diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/pica_to_vk.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/pica_to_vk.h
index a5546f1dd..cc0941db0 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/pica_to_vk.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/pica_to_vk.h
@@ -195,4 +195,10 @@ inline vk::FrontFace FrontFace(Pica::RasterizerRegs::CullMode mode) {
     }
 }
 
+inline Common::Vec4f ColorRGBA8(const u32 color) {
+    const auto rgba =
+        Common::Vec4u{color >> 0 & 0xFF, color >> 8 & 0xFF, color >> 16 & 0xFF, color >> 24 & 0xFF};
+    return rgba / 255.0f;
+}
+
 } // namespace PicaToVK
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.cpp
index 9d1b1935e..817a1569a 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.cpp
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ Instance::Instance(Frontend::EmuWindow& window, u32 physical_device_index)
                                   *library, window.GetWindowInfo().type,
                                   Settings::values.renderer_debug.GetValue(),
                                   Settings::values.dump_command_buffers.GetValue())},
-      debug_callback{CreateDebugCallback(*instance)}, physical_devices{
-                                                          instance->enumeratePhysicalDevices()} {
+      debug_callback{CreateDebugCallback(*instance, debug_utils_supported)},
+      physical_devices{instance->enumeratePhysicalDevices()} {
     const std::size_t num_physical_devices = static_cast<u16>(physical_devices.size());
     ASSERT_MSG(physical_device_index < num_physical_devices,
                "Invalid physical device index {} provided when only {} devices exist",
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ Instance::Instance(Frontend::EmuWindow& window, u32 physical_device_index)
 
     CollectTelemetryParameters();
     CreateDevice();
+    CollectToolingInfo();
     CreateFormatTable();
     CreateCustomFormatTable();
     CreateAttribTable();
@@ -403,6 +404,7 @@ bool Instance::CreateDevice() {
     add_extension(VK_KHR_SWAPCHAIN_EXTENSION_NAME);
     image_format_list = add_extension(VK_KHR_IMAGE_FORMAT_LIST_EXTENSION_NAME);
     shader_stencil_export = add_extension(VK_EXT_SHADER_STENCIL_EXPORT_EXTENSION_NAME);
+    tooling_info = add_extension(VK_EXT_TOOLING_INFO_EXTENSION_NAME);
     const bool has_timeline_semaphores = add_extension(
         VK_KHR_TIMELINE_SEMAPHORE_EXTENSION_NAME, is_qualcomm, "it is broken on Qualcomm drivers");
     const bool has_portability_subset = add_extension(VK_KHR_PORTABILITY_SUBSET_EXTENSION_NAME);
@@ -580,4 +582,17 @@ void Instance::CollectTelemetryParameters() {
     vendor_name = driver.driverName.data();
 }
 
+void Instance::CollectToolingInfo() {
+    if (!tooling_info) {
+        return;
+    }
+    const auto tools = physical_device.getToolProperties();
+    for (const vk::PhysicalDeviceToolProperties& tool : tools) {
+        const std::string_view name = tool.name;
+        LOG_INFO(Render_Vulkan, "Attached debugging tool: {}", name);
+        has_renderdoc = has_renderdoc || name == "RenderDoc";
+        has_nsight_graphics = has_nsight_graphics || name == "NVIDIA Nsight Graphics";
+    }
+}
+
 } // namespace Vulkan
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.h
index b75bb1d3e..94e8f4a70 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.h
@@ -90,6 +90,16 @@ public:
         return present_queue;
     }
 
+    /// Returns true when a known debugging tool is attached.
+    bool HasDebuggingToolAttached() const {
+        return has_renderdoc || has_nsight_graphics;
+    }
+
+    /// Returns true when VK_EXT_debug_utils is supported.
+    bool IsExtDebugUtilsSupported() const {
+        return debug_utils_supported;
+    }
+
     /// Returns true if logic operations need shader emulation
     bool NeedsLogicOpEmulation() const {
         return !features.logicOp;
@@ -145,11 +155,6 @@ public:
         return shader_stencil_export;
     }
 
-    /// Returns true if VK_EXT_debug_utils is supported
-    bool IsExtDebugUtilsSupported() const {
-        return debug_messenger_supported;
-    }
-
     /// Returns the vendor ID of the physical device
     u32 GetVendorID() const {
         return properties.vendorID;
@@ -249,6 +254,7 @@ private:
 
     /// Collects telemetry information from the device.
     void CollectTelemetryParameters();
+    void CollectToolingInfo();
 
 private:
     std::shared_ptr<Common::DynamicLibrary> library;
@@ -280,7 +286,10 @@ private:
     bool image_format_list{};
     bool pipeline_creation_cache_control{};
     bool shader_stencil_export{};
-    bool debug_messenger_supported{};
+    bool tooling_info{};
+    bool debug_utils_supported{};
+    bool has_nsight_graphics{};
+    bool has_renderdoc{};
 };
 
 } // namespace Vulkan
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.cpp
index 25beb60f9..a91914669 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ vk::UniqueDebugReportCallbackEXT CreateDebugReportCallback(vk::Instance instance
     return instance.createDebugReportCallbackEXTUnique(callback_ci);
 }
 
-DebugCallback CreateDebugCallback(vk::Instance instance) {
+DebugCallback CreateDebugCallback(vk::Instance instance, bool& debug_utils_supported) {
     if (!Settings::values.renderer_debug) {
         return {};
     }
@@ -356,7 +356,8 @@ DebugCallback CreateDebugCallback(vk::Instance instance) {
         return std::strcmp(VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME, prop.extensionName) == 0;
     });
     // Prefer debug util messenger if available.
-    if (it != properties.end()) {
+    debug_utils_supported = it != properties.end();
+    if (debug_utils_supported) {
         return CreateDebugMessenger(instance);
     }
     // Otherwise fallback to debug report callback.
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.h
index f4b69e6c2..e80a0fb2d 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.h
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ vk::UniqueInstance CreateInstance(const Common::DynamicLibrary& library,
                                   Frontend::WindowSystemType window_type, bool enable_validation,
                                   bool dump_command_buffers);
 
-DebugCallback CreateDebugCallback(vk::Instance instance);
+DebugCallback CreateDebugCallback(vk::Instance instance, bool& debug_utils_supported);
 
 } // namespace Vulkan