diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/present/util.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/present/util.cpp
index c85af50060..fe956a1af6 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/present/util.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/present/util.cpp
@@ -112,12 +112,15 @@ void UploadImage(const Device& device, MemoryAllocator& allocator, Scheduler& sc
 
     scheduler.RequestOutsideRenderPassOperationContext();
     scheduler.Record([&](vk::CommandBuffer cmdbuf) {
-        TransitionImageLayout(cmdbuf, *image, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL,
+        const VkImageLayout transfer_dst_layout = device.IsKhrUnifiedImageLayoutsSupported()
+                                                      ? VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL
+                                                      : VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL;
+        TransitionImageLayout(cmdbuf, *image, transfer_dst_layout,
                               VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED);
-        cmdbuf.CopyBufferToImage(*upload_buffer, *image, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL,
+        cmdbuf.CopyBufferToImage(*upload_buffer, *image, transfer_dst_layout,
                                  regions);
         TransitionImageLayout(cmdbuf, *image, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL,
-                              VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL);
+                              transfer_dst_layout);
     });
     scheduler.Finish();
 }
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp
index 0069f10f9c..d9a2c38508 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ struct RangedBarrierRange {
 };
 void CopyBufferToImage(vk::CommandBuffer cmdbuf, VkBuffer src_buffer, VkImage image,
                        VkImageAspectFlags aspect_mask, bool is_initialized,
+                       bool use_unified_layouts,
                        std::span<const VkBufferImageCopy> copies) {
     static constexpr VkAccessFlags WRITE_ACCESS_FLAGS =
                                            VK_ACCESS_SHADER_WRITE_BIT | VK_ACCESS_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_WRITE_BIT |
@@ -550,6 +551,8 @@ void CopyBufferToImage(vk::CommandBuffer cmdbuf, VkBuffer src_buffer, VkImage im
         range.AddLayers(region.imageSubresource);
     }
     const VkImageSubresourceRange subresource_range = range.SubresourceRange(aspect_mask);
+    const VkImageLayout transfer_dst_layout =
+        use_unified_layouts ? VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL : VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL;
 
     const VkImageMemoryBarrier read_barrier{
             .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_MEMORY_BARRIER,
@@ -557,7 +560,7 @@ void CopyBufferToImage(vk::CommandBuffer cmdbuf, VkBuffer src_buffer, VkImage im
             .srcAccessMask = WRITE_ACCESS_FLAGS,
             .dstAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT,
             .oldLayout = is_initialized ? VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL : VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED,
-            .newLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL,
+            .newLayout = transfer_dst_layout,
             .srcQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
             .dstQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
             .image = image,
@@ -569,7 +572,7 @@ void CopyBufferToImage(vk::CommandBuffer cmdbuf, VkBuffer src_buffer, VkImage im
             .pNext = nullptr,
             .srcAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT,
             .dstAccessMask = WRITE_ACCESS_FLAGS | READ_ACCESS_FLAGS,
-            .oldLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL,
+            .oldLayout = transfer_dst_layout,
             .newLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL,
             .srcQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
             .dstQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
@@ -581,7 +584,7 @@ void CopyBufferToImage(vk::CommandBuffer cmdbuf, VkBuffer src_buffer, VkImage im
                            VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT |
                            VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COMPUTE_SHADER_BIT, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT, 0,
                            read_barrier);
-    cmdbuf.CopyBufferToImage(src_buffer, image, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL, copies);
+    cmdbuf.CopyBufferToImage(src_buffer, image, transfer_dst_layout, copies);
     // TODO: Move this to another API
     cmdbuf.PipelineBarrier(
             VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT,
@@ -703,7 +706,7 @@ void TryTransformSwizzleIfNeeded(PixelFormat format, std::array<SwizzleSource, 4
 
 void BlitScale(Scheduler& scheduler, VkImage src_image, VkImage dst_image, const ImageInfo& info,
                VkImageAspectFlags aspect_mask, const Settings::ResolutionScalingInfo& resolution,
-               bool up_scaling = true) {
+               bool use_unified_layouts, bool up_scaling = true) {
     const bool is_2d = info.type == ImageType::e2D;
     const auto resources = info.resources;
     const VkExtent2D extent{
@@ -777,6 +780,10 @@ void BlitScale(Scheduler& scheduler, VkImage src_image, VkImage dst_image, const
             .baseArrayLayer = 0,
             .layerCount = VK_REMAINING_ARRAY_LAYERS,
         };
+        const VkImageLayout transfer_src_layout =
+            use_unified_layouts ? VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL : VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_SRC_OPTIMAL;
+        const VkImageLayout transfer_dst_layout =
+            use_unified_layouts ? VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL : VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL;
         const std::array read_barriers{
             VkImageMemoryBarrier{
                 .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_MEMORY_BARRIER,
@@ -784,7 +791,7 @@ void BlitScale(Scheduler& scheduler, VkImage src_image, VkImage dst_image, const
                 .srcAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_MEMORY_WRITE_BIT,
                 .dstAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_READ_BIT,
                 .oldLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL,
-                .newLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_SRC_OPTIMAL,
+                .newLayout = transfer_src_layout,
                 .srcQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
                 .dstQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
                 .image = src_image,
@@ -798,7 +805,7 @@ void BlitScale(Scheduler& scheduler, VkImage src_image, VkImage dst_image, const
                                  VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT,
                 .dstAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT,
                 .oldLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED, // Discard contents
-                .newLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL,
+                .newLayout = transfer_dst_layout,
                 .srcQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
                 .dstQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
                 .image = dst_image,
@@ -812,7 +819,7 @@ void BlitScale(Scheduler& scheduler, VkImage src_image, VkImage dst_image, const
                 .srcAccessMask = 0,
                 .dstAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_SHADER_READ_BIT | VK_ACCESS_SHADER_WRITE_BIT |
                                  VK_ACCESS_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_READ_BIT | VK_ACCESS_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_WRITE_BIT,
-                .oldLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_SRC_OPTIMAL,
+                .oldLayout = transfer_src_layout,
                 .newLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL,
                 .srcQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
                 .dstQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
@@ -825,7 +832,7 @@ void BlitScale(Scheduler& scheduler, VkImage src_image, VkImage dst_image, const
                 .srcAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT,
                 .dstAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_SHADER_READ_BIT | VK_ACCESS_SHADER_WRITE_BIT |
                                  VK_ACCESS_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_READ_BIT | VK_ACCESS_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_WRITE_BIT,
-                .oldLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL,
+                .oldLayout = transfer_dst_layout,
                 .newLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL,
                 .srcQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
                 .dstQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
@@ -843,8 +850,8 @@ void BlitScale(Scheduler& scheduler, VkImage src_image, VkImage dst_image, const
             VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT;
         cmdbuf.PipelineBarrier(src_stages, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT,
                                0, nullptr, nullptr, read_barriers);
-        cmdbuf.BlitImage(src_image, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_SRC_OPTIMAL, dst_image,
-                         VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL, regions, vk_filter);
+        cmdbuf.BlitImage(src_image, transfer_src_layout, dst_image,
+                 transfer_dst_layout, regions, vk_filter);
         // After transfer, images may be used in graphics, compute, or as attachments
         const VkPipelineStageFlags dst_stages =
             VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_SHADER_BIT |
@@ -1743,9 +1750,11 @@ void Image::UploadMemory(VkBuffer buffer, VkDeviceSize offset,
         const VkImage temp_vk_image = *temp_wrapper->original_image;
         const VkImageAspectFlags vk_aspect_mask = temp_wrapper->aspect_mask;
 
-        scheduler->Record([src_buffer, temp_vk_image, vk_aspect_mask, vk_copies,
+        const bool use_unified_layouts = runtime->device.IsKhrUnifiedImageLayoutsSupported();
+        scheduler->Record([src_buffer, temp_vk_image, vk_aspect_mask, vk_copies, use_unified_layouts,
                            keep = temp_wrapper](vk::CommandBuffer cmdbuf) {
-            CopyBufferToImage(cmdbuf, src_buffer, temp_vk_image, vk_aspect_mask, false, VideoCommon::FixSmallVectorADL(vk_copies));
+            CopyBufferToImage(cmdbuf, src_buffer, temp_vk_image, vk_aspect_mask, false,
+                              use_unified_layouts, VideoCommon::FixSmallVectorADL(vk_copies));
         });
 
         // Use MSAACopyPass to convert from non-MSAA to MSAA
@@ -1782,9 +1791,11 @@ void Image::UploadMemory(VkBuffer buffer, VkDeviceSize offset,
     const VkImageAspectFlags vk_aspect_mask = aspect_mask;
     const bool was_initialized = std::exchange(initialized, true);
 
+    const bool use_unified_layouts = runtime->device.IsKhrUnifiedImageLayoutsSupported();
     scheduler->Record([src_buffer, vk_image, vk_aspect_mask, was_initialized,
-                       vk_copies](vk::CommandBuffer cmdbuf) {
-        CopyBufferToImage(cmdbuf, src_buffer, vk_image, vk_aspect_mask, was_initialized, VideoCommon::FixSmallVectorADL(vk_copies));
+                       vk_copies, use_unified_layouts](vk::CommandBuffer cmdbuf) {
+        CopyBufferToImage(cmdbuf, src_buffer, vk_image, vk_aspect_mask, was_initialized,
+                          use_unified_layouts, VideoCommon::FixSmallVectorADL(vk_copies));
     });
 
     if (is_rescaled) {
@@ -2071,7 +2082,8 @@ bool Image::ScaleUp(bool ignore) {
     if (NeedsScaleHelper()) {
         return BlitScaleHelper(true);
     } else {
-        BlitScale(*scheduler, *original_image, *scaled_image, info, aspect_mask, resolution);
+        BlitScale(*scheduler, *original_image, *scaled_image, info, aspect_mask, resolution,
+              runtime->device.IsKhrUnifiedImageLayoutsSupported());
     }
     return true;
 }
@@ -2096,7 +2108,8 @@ bool Image::ScaleDown(bool ignore) {
     if (NeedsScaleHelper()) {
         return BlitScaleHelper(false);
     } else {
-        BlitScale(*scheduler, *scaled_image, *original_image, info, aspect_mask, resolution, false);
+        BlitScale(*scheduler, *scaled_image, *original_image, info, aspect_mask, resolution,
+              runtime->device.IsKhrUnifiedImageLayoutsSupported(), false);
     }
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_device.cpp b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_device.cpp
index 74fef20a11..15081fe924 100644
--- a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_device.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_device.cpp
@@ -941,6 +941,9 @@ bool Device::GetSuitability(bool requires_swapchain) {
 
     VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan12Features features_1_2{};
     VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan13Features features_1_3{};
+#ifdef VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_4_FEATURES
+    VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan14Features features_1_4{};
+#endif
 
     // Configure properties.
     properties.properties = physical.GetProperties();
@@ -980,6 +983,11 @@ bool Device::GetSuitability(bool requires_swapchain) {
     if (instance_version < VK_API_VERSION_1_3) {
         FOR_EACH_VK_FEATURE_1_3(FEATURE_EXTENSION);
     }
+#ifdef VK_API_VERSION_1_4
+    if (instance_version < VK_API_VERSION_1_4) {
+        FOR_EACH_VK_FEATURE_1_4(FEATURE_EXTENSION);
+    }
+#endif
 
     FOR_EACH_VK_FEATURE_EXT(FEATURE_EXTENSION);
     FOR_EACH_VK_EXTENSION(EXTENSION);
@@ -1015,11 +1023,16 @@ bool Device::GetSuitability(bool requires_swapchain) {
     // Set next pointer.
     void** next = &features2.pNext;
 
-    // Vulkan 1.2 and 1.3 features
+    // Vulkan 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 features
     if (instance_version >= VK_API_VERSION_1_2) {
         features_1_2.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_2_FEATURES;
         features_1_3.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_3_FEATURES;
 
+#ifdef VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_4_FEATURES
+        features_1_4.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_4_FEATURES;
+        features_1_3.pNext = &features_1_4;
+#endif
+
         features_1_2.pNext = &features_1_3;
 
         *next = &features_1_2;
@@ -1051,6 +1064,13 @@ bool Device::GetSuitability(bool requires_swapchain) {
     } else {
         FOR_EACH_VK_FEATURE_1_3(EXT_FEATURE);
     }
+#ifdef VK_API_VERSION_1_4
+    if (instance_version >= VK_API_VERSION_1_4) {
+        FOR_EACH_VK_FEATURE_1_4(FEATURE);
+    } else {
+        FOR_EACH_VK_FEATURE_1_4(EXT_FEATURE);
+    }
+#endif
 
 #undef EXT_FEATURE
 #undef FEATURE
@@ -1488,16 +1508,31 @@ void Device::RemoveUnsuitableExtensions() {
     RemoveExtensionFeatureIfUnsuitable(extensions.maintenance6, features.maintenance6,
                                        VK_KHR_MAINTENANCE_6_EXTENSION_NAME);
 
-    // VK_KHR_maintenance7 (proposed for Vulkan 1.4, no features)
+    // VK_KHR_maintenance7
+#ifdef VK_API_VERSION_1_4
+    extensions.maintenance7 = instance_version >= VK_API_VERSION_1_4 ||
+                              loaded_extensions.contains(VK_KHR_MAINTENANCE_7_EXTENSION_NAME);
+#else
     extensions.maintenance7 = loaded_extensions.contains(VK_KHR_MAINTENANCE_7_EXTENSION_NAME);
+#endif
     RemoveExtensionIfUnsuitable(extensions.maintenance7, VK_KHR_MAINTENANCE_7_EXTENSION_NAME);
 
-    // VK_KHR_maintenance8 (proposed for Vulkan 1.4, no features)
+    // VK_KHR_maintenance8
+#ifdef VK_API_VERSION_1_4
+    extensions.maintenance8 = instance_version >= VK_API_VERSION_1_4 ||
+                              loaded_extensions.contains(VK_KHR_MAINTENANCE_8_EXTENSION_NAME);
+#else
     extensions.maintenance8 = loaded_extensions.contains(VK_KHR_MAINTENANCE_8_EXTENSION_NAME);
+#endif
     RemoveExtensionIfUnsuitable(extensions.maintenance8, VK_KHR_MAINTENANCE_8_EXTENSION_NAME);
 
-    // VK_KHR_maintenance9 (proposed for Vulkan 1.4, no features)
+    // VK_KHR_maintenance9
+#ifdef VK_API_VERSION_1_4
+    extensions.maintenance9 = instance_version >= VK_API_VERSION_1_4 ||
+                              loaded_extensions.contains(VK_KHR_MAINTENANCE_9_EXTENSION_NAME);
+#else
     extensions.maintenance9 = loaded_extensions.contains(VK_KHR_MAINTENANCE_9_EXTENSION_NAME);
+#endif
     RemoveExtensionIfUnsuitable(extensions.maintenance9, VK_KHR_MAINTENANCE_9_EXTENSION_NAME);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_device.h b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_device.h
index 7d738a81df..fa16e6949e 100644
--- a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_device.h
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_device.h
@@ -487,6 +487,11 @@ public:
         return extensions.workgroup_memory_explicit_layout;
     }
 
+    /// Returns true if the device supports VK_KHR_unified_image_layouts.
+    bool IsKhrUnifiedImageLayoutsSupported() const {
+        return extensions.unified_image_layouts;
+    }
+
     /// Returns true if the device supports VK_KHR_image_format_list.
     bool IsKhrImageFormatListSupported() const {
         return extensions.image_format_list || instance_version >= VK_API_VERSION_1_2;
diff --git a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.cpp b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.cpp
index 534a11edd4..0853aa4c0d 100644
--- a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2020 yuzu Emulator Project
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ bool IsMicrosoftDozen(const char* device_name) {
     return std::strstr(device_name, "Microsoft") != nullptr;
 }
 
+constexpr u32 MaxInstanceApiVersion() {
+#ifdef VK_API_VERSION_1_4
+    return VK_API_VERSION_1_4;
+#else
+    return VK_API_VERSION_1_3;
+#endif
+}
+
 void SortPhysicalDevices(std::vector<VkPhysicalDevice>& devices, const InstanceDispatch& dld) {
     // Sort by name, this will set a base and make GPUs with higher numbers appear first
     // (e.g. GTX 1650 will intentionally be listed before a GTX 1080).
@@ -437,8 +445,8 @@ Instance Instance::Create(u32 version, Span<const char*> layers, Span<const char
 #else
     constexpr VkFlags ci_flags{};
 #endif
-    // DO NOT TOUCH, breaks RNDA3!!
-    // Don't know why, but gloom + yellow line glitch appears
+    // Keep application and engine tags stable for driver behavior compatibility.
+    const u32 api_version = std::min(version, MaxInstanceApiVersion());
     const VkApplicationInfo application_info{
         .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_APPLICATION_INFO,
         .pNext = nullptr,
@@ -446,7 +454,7 @@ Instance Instance::Create(u32 version, Span<const char*> layers, Span<const char
         .applicationVersion = VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 3, 0),
         .pEngineName = "yuzu Emulator",
         .engineVersion = VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 3, 0),
-        .apiVersion = VK_API_VERSION_1_3,
+        .apiVersion = api_version,
     };
     const VkInstanceCreateInfo ci{
         .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO,