diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp
index 032fc128f6..3d40c99ec6 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp
@@ -672,11 +672,6 @@ VkResult VulkanContext::CreateDevice() {
 		extensionsLookup_.KHR_get_memory_requirements2 = true;
 		extensionsLookup_.KHR_dedicated_allocation = EnableDeviceExtension(VK_KHR_DEDICATED_ALLOCATION_EXTENSION_NAME);
 	}
-	if (EnableDeviceExtension(VK_KHR_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_CAPABILITIES_EXTENSION_NAME)) {
-		if (EnableDeviceExtension(VK_KHR_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_EXTENSION_NAME)) {
-			extensionsLookup_.EXT_external_memory_host = EnableDeviceExtension(VK_EXT_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HOST_EXTENSION_NAME);
-		}
-	}
 	if (EnableDeviceExtension(VK_KHR_CREATE_RENDERPASS_2_EXTENSION_NAME)) {
 		extensionsLookup_.KHR_create_renderpass2 = true;
 		extensionsLookup_.KHR_depth_stencil_resolve = EnableDeviceExtension(VK_KHR_DEPTH_STENCIL_RESOLVE_EXTENSION_NAME);
diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanDebug.cpp b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanDebug.cpp
index 29a71cf61e..00a2268974 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanDebug.cpp
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanDebug.cpp
@@ -47,26 +47,37 @@ VKAPI_ATTR VkBool32 VKAPI_CALL VulkanDebugUtilsCallback(
 	const char *pMessage = pCallbackData->pMessage;
 
 	int messageCode = pCallbackData->messageIdNumber;
-	if (messageCode == 101294395) {
+	switch (messageCode) {
+	case 101294395:
 		// UNASSIGNED-CoreValidation-Shader-OutputNotConsumed - benign perf warning
 		return false;
-	}
-	if (messageCode == 1303270965) {
+	case 1303270965:
 		// Benign perf warning, image blit using GENERAL layout.
 		// UNASSIGNED
 		return false;
-	}
-	if (messageCode == 606910136 || messageCode == -392708513 || messageCode == -384083808) {
+	case 606910136:
+	case -392708513:
+	case -384083808:
 		// VUID-vkCmdDraw-None-02686
 		// Kinda false positive, or at least very unnecessary, now that I solved the real issue.
 		// See https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/pull/16354
 		return false;
-	}
-	if (messageCode == -375211665) {
+	case -375211665:
 		// VUID-vkAllocateMemory-pAllocateInfo-01713
 		// Can happen when VMA aggressively tries to allocate aperture memory for upload. It gracefully
 		// falls back to regular video memory, so we just ignore this. I'd argue this is a VMA bug, actually.
 		return false;
+	case 181611958:
+		// Extended validation.
+		// UNASSIGNED-BestPractices-vkCreateDevice-deprecated-extension
+		// Doing what this one says doesn't seem very reliable - if I rely strictly on the Vulkan version, I don't get some function pointers? Like createrenderpass2.
+		return false;
+	case 657182421:
+		// Extended validation (ARM best practices)
+		// Non-fifo validation not recommended
+		return false;
+	default:
+		break;
 	}
 
 	int count;
diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.cpp b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.cpp
index 5dd7baf4f6..23f664ba97 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.cpp
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.cpp
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ PFN_vkCmdInsertDebugUtilsLabelEXT	 vkCmdInsertDebugUtilsLabelEXT;
 PFN_vkSetDebugUtilsObjectNameEXT     vkSetDebugUtilsObjectNameEXT;
 PFN_vkSetDebugUtilsObjectTagEXT      vkSetDebugUtilsObjectTagEXT;
 
-PFN_vkGetMemoryHostPointerPropertiesEXT vkGetMemoryHostPointerPropertiesEXT;
 PFN_vkGetBufferMemoryRequirements2KHR vkGetBufferMemoryRequirements2KHR;
 PFN_vkGetImageMemoryRequirements2KHR vkGetImageMemoryRequirements2KHR;
 PFN_vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties2KHR vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties2KHR;
@@ -727,9 +726,6 @@ void VulkanLoadDeviceFunctions(VkDevice device, const VulkanExtensions &enabledE
 	LOAD_DEVICE_FUNC(device, vkCmdEndRenderPass);
 	LOAD_DEVICE_FUNC(device, vkCmdExecuteCommands);
 
-	if (enabledExtensions.EXT_external_memory_host) {
-		LOAD_DEVICE_FUNC(device, vkGetMemoryHostPointerPropertiesEXT);
-	}
 	if (enabledExtensions.KHR_dedicated_allocation) {
 		LOAD_DEVICE_FUNC(device, vkGetBufferMemoryRequirements2KHR);
 		LOAD_DEVICE_FUNC(device, vkGetImageMemoryRequirements2KHR);
diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.h b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.h
index f85a09f558..0358db70e4 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.h
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.h
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ struct VulkanExtensions {
 	bool KHR_get_memory_requirements2;
 	bool KHR_dedicated_allocation;
 	bool KHR_create_renderpass2;
-	bool EXT_external_memory_host;
 	bool KHR_get_physical_device_properties2;
 	bool KHR_depth_stencil_resolve;
 	bool EXT_shader_stencil_export;
diff --git a/Core/Compatibility.cpp b/Core/Compatibility.cpp
index bf4d1a564d..c8dd83ef47 100644
--- a/Core/Compatibility.cpp
+++ b/Core/Compatibility.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ void Compatibility::CheckSettings(IniFile &iniFile, const std::string &gameID) {
 	CheckSetting(iniFile, gameID, "ReadbackDepth", &flags_.ReadbackDepth);
 	CheckSetting(iniFile, gameID, "BlockTransferDepth", &flags_.BlockTransferDepth);
 	CheckSetting(iniFile, gameID, "DaxterRotatedAnalogStick", &flags_.DaxterRotatedAnalogStick);
+	CheckSetting(iniFile, gameID, "ForceMaxDepthResolution", &flags_.ForceMaxDepthResolution);
 }
 
 void Compatibility::CheckVRSettings(IniFile &iniFile, const std::string &gameID) {
diff --git a/Core/Compatibility.h b/Core/Compatibility.h
index 021518ddf6..9e9f0d00cb 100644
--- a/Core/Compatibility.h
+++ b/Core/Compatibility.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ struct CompatFlags {
 	bool ReadbackDepth;
 	bool BlockTransferDepth;
 	bool DaxterRotatedAnalogStick;
+	bool ForceMaxDepthResolution;
 };
 
 struct VRCompat {
diff --git a/GPU/GPUCommonHW.cpp b/GPU/GPUCommonHW.cpp
index e5fd62a0ae..f1ddb8889c 100644
--- a/GPU/GPUCommonHW.cpp
+++ b/GPU/GPUCommonHW.cpp
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ u32 GPUCommonHW::CheckGPUFeaturesLate(u32 features) const {
 	bool prefer24 = draw_->GetDeviceCaps().preferredDepthBufferFormat == Draw::DataFormat::D24_S8;
 	bool prefer16 = draw_->GetDeviceCaps().preferredDepthBufferFormat == Draw::DataFormat::D16;
 	if (!prefer16) {
-		if (sawExactEqualDepth_ && (features & GPU_USE_ACCURATE_DEPTH) != 0) {
+		if (sawExactEqualDepth_ && (features & GPU_USE_ACCURATE_DEPTH) != 0 && !PSP_CoreParameter().compat.flags().ForceMaxDepthResolution) {
 			// Exact equal tests tend to have issues unless we use the PSP's depth range.
 			// We use 24-bit depth virtually everwhere, the fallback is just for safety.
 			if (prefer24)
diff --git a/GPU/Vulkan/TextureCacheVulkan.cpp b/GPU/Vulkan/TextureCacheVulkan.cpp
index 65184f3eb5..9ead809799 100644
--- a/GPU/Vulkan/TextureCacheVulkan.cpp
+++ b/GPU/Vulkan/TextureCacheVulkan.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ VkSampler SamplerCache::GetOrCreateSampler(const SamplerCacheKey &key) {
 		samp.anisotropyEnable = false;
 	}
 	if (key.maxLevel == 9 * 256) {
-		// No max level needed.
+		// No max level needed. Better for performance on some archs like ARM Mali.
 		samp.maxLod = VK_LOD_CLAMP_NONE;
 	} else {
 		samp.maxLod = (float)(int32_t)key.maxLevel * (1.0f / 256.0f);
diff --git a/assets/compat.ini b/assets/compat.ini
index 801cfe856b..fb744ec712 100644
--- a/assets/compat.ini
+++ b/assets/compat.ini
@@ -1075,6 +1075,24 @@ ULES00262 = true
 ULUS10064 = true
 ULKS46087 = true
 
+[ForceMaxDepthResolution]
+# See #17014 - some games don't need our heuristics that drop down to 16-bit depth.
+
+# Outrun 2006: Coast to Coast - issue #11358 (car reflections)
+ULES00262 = true
+ULUS10064 = true
+ULKS46087 = true
+
+# Split/Second
+ULES01402 = true
+ULUS10513 = true
+ULJM05812 = true
+NPJH50371 = true
+
+# Cars Race-o-rama
+ULUS10428 = true
+ULES01333 = true
+
 [DateLimited]
 # Car Jack Streets - issue #12698
 NPUZ00043 = true