diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/TextureUtils.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/TextureUtils.h
index 0481ded4f2..243240bce1 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/TextureUtils.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/TextureUtils.h
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ namespace rsx
 			RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_DEPTH24_UNORM_X8_PACK32 = 8,
 			RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_DEPTH24_FLOAT_X8_PACK32 = 16,
 
-			RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_DEPTH_FLOAT_MASK = (RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_DEPTH16_FLOAT | RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_DEPTH24_FLOAT_X8_PACK32)
+			RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_DEPTH_FLOAT_MASK = (RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_DEPTH16_FLOAT | RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_DEPTH24_FLOAT_X8_PACK32),
+			RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_DONT_CARE = RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_UNDEFINED,
 		};
 	}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLGSRender.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLGSRender.cpp
index 08322d54a2..5026fda9b3 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLGSRender.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLGSRender.cpp
@@ -229,13 +229,13 @@ void GLGSRender::on_init_thread()
 
 	// Array stream buffer
 	{
-		m_gl_persistent_stream_buffer = std::make_unique<gl::texture>(GL_TEXTURE_BUFFER, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, GL_R8UI);
+		m_gl_persistent_stream_buffer = std::make_unique<gl::texture>(GL_TEXTURE_BUFFER, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, GL_R8UI, RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_DONT_CARE);
 		gl_state.bind_texture(GL_STREAM_BUFFER_START + 0, GL_TEXTURE_BUFFER, m_gl_persistent_stream_buffer->id());
 	}
 
 	// Register stream buffer
 	{
-		m_gl_volatile_stream_buffer = std::make_unique<gl::texture>(GL_TEXTURE_BUFFER, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, GL_R8UI);
+		m_gl_volatile_stream_buffer = std::make_unique<gl::texture>(GL_TEXTURE_BUFFER, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, GL_R8UI, RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_DONT_CARE);
 		gl_state.bind_texture(GL_STREAM_BUFFER_START + 1, GL_TEXTURE_BUFFER, m_gl_volatile_stream_buffer->id());
 	}
 
@@ -244,19 +244,19 @@ void GLGSRender::on_init_thread()
 		std::array<u32, 8> pixeldata = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
 
 		// 1D
-		auto tex1D = std::make_unique<gl::texture>(GL_TEXTURE_1D, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, GL_RGBA8);
+		auto tex1D = std::make_unique<gl::texture>(GL_TEXTURE_1D, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, GL_RGBA8, RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_COLOR);
 		tex1D->copy_from(pixeldata.data(), gl::texture::format::rgba, gl::texture::type::uint_8_8_8_8, {});
 
 		// 2D
-		auto tex2D = std::make_unique<gl::texture>(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, GL_RGBA8);
+		auto tex2D = std::make_unique<gl::texture>(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, GL_RGBA8, RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_COLOR);
 		tex2D->copy_from(pixeldata.data(), gl::texture::format::rgba, gl::texture::type::uint_8_8_8_8, {});
 
 		// 3D
-		auto tex3D = std::make_unique<gl::texture>(GL_TEXTURE_3D, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, GL_RGBA8);
+		auto tex3D = std::make_unique<gl::texture>(GL_TEXTURE_3D, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, GL_RGBA8, RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_COLOR);
 		tex3D->copy_from(pixeldata.data(), gl::texture::format::rgba, gl::texture::type::uint_8_8_8_8, {});
 
 		// CUBE
-		auto texCUBE = std::make_unique<gl::texture>(GL_TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, GL_RGBA8);
+		auto texCUBE = std::make_unique<gl::texture>(GL_TEXTURE_CUBE_MAP, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, GL_RGBA8, RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_COLOR);
 		texCUBE->copy_from(pixeldata.data(), gl::texture::format::rgba, gl::texture::type::uint_8_8_8_8, {});
 
 		m_null_textures[GL_TEXTURE_1D] = std::move(tex1D);
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLOverlays.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLOverlays.cpp
index 5d37a2ca24..401dc6b0e4 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLOverlays.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLOverlays.cpp
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ namespace gl
 
 	gl::texture_view* ui_overlay_renderer::load_simple_image(rsx::overlays::image_info* desc, bool temp_resource, u32 owner_uid)
 	{
-		auto tex = std::make_unique<gl::texture>(GL_TEXTURE_2D, desc->w, desc->h, 1, 1, 1, GL_RGBA8);
+		auto tex = std::make_unique<gl::texture>(GL_TEXTURE_2D, desc->w, desc->h, 1, 1, 1, GL_RGBA8, RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_COLOR);
 		tex->copy_from(desc->get_data(), gl::texture::format::rgba, gl::texture::type::uint_8_8_8_8, {});
 
 		GLenum remap[] = { GL_RED, GL_ALPHA, GL_BLUE, GL_GREEN };
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ namespace gl
 		// Create font file
 		const std::vector<u8> glyph_data = font->get_glyph_data();
 
-		auto tex = std::make_unique<gl::texture>(GL_TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY, font_size.width, font_size.height, font_size.depth, 1, 1, GL_R8);
+		auto tex = std::make_unique<gl::texture>(GL_TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY, font_size.width, font_size.height, font_size.depth, 1, 1, GL_R8, RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_COLOR);
 		tex->copy_from(glyph_data.data(), gl::texture::format::r, gl::texture::type::ubyte, {});
 
 		GLenum remap[] = { GL_RED, GL_RED, GL_RED, GL_RED };
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLPresent.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLPresent.cpp
index 62bfc9e3d5..2decb52c97 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLPresent.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLPresent.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace gl
 		{
 			const auto target = static_cast<GLenum>(visual->get_target());
 			const auto ifmt = static_cast<GLenum>(visual->get_internal_format());
-			g_vis_texture.reset(new texture(target, visual->width(), visual->height(), 1, 1, ifmt, visual->format_class()));
+			g_vis_texture.reset(new texture(target, visual->width(), visual->height(), 1, 1, 1, ifmt, visual->format_class()));
 			glCopyImageSubData(visual->id(), target, 0, 0, 0, 0, g_vis_texture->id(), target, 0, 0, 0, 0, visual->width(), visual->height(), 1);
 		}
 	}
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ gl::texture* GLGSRender::get_present_source(gl::present_surface_info* info, cons
 	{
 		if (!flip_image || flip_image->size2D() != sizeu{ info->width, info->height })
 		{
-			flip_image = std::make_unique<gl::texture>(GL_TEXTURE_2D, info->width, info->height, 1, 1, 1, expected_format);
+			flip_image = std::make_unique<gl::texture>(GL_TEXTURE_2D, info->width, info->height, 1, 1, 1, expected_format, RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_COLOR);
 		}
 	};
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLRenderTargets.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLRenderTargets.cpp
index a17c1c39bf..78fa7e0b82 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLRenderTargets.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLRenderTargets.cpp
@@ -466,6 +466,8 @@ void gl::render_target::load_memory(gl::command_context& cmd)
 			msaa_flags = rsx::surface_state_flags::require_unresolve;
 		}
 	}
+
+	state_flags &= ~rsx::surface_state_flags::erase_bkgnd;
 }
 
 void gl::render_target::initialize_memory(gl::command_context& cmd, rsx::surface_access access)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLTexture.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLTexture.cpp
index c39f7ba2f7..0bc4e3cb97 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLTexture.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLTexture.cpp
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ namespace gl
 		const GLenum internal_format = get_sized_internal_format(gcm_format);
 		const auto format_class = rsx::classify_format(gcm_format);
 
-		return new gl::viewable_image(target, width, height, depth, mipmaps, internal_format, format_class);
+		return new gl::viewable_image(target, width, height, depth, mipmaps, 1, internal_format, format_class);
 	}
 
 	void fill_texture(gl::command_context& cmd, texture* dst, int format,
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLTextureCache.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLTextureCache.cpp
index 9ab5b7da2e..a3a06de4f5 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLTextureCache.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLTextureCache.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ namespace gl
 
 		if (!dst)
 		{
-			std::unique_ptr<temporary_image_t> data = std::make_unique<temporary_image_t>(dst_target, width, height, depth, mipmaps, sized_internal_fmt, rsx::classify_format(gcm_format));
+			std::unique_ptr<temporary_image_t> data = std::make_unique<temporary_image_t>(dst_target, width, height, depth, mipmaps, 1, sized_internal_fmt, rsx::classify_format(gcm_format));
 			dst = data.get();
 			dst->properties_encoding = match_key;
 			m_temporary_surfaces.emplace_back(std::move(data));
@@ -223,7 +223,12 @@ namespace gl
 			{
 				const auto src_bpp = slice.src->pitch() / slice.src->width();
 				const u16 convert_w = u16(slice.src->width() * src_bpp) / dst_bpp;
-				tmp = std::make_unique<texture>(GL_TEXTURE_2D, convert_w, slice.src->height(), 1, 1, static_cast<GLenum>(dst_image->get_internal_format()), dst_image->format_class());
+				tmp = std::make_unique<texture>(
+					GL_TEXTURE_2D,
+					convert_w, slice.src->height(),
+					1, 1, 1,
+					static_cast<GLenum>(dst_image->get_internal_format()),
+					dst_image->format_class());
 
 				src_image = tmp.get();
 
@@ -264,9 +269,17 @@ namespace gl
 				const areai dst_rect = { slice.dst_x, slice.dst_y, slice.dst_x + slice.dst_w, slice.dst_y + slice.dst_h };
 
 				gl::texture* _dst = dst_image;
-				if (src_image->get_internal_format() != dst_image->get_internal_format() || slice.level != 0 || slice.dst_z != 0) [[ unlikely ]]
+				if (src_image->get_internal_format() != dst_image->get_internal_format() ||
+					slice.level != 0 ||
+					slice.dst_z != 0) [[ unlikely ]]
 				{
-					tmp = std::make_unique<texture>(GL_TEXTURE_2D, dst_rect.x2, dst_rect.y2, 1, 1, 1, static_cast<GLenum>(slice.src->get_internal_format()));
+					tmp = std::make_unique<texture>(
+						GL_TEXTURE_2D,
+						dst_rect.x2, dst_rect.y2,
+						1, 1, 1,
+						static_cast<GLenum>(slice.src->get_internal_format()),
+						slice.src->format_class());
+
 					_dst = tmp.get();
 				}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLTextureCache.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLTextureCache.h
index 0681813a31..6bc2182de5 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLTextureCache.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLTextureCache.h
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ namespace gl
 
 					if (!scaled_texture)
 					{
-						scaled_texture = std::make_unique<gl::texture>(GL_TEXTURE_2D, real_width, real_height, 1, 1, 1, static_cast<GLenum>(ifmt));
+						scaled_texture = std::make_unique<gl::texture>(GL_TEXTURE_2D, real_width, real_height, 1, 1, 1, static_cast<GLenum>(ifmt), vram_texture->format_class());
 					}
 
 					const bool linear_interp = is_depth_texture() ? false : true;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/blitter.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/blitter.cpp
index 11798e46ed..e7ca554e0e 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/blitter.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/blitter.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace gl
 			if (static_cast<gl::texture::internal_format>(internal_fmt) != src->get_internal_format())
 			{
 				const u16 internal_width = static_cast<u16>(src->width() * xfer_info.src_scaling_hint);
-				typeless_src = std::make_unique<texture>(GL_TEXTURE_2D, internal_width, src->height(), 1, 1, 1, internal_fmt);
+				typeless_src = std::make_unique<texture>(GL_TEXTURE_2D, internal_width, src->height(), 1, 1, 1, internal_fmt, RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_DONT_CARE);
 				copy_typeless(cmd, typeless_src.get(), src);
 
 				real_src = typeless_src.get();
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace gl
 			if (static_cast<gl::texture::internal_format>(internal_fmt) != dst->get_internal_format())
 			{
 				const auto internal_width = static_cast<u16>(dst->width() * xfer_info.dst_scaling_hint);
-				typeless_dst = std::make_unique<texture>(GL_TEXTURE_2D, internal_width, dst->height(), 1, 1, 1, internal_fmt);
+				typeless_dst = std::make_unique<texture>(GL_TEXTURE_2D, internal_width, dst->height(), 1, 1, 1, internal_fmt, RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_DONT_CARE);
 				copy_typeless(cmd, typeless_dst.get(), dst);
 
 				real_dst = typeless_dst.get();
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/image.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/image.cpp
index 6d9e0b2b80..bbba4b6de2 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/image.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/image.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ namespace gl
 
 	void texture::copy_from(const void* src, texture::format format, texture::type type, int level, const coord3u region, const pixel_unpack_settings& pixel_settings)
 	{
-		ensure(m_samples == 1, "Transfer operations are unsupported on multisampled textures.");
+		ensure(m_samples <= 1, "Transfer operations are unsupported on multisampled textures.");
 
 		pixel_settings.apply();
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ namespace gl
 
 	void texture::copy_from(buffer& buf, u32 gl_format_type, u32 offset, u32 length)
 	{
-		ensure(m_samples == 1, "Transfer operations are unsupported on multisampled textures.");
+		ensure(m_samples <= 1, "Transfer operations are unsupported on multisampled textures.");
 
 		if (get_target() != target::textureBuffer)
 			fmt::throw_exception("OpenGL error: texture cannot copy from buffer");
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ namespace gl
 
 	void texture::copy_to(void* dst, texture::format format, texture::type type, int level, const coord3u& region, const pixel_pack_settings& pixel_settings) const
 	{
-		ensure(m_samples == 1, "Transfer operations are unsupported on multisampled textures.");
+		ensure(m_samples <= 1, "Transfer operations are unsupported on multisampled textures.");
 
 		pixel_settings.apply();
 		const auto& caps = get_driver_caps();
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ namespace gl
 		{
 			// Worst case scenario. For some reason, EXT_dsa does not have glGetTextureSubImage
 			const auto target_ = static_cast<GLenum>(m_target);
-			texture tmp{ target_, region.width, region.height, region.depth, 1, 1, static_cast<GLenum>(m_internal_format) };
+			texture tmp{ target_, region.width, region.height, region.depth, 1, 1, static_cast<GLenum>(m_internal_format), m_format_class };
 			glCopyImageSubData(m_id, target_, level, region.x, region.y, region.z, tmp.id(), target_, 0, 0, 0, 0,
 				region.width, region.height, region.depth);
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/image.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/image.h
index d36cf26ea5..be4277faa4 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/image.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/image.h
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ namespace gl
 		texture(const texture&) = delete;
 		texture(texture&& texture_) = delete;
 
-		texture(GLenum target, GLuint width, GLuint height, GLuint depth, GLuint mipmaps, GLubyte samples, GLenum sized_format, rsx::format_class format_class = rsx::RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_UNDEFINED);
+		texture(GLenum target, GLuint width, GLuint height, GLuint depth, GLuint mipmaps, GLubyte samples, GLenum sized_format, rsx::format_class format_class);
 		virtual ~texture();
 
 		// Getters/setters
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/upscalers/fsr1/fsr_pass.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/upscalers/fsr1/fsr_pass.cpp
index adf25b3f12..940de27d89 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/upscalers/fsr1/fsr_pass.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/upscalers/fsr1/fsr_pass.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ namespace gl
 		{
 			return std::make_unique<gl::viewable_image>(
 				GL_TEXTURE_2D,
-				output_w, output_h, 1, 1,
+				output_w, output_h, 1, 1, 1,
 				GL_RGBA8, RSX_FORMAT_CLASS_COLOR);
 		};