() const {
-        return instance_version;
-    }
-
     /// Returns the current Vulkan API version provided in Vulkan-formatted version numbers.
     u32 ApiVersion() const {
         return properties.apiVersion;
@@ -232,10 +224,10 @@ public:
         return use_asynchronous_shaders;
     }
 
-    /// Checks if the physical device is suitable.
-    static bool IsSuitable(vk::PhysicalDevice physical, VkSurfaceKHR surface);
-
 private:
+    /// Checks if the physical device is suitable.
+    void CheckSuitability() const;
+
     /// Loads extensions into a vector and stores available ones in this object.
     std::vector<const char*> LoadExtensions();
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_fence_manager.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_fence_manager.cpp
index 774a12a53..cd044c187 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_fence_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_fence_manager.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_fence_manager.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_fence_manager.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_fence_manager.h
index c2869e8e3..272ae6d29 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_fence_manager.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_fence_manager.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "video_core/fence_manager.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_buffer_cache.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Core {
 class System;
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_graphics_pipeline.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_graphics_pipeline.cpp
index 7979df3a8..d9c1ed553 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_graphics_pipeline.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_graphics_pipeline.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_update_descriptor.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_graphics_pipeline.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_graphics_pipeline.h
index 214d06b4c..3bc93bc2a 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_graphics_pipeline.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_graphics_pipeline.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/fixed_pipeline_state.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_descriptor_pool.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_shader_decompiler.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_master_semaphore.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_master_semaphore.cpp
index ae26e558d..ed6ea0805 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_master_semaphore.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_master_semaphore.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "core/settings.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_device.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_master_semaphore.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_master_semaphore.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_master_semaphore.h
index 0e93706d7..747d2f3bc 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_master_semaphore.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_master_semaphore.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <thread>
 
 #include "common/common_types.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_memory_manager.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_memory_manager.cpp
index 56b24b70f..35f859f77 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_memory_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_memory_manager.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "common/logging/log.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_device.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_memory_manager.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_memory_manager.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_memory_manager.h
index 318f8b43e..20463ecad 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_memory_manager.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_memory_manager.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 #include "common/common_types.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp
index 083796d05..b44fd6159 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_rasterizer.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_update_descriptor.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
 #include "video_core/shader/compiler_settings.h"
 #include "video_core/shader/memory_util.h"
 #include "video_core/shader_cache.h"
 #include "video_core/shader_notify.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.h
index fbaa8257c..5ce1b17f3 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.h
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/fixed_pipeline_state.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_graphics_pipeline.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_shader_decompiler.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
 #include "video_core/shader/async_shaders.h"
 #include "video_core/shader/memory_util.h"
 #include "video_core/shader/registry.h"
 #include "video_core/shader/shader_ir.h"
 #include "video_core/shader_cache.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Core {
 class System;
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_query_cache.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_query_cache.cpp
index 038760de3..7852178b6 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_query_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_query_cache.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_query_cache.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_resource_pool.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_query_cache.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_query_cache.h
index 837fe9ebf..b4fb6b3b0 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_query_cache.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_query_cache.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "common/common_types.h"
 #include "video_core/query_cache.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_resource_pool.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace VideoCore {
 class RasterizerInterface;
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_rasterizer.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_rasterizer.cpp
index 04c5c859c..1c174e7ec 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_rasterizer.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_rasterizer.cpp
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_state_tracker.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_update_descriptor.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
 #include "video_core/shader_cache.h"
 #include "video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_rasterizer.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_rasterizer.h
index 990f9e031..7b9ec3bb8 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_rasterizer.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_rasterizer.h
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_stream_buffer.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_update_descriptor.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
 #include "video_core/shader/async_shaders.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Core {
 class System;
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
index c104c6fe3..f7b79e74c 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_state_tracker.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h
index 0a36c8fad..1172ec622 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include "common/common_types.h"
 #include "common/threadsafe_queue.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_shader_decompiler.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_shader_decompiler.cpp
index 09d6f9f35..571460c2f 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_shader_decompiler.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_shader_decompiler.cpp
@@ -272,19 +272,12 @@ bool IsPrecise(Operation operand) {
     return false;
 }
 
-u32 ShaderVersion(const VKDevice& device) {
-    if (device.InstanceApiVersion() < VK_API_VERSION_1_1) {
-        return 0x00010000;
-    }
-    return 0x00010300;
-}
-
 class SPIRVDecompiler final : public Sirit::Module {
 public:
     explicit SPIRVDecompiler(const VKDevice& device_, const ShaderIR& ir_, ShaderType stage_,
                              const Registry& registry_, const Specialization& specialization_)
-        : Module(ShaderVersion(device_)), device{device_}, ir{ir_}, stage{stage_},
-          header{ir_.GetHeader()}, registry{registry_}, specialization{specialization_} {
+        : Module(0x00010300), device{device_}, ir{ir_}, stage{stage_}, header{ir_.GetHeader()},
+          registry{registry_}, specialization{specialization_} {
         if (stage_ != ShaderType::Compute) {
             transform_feedback = BuildTransformFeedback(registry_.GetGraphicsInfo());
         }
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_shader_util.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_shader_util.cpp
index 38a0be7f2..630306077 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_shader_util.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_shader_util.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "common/common_types.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_device.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_shader_util.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_shader_util.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_shader_util.h
index dce34a140..98ee5e668 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_shader_util.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_shader_util.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <span>
 
 #include "common/common_types.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_staging_buffer_pool.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_staging_buffer_pool.cpp
index 2fd3b7f39..e5155e886 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_staging_buffer_pool.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_staging_buffer_pool.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_device.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_staging_buffer_pool.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_staging_buffer_pool.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_staging_buffer_pool.h
index 2dd5049ac..97ed1118a 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_staging_buffer_pool.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_staging_buffer_pool.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "common/common_types.h"
 
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_memory_manager.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_stream_buffer.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_stream_buffer.cpp
index 419cb154d..aae50bf25 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_stream_buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_stream_buffer.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_device.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_stream_buffer.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_stream_buffer.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_stream_buffer.h
index 1428f77bf..aebd68728 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_stream_buffer.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_stream_buffer.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "common/common_types.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.cpp
index 9636a7c65..458aa4532 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_device.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.h
index 6b39befdf..25eb20832 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_swapchain.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "common/common_types.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Layout {
 struct FramebufferLayout;
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp
index 261808391..e04dd23ef 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_staging_buffer_pool.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.h
index edc3d80c0..576515bcc 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.h
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 #include <span>
 
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_memory_manager.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
 #include "video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_update_descriptor.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_update_descriptor.cpp
index 8826da325..c0603ac22 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_update_descriptor.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_update_descriptor.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_device.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_update_descriptor.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_update_descriptor.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_update_descriptor.h
index f098a8540..d0ae49010 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_update_descriptor.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_update_descriptor.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <boost/container/static_vector.hpp>
 
 #include "common/common_types.h"
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_debug_callback.cpp b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_debug_callback.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea7af8ad4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_debug_callback.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Copyright 2020 yuzu Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#include <string_view>
+#include "common/logging/log.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_debug_callback.h"
+
+namespace Vulkan {
+namespace {
+VkBool32 Callback(VkDebugUtilsMessageSeverityFlagBitsEXT severity,
+                  VkDebugUtilsMessageTypeFlagsEXT type,
+                  const VkDebugUtilsMessengerCallbackDataEXT* data,
+                  [[maybe_unused]] void* user_data) {
+    const std::string_view message{data->pMessage};
+    if (severity & VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_ERROR_BIT_EXT) {
+        LOG_CRITICAL(Render_Vulkan, "{}", message);
+    } else if (severity & VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_WARNING_BIT_EXT) {
+        LOG_WARNING(Render_Vulkan, "{}", message);
+    } else if (severity & VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_INFO_BIT_EXT) {
+        LOG_INFO(Render_Vulkan, "{}", message);
+    } else if (severity & VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_VERBOSE_BIT_EXT) {
+        LOG_DEBUG(Render_Vulkan, "{}", message);
+    }
+    return VK_FALSE;
+}
+} // Anonymous namespace
+
+vk::DebugUtilsMessenger CreateDebugCallback(const vk::Instance& instance) {
+    return instance.CreateDebugUtilsMessenger(VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT{
+        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSENGER_CREATE_INFO_EXT,
+        .pNext = nullptr,
+        .flags = 0,
+        .messageSeverity = VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_ERROR_BIT_EXT |
+                           VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_WARNING_BIT_EXT |
+                           VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_INFO_BIT_EXT |
+                           VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_VERBOSE_BIT_EXT,
+        .messageType = VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_GENERAL_BIT_EXT |
+                       VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_VALIDATION_BIT_EXT |
+                       VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_PERFORMANCE_BIT_EXT,
+        .pfnUserCallback = Callback,
+    });
+}
+
+} // namespace Vulkan
diff --git a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_debug_callback.h b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_debug_callback.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2efcd244c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_debug_callback.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Copyright 2020 yuzu Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
+
+namespace Vulkan {
+
+vk::DebugUtilsMessenger CreateDebugCallback(const vk::Instance& instance);
+
+} // namespace Vulkan
diff --git a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_instance.cpp b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_instance.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..889ecda0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_instance.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+// Copyright 2020 yuzu Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <optional>
+#include <span>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "common/common_types.h"
+#include "common/dynamic_library.h"
+#include "common/logging/log.h"
+#include "core/frontend/emu_window.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_instance.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
+
+// Include these late to avoid polluting previous headers
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <windows.h>
+// ensure include order
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_win32.h>
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__APPLE__)
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_wayland.h>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_xlib.h>
+#endif
+
+namespace Vulkan {
+namespace {
+[[nodiscard]] std::vector<const char*> RequiredExtensions(
+    Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType window_type, bool enable_debug_utils) {
+    std::vector<const char*> extensions;
+    extensions.reserve(6);
+    switch (window_type) {
+    case Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType::Headless:
+        break;
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    case Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType::Windows:
+        extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_WIN32_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME);
+        break;
+#endif
+#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__APPLE__)
+    case Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType::X11:
+        extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_XLIB_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME);
+        break;
+    case Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType::Wayland:
+        extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_WAYLAND_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME);
+        break;
+#endif
+    default:
+        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Presentation not supported on this platform");
+        break;
+    }
+    if (window_type != Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType::Headless) {
+        extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME);
+    }
+    if (enable_debug_utils) {
+        extensions.push_back(VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME);
+    }
+    extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_GET_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROPERTIES_2_EXTENSION_NAME);
+    return extensions;
+}
+
+[[nodiscard]] bool AreExtensionsSupported(const vk::InstanceDispatch& dld,
+                                          std::span<const char* const> extensions) {
+    const std::optional properties = vk::EnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties(dld);
+    if (!properties) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to query extension properties");
+        return false;
+    }
+    for (const char* extension : extensions) {
+        const auto it = std::ranges::find_if(*properties, [extension](const auto& prop) {
+            return std::strcmp(extension, prop.extensionName) == 0;
+        });
+        if (it == properties->end()) {
+            LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Required instance extension {} is not available", extension);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+[[nodiscard]] std::vector<const char*> Layers(bool enable_layers) {
+    std::vector<const char*> layers;
+    if (enable_layers) {
+        layers.push_back("VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation");
+    }
+    return layers;
+}
+
+void RemoveUnavailableLayers(const vk::InstanceDispatch& dld, std::vector<const char*>& layers) {
+    const std::optional layer_properties = vk::EnumerateInstanceLayerProperties(dld);
+    if (!layer_properties) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to query layer properties, disabling layers");
+        layers.clear();
+    }
+    std::erase_if(layers, [&layer_properties](const char* layer) {
+        const auto comp = [layer](const VkLayerProperties& layer_property) {
+            return std::strcmp(layer, layer_property.layerName) == 0;
+        };
+        const auto it = std::ranges::find_if(*layer_properties, comp);
+        if (it == layer_properties->end()) {
+            LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Layer {} not available, removing it", layer);
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    });
+}
+} // Anonymous namespace
+
+vk::Instance CreateInstance(const Common::DynamicLibrary& library, vk::InstanceDispatch& dld,
+                            u32 required_version, Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType window_type,
+                            bool enable_debug_utils, bool enable_layers) {
+    if (!library.IsOpen()) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Vulkan library not available");
+        throw vk::Exception(VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED);
+    }
+    if (!library.GetSymbol("vkGetInstanceProcAddr", &dld.vkGetInstanceProcAddr)) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "vkGetInstanceProcAddr not present in Vulkan");
+        throw vk::Exception(VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED);
+    }
+    if (!vk::Load(dld)) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to load Vulkan function pointers");
+        throw vk::Exception(VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED);
+    }
+    const std::vector<const char*> extensions = RequiredExtensions(window_type, enable_debug_utils);
+    if (!AreExtensionsSupported(dld, extensions)) {
+        throw vk::Exception(VK_ERROR_EXTENSION_NOT_PRESENT);
+    }
+    std::vector<const char*> layers = Layers(enable_layers);
+    RemoveUnavailableLayers(dld, layers);
+
+    const u32 available_version = vk::AvailableVersion(dld);
+    if (available_version < required_version) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Vulkan {}.{} is not supported, {}.{} is required",
+                  VK_VERSION_MAJOR(available_version), VK_VERSION_MINOR(available_version),
+                  VK_VERSION_MAJOR(required_version), VK_VERSION_MINOR(required_version));
+        throw vk::Exception(VK_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE_DRIVER);
+    }
+    vk::Instance instance = vk::Instance::Create(required_version, layers, extensions, dld);
+    if (!vk::Load(*instance, dld)) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to load Vulkan instance function pointers");
+        throw vk::Exception(VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED);
+    }
+    return instance;
+}
+
+} // namespace Vulkan
diff --git a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_instance.h b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_instance.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5e3a7144
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_instance.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright 2020 yuzu Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "common/common_types.h"
+#include "common/dynamic_library.h"
+#include "core/frontend/emu_window.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
+
+namespace Vulkan {
+
+/**
+ * Create a Vulkan instance
+ *
+ * @param library            Dynamic library to load the Vulkan instance from
+ * @param dld                Dispatch table to load function pointers into
+ * @param required_version   Required Vulkan version (for example, VK_API_VERSION_1_1)
+ * @param window_type        Window system type's enabled extension
+ * @param enable_debug_utils Whether to enable VK_EXT_debug_utils_extension_name or not
+ * @param enable_layers      Whether to enable Vulkan validation layers or not
+ *
+ * @return A new Vulkan instance
+ * @throw vk::Exception on failure
+ */
+[[nodiscard]] vk::Instance CreateInstance(
+    const Common::DynamicLibrary& library, vk::InstanceDispatch& dld, u32 required_version,
+    Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType window_type = Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType::Headless,
+    bool enable_debug_utils = false, bool enable_layers = false);
+
+} // namespace Vulkan
diff --git a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_library.cpp b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_library.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27c958221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_library.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Copyright 2020 yuzu Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "common/dynamic_library.h"
+#include "common/file_util.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_library.h"
+
+namespace Vulkan {
+
+Common::DynamicLibrary OpenLibrary() {
+    Common::DynamicLibrary library;
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+    // Check if a path to a specific Vulkan library has been specified.
+    char* const libvulkan_env = std::getenv("LIBVULKAN_PATH");
+    if (!libvulkan_env || !library.Open(libvulkan_env)) {
+        // Use the libvulkan.dylib from the application bundle.
+        const std::string filename =
+            Common::FS::GetBundleDirectory() + "/Contents/Frameworks/libvulkan.dylib";
+        library.Open(filename.c_str());
+    }
+#else
+    std::string filename = Common::DynamicLibrary::GetVersionedFilename("vulkan", 1);
+    if (!library.Open(filename.c_str())) {
+        // Android devices may not have libvulkan.so.1, only libvulkan.so.
+        filename = Common::DynamicLibrary::GetVersionedFilename("vulkan");
+        void(library.Open(filename.c_str()));
+    }
+#endif
+    return library;
+}
+
+} // namespace Vulkan
diff --git a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_library.h b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_library.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b28b0e17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_library.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright 2020 yuzu Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "common/dynamic_library.h"
+
+namespace Vulkan {
+
+Common::DynamicLibrary OpenLibrary();
+
+} // namespace Vulkan
diff --git a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_surface.cpp b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_surface.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c3238f96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_surface.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+// Copyright 2020 yuzu Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#include "common/logging/log.h"
+#include "core/frontend/emu_window.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_surface.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
+
+// Include these late to avoid polluting previous headers
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <windows.h>
+// ensure include order
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_win32.h>
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__APPLE__)
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_wayland.h>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_xlib.h>
+#endif
+
+namespace Vulkan {
+
+vk::SurfaceKHR CreateSurface(const vk::Instance& instance,
+                             const Core::Frontend::EmuWindow& emu_window) {
+    [[maybe_unused]] const vk::InstanceDispatch& dld = instance.Dispatch();
+    [[maybe_unused]] const auto& window_info = emu_window.GetWindowInfo();
+    VkSurfaceKHR unsafe_surface = nullptr;
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    if (window_info.type == Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType::Windows) {
+        const HWND hWnd = static_cast<HWND>(window_info.render_surface);
+        const VkWin32SurfaceCreateInfoKHR win32_ci{VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WIN32_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_KHR,
+                                                   nullptr, 0, nullptr, hWnd};
+        const auto vkCreateWin32SurfaceKHR = reinterpret_cast<PFN_vkCreateWin32SurfaceKHR>(
+            dld.vkGetInstanceProcAddr(*instance, "vkCreateWin32SurfaceKHR"));
+        if (!vkCreateWin32SurfaceKHR ||
+            vkCreateWin32SurfaceKHR(*instance, &win32_ci, nullptr, &unsafe_surface) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+            LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to initialize Win32 surface");
+            throw vk::Exception(VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED);
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__APPLE__)
+    if (window_info.type == Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType::X11) {
+        const VkXlibSurfaceCreateInfoKHR xlib_ci{
+            VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_XLIB_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_KHR, nullptr, 0,
+            static_cast<Display*>(window_info.display_connection),
+            reinterpret_cast<Window>(window_info.render_surface)};
+        const auto vkCreateXlibSurfaceKHR = reinterpret_cast<PFN_vkCreateXlibSurfaceKHR>(
+            dld.vkGetInstanceProcAddr(*instance, "vkCreateXlibSurfaceKHR"));
+        if (!vkCreateXlibSurfaceKHR ||
+            vkCreateXlibSurfaceKHR(*instance, &xlib_ci, nullptr, &unsafe_surface) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+            LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to initialize Xlib surface");
+            throw vk::Exception(VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED);
+        }
+    }
+    if (window_info.type == Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType::Wayland) {
+        const VkWaylandSurfaceCreateInfoKHR wayland_ci{
+            VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_WAYLAND_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_KHR, nullptr, 0,
+            static_cast<wl_display*>(window_info.display_connection),
+            static_cast<wl_surface*>(window_info.render_surface)};
+        const auto vkCreateWaylandSurfaceKHR = reinterpret_cast<PFN_vkCreateWaylandSurfaceKHR>(
+            dld.vkGetInstanceProcAddr(*instance, "vkCreateWaylandSurfaceKHR"));
+        if (!vkCreateWaylandSurfaceKHR ||
+            vkCreateWaylandSurfaceKHR(*instance, &wayland_ci, nullptr, &unsafe_surface) !=
+                VK_SUCCESS) {
+            LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to initialize Wayland surface");
+            throw vk::Exception(VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED);
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+    if (!unsafe_surface) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Presentation not supported on this platform");
+        throw vk::Exception(VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED);
+    }
+    return vk::SurfaceKHR(unsafe_surface, *instance, dld);
+}
+
+} // namespace Vulkan
diff --git a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_surface.h b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_surface.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05a169e32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_surface.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright 2020 yuzu Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
+
+namespace Core::Frontend {
+class EmuWindow;
+}
+
+namespace Vulkan {
+
+[[nodiscard]] vk::SurfaceKHR CreateSurface(const vk::Instance& instance,
+                                           const Core::Frontend::EmuWindow& emu_window);
+
+} // namespace Vulkan
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.cpp b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.cpp
similarity index 94%
rename from src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.cpp
rename to src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.cpp
index 2a21e850d..5e15ad607 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "common/common_types.h"
 #include "common/logging/log.h"
 
-#include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h"
+#include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan::vk {
 
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ VkResult Free(VkDevice device, VkCommandPool handle, Span<VkCommandBuffer> buffe
 }
 
 Instance Instance::Create(u32 version, Span<const char*> layers, Span<const char*> extensions,
-                          InstanceDispatch& dispatch) noexcept {
+                          InstanceDispatch& dispatch) {
     const VkApplicationInfo application_info{
         .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_APPLICATION_INFO,
         .pNext = nullptr,
@@ -455,55 +455,30 @@ Instance Instance::Create(u32 version, Span<const char*> layers, Span<const char
         .enabledExtensionCount = extensions.size(),
         .ppEnabledExtensionNames = extensions.data(),
     };
-
     VkInstance instance;
-    if (dispatch.vkCreateInstance(&ci, nullptr, &instance) != VK_SUCCESS) {
-        // Failed to create the instance.
-        return {};
-    }
+    Check(dispatch.vkCreateInstance(&ci, nullptr, &instance));
     if (!Proc(dispatch.vkDestroyInstance, dispatch, "vkDestroyInstance", instance)) {
         // We successfully created an instance but the destroy function couldn't be loaded.
         // This is a good moment to panic.
-        return {};
+        throw vk::Exception(VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED);
     }
-
     return Instance(instance, dispatch);
 }
 
-std::optional<std::vector<VkPhysicalDevice>> Instance::EnumeratePhysicalDevices() {
+std::vector<VkPhysicalDevice> Instance::EnumeratePhysicalDevices() const {
     u32 num;
-    if (dld->vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices(handle, &num, nullptr) != VK_SUCCESS) {
-        return std::nullopt;
-    }
+    Check(dld->vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices(handle, &num, nullptr));
     std::vector<VkPhysicalDevice> physical_devices(num);
-    if (dld->vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices(handle, &num, physical_devices.data()) != VK_SUCCESS) {
-        return std::nullopt;
-    }
+    Check(dld->vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices(handle, &num, physical_devices.data()));
     SortPhysicalDevices(physical_devices, *dld);
-    return std::make_optional(std::move(physical_devices));
+    return physical_devices;
 }
 
-DebugCallback Instance::TryCreateDebugCallback(
-    PFN_vkDebugUtilsMessengerCallbackEXT callback) noexcept {
-    const VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT ci{
-        .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSENGER_CREATE_INFO_EXT,
-        .pNext = nullptr,
-        .flags = 0,
-        .messageSeverity = VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_ERROR_BIT_EXT |
-                           VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_WARNING_BIT_EXT |
-                           VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_INFO_BIT_EXT |
-                           VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_VERBOSE_BIT_EXT,
-        .messageType = VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_GENERAL_BIT_EXT |
-                       VK_DEBUG_UTILS_MESSAGE_TYPE_VALIDATION_BIT_EXT,
-        .pfnUserCallback = callback,
-        .pUserData = nullptr,
-    };
-
-    VkDebugUtilsMessengerEXT messenger;
-    if (dld->vkCreateDebugUtilsMessengerEXT(handle, &ci, nullptr, &messenger) != VK_SUCCESS) {
-        return {};
-    }
-    return DebugCallback(messenger, handle, *dld);
+DebugUtilsMessenger Instance::CreateDebugUtilsMessenger(
+    const VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT& create_info) const {
+    VkDebugUtilsMessengerEXT object;
+    Check(dld->vkCreateDebugUtilsMessengerEXT(handle, &create_info, nullptr, &object));
+    return DebugUtilsMessenger(object, handle, *dld);
 }
 
 void Buffer::BindMemory(VkDeviceMemory memory, VkDeviceSize offset) const {
@@ -605,7 +580,7 @@ void Semaphore::SetObjectNameEXT(const char* name) const {
 
 Device Device::Create(VkPhysicalDevice physical_device, Span<VkDeviceQueueCreateInfo> queues_ci,
                       Span<const char*> enabled_extensions, const void* next,
-                      DeviceDispatch& dispatch) noexcept {
+                      DeviceDispatch& dispatch) {
     const VkDeviceCreateInfo ci{
         .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO,
         .pNext = next,
@@ -618,11 +593,8 @@ Device Device::Create(VkPhysicalDevice physical_device, Span<VkDeviceQueueCreate
         .ppEnabledExtensionNames = enabled_extensions.data(),
         .pEnabledFeatures = nullptr,
     };
-
     VkDevice device;
-    if (dispatch.vkCreateDevice(physical_device, &ci, nullptr, &device) != VK_SUCCESS) {
-        return {};
-    }
+    Check(dispatch.vkCreateDevice(physical_device, &ci, nullptr, &device));
     Load(device, dispatch);
     return Device(device, dispatch);
 }
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h
similarity index 98%
rename from src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h
rename to src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h
index f9a184e00..912cab46c 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/wrapper.h
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ private:
     const DeviceDispatch* dld = nullptr;
 };
 
-using DebugCallback = Handle<VkDebugUtilsMessengerEXT, VkInstance, InstanceDispatch>;
+using DebugUtilsMessenger = Handle<VkDebugUtilsMessengerEXT, VkInstance, InstanceDispatch>;
 using DescriptorSetLayout = Handle<VkDescriptorSetLayout, VkDevice, DeviceDispatch>;
 using DescriptorUpdateTemplateKHR = Handle<VkDescriptorUpdateTemplateKHR, VkDevice, DeviceDispatch>;
 using Pipeline = Handle<VkPipeline, VkDevice, DeviceDispatch>;
@@ -573,16 +573,25 @@ class Instance : public Handle<VkInstance, NoOwner, InstanceDispatch> {
     using Handle<VkInstance, NoOwner, InstanceDispatch>::Handle;
 
 public:
-    /// Creates a Vulkan instance. Use "operator bool" for error handling.
+    /// Creates a Vulkan instance.
+    /// @throw Exception on initialization error.
     static Instance Create(u32 version, Span<const char*> layers, Span<const char*> extensions,
-                           InstanceDispatch& dispatch) noexcept;
+                           InstanceDispatch& dispatch);
 
     /// Enumerates physical devices.
     /// @return Physical devices and an empty handle on failure.
-    std::optional<std::vector<VkPhysicalDevice>> EnumeratePhysicalDevices();
+    /// @throw Exception on Vulkan error.
+    std::vector<VkPhysicalDevice> EnumeratePhysicalDevices() const;
 
-    /// Tries to create a debug callback messenger. Returns an empty handle on failure.
-    DebugCallback TryCreateDebugCallback(PFN_vkDebugUtilsMessengerCallbackEXT callback) noexcept;
+    /// Creates a debug callback messenger.
+    /// @throw Exception on creation failure.
+    DebugUtilsMessenger CreateDebugUtilsMessenger(
+        const VkDebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT& create_info) const;
+
+    /// Returns dispatch table.
+    const InstanceDispatch& Dispatch() const noexcept {
+        return *dld;
+    }
 };
 
 class Queue {
@@ -787,7 +796,7 @@ class Device : public Handle<VkDevice, NoOwner, DeviceDispatch> {
 public:
     static Device Create(VkPhysicalDevice physical_device, Span<VkDeviceQueueCreateInfo> queues_ci,
                          Span<const char*> enabled_extensions, const void* next,
-                         DeviceDispatch& dispatch) noexcept;
+                         DeviceDispatch& dispatch);
 
     Queue GetQueue(u32 family_index) const noexcept;