diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLGSRender.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLGSRender.cpp
index 33c891e248..08adde2fb3 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLGSRender.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLGSRender.cpp
@@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@ void GLGSRender::InitDrawBuffers()
 	}
 }
 
-void GLGSRender::ExecCMD(u32 cmd)
+void GLGSRender::Clear(u32 cmd)
 {
 	assert(cmd == NV4097_CLEAR_SURFACE);
 
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ void GLGSRender::ExecCMD(u32 cmd)
 	WriteBuffers();
 }
 
-void GLGSRender::ExecCMD()
+void GLGSRender::Draw()
 {
 	//return;
 	if (!LoadProgram())
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLGSRender.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLGSRender.h
index 828a3bcf20..f1ea9cb83f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLGSRender.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLGSRender.h
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ protected:
 	virtual void OnInitThread();
 	virtual void OnExitThread();
 	virtual void OnReset();
-	virtual void ExecCMD(u32 cmd);
-	virtual void ExecCMD();
+	virtual void Clear(u32 cmd) override;
+	virtual void Draw() override;
 	virtual void Flip();
 
 	virtual void semaphorePGRAPHTextureReadRelease(u32 offset, u32 value) override;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Null/NullGSRender.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Null/NullGSRender.h
index 4644856b73..a68e70a44e 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Null/NullGSRender.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Null/NullGSRender.h
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ private:
 	{
 	}
 
-	virtual void ExecCMD(u32 cmd)
+	virtual void Clear(u32 cmd) override
 	{
 	}
 
-	virtual void ExecCMD()
+	virtual void Draw() override
 	{
 	}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
index 04bbe9aaa0..e50f2ad5f2 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ void RSXThread::DoCmd(const u32 fcmd, const u32 cmd, const u32 args_addr, const
 		if (a0 & 0x80) m_clear_surface_color_a = m_clear_color_a;
 
 		m_clear_surface_mask = a0;
-		ExecCMD(NV4097_CLEAR_SURFACE);
+		Clear(NV4097_CLEAR_SURFACE);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -2416,7 +2416,7 @@ void RSXThread::Begin(u32 draw_mode)
 
 void RSXThread::End()
 {
-	ExecCMD();
+	Draw();
 
 	for (auto &vdata : m_vertex_data)
 	{
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.h
index 7e2990ea0e..aa3f74e83f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.h
@@ -646,8 +646,22 @@ protected:
 	virtual void OnInitThread() = 0;
 	virtual void OnExitThread() = 0;
 	virtual void OnReset() = 0;
-	virtual void ExecCMD() = 0;
-	virtual void ExecCMD(u32 cmd) = 0;
+
+	/**
+	 * This member is called when the backend is expected to render a draw call, either
+	 * indexed or not.
+	 */
+	virtual void Draw() = 0;
+
+	/**
+	* This member is called when the backend is expected to clear a target surface.
+	*/
+	virtual void Clear(u32 cmd) = 0;
+
+	/**
+	* This member is called when the backend is expected to present a target surface in
+	* either local or main memory.
+	*/
 	virtual void Flip() = 0;
 
 	/**