diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/Graphics/GeneralWidget.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/Graphics/GeneralWidget.cpp
index 978da839bc..28a2fd5182 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/Graphics/GeneralWidget.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/Graphics/GeneralWidget.cpp
@@ -160,16 +160,16 @@ void GeneralWidget::SaveSettings()
   const auto current_backend = m_backend_combo->currentData().toString().toStdString();
   if (SConfig::GetInstance().m_strVideoBackend != current_backend)
   {
-    if (current_backend == "Software Renderer")
+    auto warningMessage =
+        g_available_video_backends[m_backend_combo->currentIndex()]->GetWarningMessage();
+    if (warningMessage)
     {
       ModalMessageBox confirm_sw(this);
 
       confirm_sw.setIcon(QMessageBox::Warning);
       confirm_sw.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No);
       confirm_sw.setWindowTitle(tr("Confirm backend change"));
-      confirm_sw.setText(tr("The software renderer is significantly slower than other "
-                            "backends and is only recommended for debugging purposes.\n\nDo you "
-                            "really want to enable software rendering? If unsure, select 'No'."));
+      confirm_sw.setText(tr(warningMessage->c_str()));
 
       if (confirm_sw.exec() != QMessageBox::Yes)
       {
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DBase.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DBase.cpp
index ab3ea9321c..81220dcfc3 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DBase.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ bool Create(u32 adapter_index, bool enable_debug_layer)
   }
 
   ComPtr<IDXGIAdapter> adapter;
-  HRESULT hr = dxgi_factory->EnumAdapters(adapter_index, &adapter);
+  HRESULT hr = dxgi_factory->EnumAdapters(adapter_index, adapter.GetAddressOf());
   if (FAILED(hr))
   {
     WARN_LOG(VIDEO, "Adapter %u not found, using default", adapter_index);
@@ -75,16 +75,16 @@ bool Create(u32 adapter_index, bool enable_debug_layer)
   // version of the DirectX SDK. If it does, simply fallback to a non-debug device.
   if (enable_debug_layer)
   {
-    hr = d3d11_create_device(adapter.Get(), D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_UNKNOWN, nullptr,
-                             D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_DEBUG, s_supported_feature_levels.data(),
-                             static_cast<UINT>(s_supported_feature_levels.size()),
-                             D3D11_SDK_VERSION, &device, &feature_level, &context);
+    hr = d3d11_create_device(
+        adapter.Get(), D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_UNKNOWN, nullptr, D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_DEBUG,
+        s_supported_feature_levels.data(), static_cast<UINT>(s_supported_feature_levels.size()),
+        D3D11_SDK_VERSION, device.GetAddressOf(), &feature_level, context.GetAddressOf());
 
     // Debugbreak on D3D error
-    if (SUCCEEDED(hr) && SUCCEEDED(device->QueryInterface(IID_PPV_ARGS(&s_debug))))
+    if (SUCCEEDED(hr) && SUCCEEDED(device.As(&s_debug)))
     {
       ComPtr<ID3D11InfoQueue> info_queue;
-      if (SUCCEEDED(s_debug->QueryInterface(IID_PPV_ARGS(&info_queue))))
+      if (SUCCEEDED(s_debug.As(&info_queue)))
       {
         info_queue->SetBreakOnSeverity(D3D11_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_CORRUPTION, true);
         info_queue->SetBreakOnSeverity(D3D11_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_ERROR, true);
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ bool Create(u32 adapter_index, bool enable_debug_layer)
 
   if (!enable_debug_layer || FAILED(hr))
   {
-    hr = d3d11_create_device(adapter.Get(), D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_UNKNOWN, nullptr, 0,
-                             s_supported_feature_levels.data(),
-                             static_cast<UINT>(s_supported_feature_levels.size()),
-                             D3D11_SDK_VERSION, &device, &feature_level, &context);
+    hr = d3d11_create_device(
+        adapter.Get(), D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_UNKNOWN, nullptr, 0, s_supported_feature_levels.data(),
+        static_cast<UINT>(s_supported_feature_levels.size()), D3D11_SDK_VERSION,
+        device.GetAddressOf(), &feature_level, context.GetAddressOf());
   }
 
   if (FAILED(hr))
@@ -121,11 +121,10 @@ bool Create(u32 adapter_index, bool enable_debug_layer)
     return false;
   }
 
-  hr = device->QueryInterface(IID_PPV_ARGS(&device1));
+  hr = device.As(&device1);
   if (FAILED(hr))
   {
     WARN_LOG(VIDEO, "Missing Direct3D 11.1 support. Logical operations will not be supported.");
-    g_Config.backend_info.bSupportsLogicOp = false;
   }
 
   stateman = std::make_unique<StateManager>();
@@ -171,6 +170,7 @@ std::vector<u32> GetAAModes(u32 adapter_index)
   // Use temporary device if we don't have one already.
   Common::DynamicLibrary temp_lib;
   ComPtr<ID3D11Device> temp_device = device;
+  D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL temp_feature_level = feature_level;
   if (!temp_device)
   {
     ComPtr<IDXGIFactory> temp_dxgi_factory = D3DCommon::CreateDXGIFactory(false);
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ std::vector<u32> GetAAModes(u32 adapter_index)
       return {};
 
     ComPtr<IDXGIAdapter> adapter;
-    temp_dxgi_factory->EnumAdapters(adapter_index, &adapter);
+    temp_dxgi_factory->EnumAdapters(adapter_index, adapter.GetAddressOf());
 
     PFN_D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE d3d11_create_device;
     if (!temp_lib.Open("d3d11.dll") ||
@@ -187,21 +187,21 @@ std::vector<u32> GetAAModes(u32 adapter_index)
       return {};
     }
 
-    HRESULT hr = d3d11_create_device(nullptr, D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_HARDWARE, nullptr, 0,
-                                     s_supported_feature_levels.data(),
-                                     static_cast<UINT>(s_supported_feature_levels.size()),
-                                     D3D11_SDK_VERSION, &temp_device, nullptr, nullptr);
+    HRESULT hr = d3d11_create_device(
+        adapter.Get(), D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_UNKNOWN, nullptr, 0, s_supported_feature_levels.data(),
+        static_cast<UINT>(s_supported_feature_levels.size()), D3D11_SDK_VERSION,
+        temp_device.GetAddressOf(), &temp_feature_level, nullptr);
     if (FAILED(hr))
       return {};
   }
 
   // NOTE: D3D 10.0 doesn't support multisampled resources which are bound as depth buffers AND
   // shader resources. Thus, we can't have MSAA with 10.0 level hardware.
-  if (temp_device->GetFeatureLevel() == D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_10_0)
+  if (temp_feature_level == D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_10_0)
     return {};
 
   std::vector<u32> aa_modes;
-  for (u32 samples = 1; samples < D3D11_MAX_MULTISAMPLE_SAMPLE_COUNT; ++samples)
+  for (u32 samples = 1; samples <= D3D11_MAX_MULTISAMPLE_SAMPLE_COUNT; ++samples)
   {
     UINT quality_levels = 0;
     if (SUCCEEDED(temp_device->CheckMultisampleQualityLevels(DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM, samples,
@@ -224,6 +224,53 @@ bool SupportsTextureFormat(DXGI_FORMAT format)
   return (support & D3D11_FORMAT_SUPPORT_TEXTURE2D) != 0;
 }
 
+bool SupportsLogicOp(u32 adapter_index)
+{
+  // Use temporary device if we don't have one already.
+  Common::DynamicLibrary temp_lib;
+  ComPtr<ID3D11Device1> temp_device1 = device1;
+  if (!device)
+  {
+    ComPtr<ID3D11Device> temp_device;
+
+    ComPtr<IDXGIFactory> temp_dxgi_factory = D3DCommon::CreateDXGIFactory(false);
+    if (!temp_dxgi_factory)
+      return false;
+
+    ComPtr<IDXGIAdapter> adapter;
+    temp_dxgi_factory->EnumAdapters(adapter_index, adapter.GetAddressOf());
+
+    PFN_D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE d3d11_create_device;
+    if (!temp_lib.Open("d3d11.dll") ||
+        !temp_lib.GetSymbol("D3D11CreateDevice", &d3d11_create_device))
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    HRESULT hr = d3d11_create_device(
+        adapter.Get(), D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_UNKNOWN, nullptr, 0, s_supported_feature_levels.data(),
+        static_cast<UINT>(s_supported_feature_levels.size()), D3D11_SDK_VERSION,
+        temp_device.GetAddressOf(), nullptr, nullptr);
+    if (FAILED(hr))
+      return false;
+
+    if (FAILED(temp_device.As(&temp_device1)))
+      return false;
+  }
+
+  if (!temp_device1)
+    return false;
+
+  D3D11_FEATURE_DATA_D3D11_OPTIONS options{};
+  if (FAILED(temp_device1->CheckFeatureSupport(D3D11_FEATURE_D3D11_OPTIONS, &options,
+                                               sizeof(options))))
+  {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return options.OutputMergerLogicOp != FALSE;
+}
+
 }  // namespace D3D
 
 }  // namespace DX11
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DBase.h b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DBase.h
index 090a0b4f4d..7fed1bb2c3 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DBase.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DBase.h
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ std::vector<u32> GetAAModes(u32 adapter_index);
 // Checks for support of the given texture format.
 bool SupportsTextureFormat(DXGI_FORMAT format);
 
+// Checks for logic op support.
+bool SupportsLogicOp(u32 adapter_index);
+
 }  // namespace D3D
 
 }  // namespace DX11
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DState.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DState.cpp
index 15e84f2018..8923a9e676 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DState.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DState.cpp
@@ -347,10 +347,9 @@ ID3D11SamplerState* StateCache::Get(SamplerState state)
   }
 
   ComPtr<ID3D11SamplerState> res;
-  HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateSamplerState(&sampdc, &res);
+  HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateSamplerState(&sampdc, res.GetAddressOf());
   CHECK(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Creating D3D sampler state failed");
-  m_sampler.emplace(state.hex, res);
-  return res.Get();
+  return m_sampler.emplace(state.hex, std::move(res)).first->second.Get();
 }
 
 ID3D11BlendState* StateCache::Get(BlendingState state)
@@ -360,7 +359,7 @@ ID3D11BlendState* StateCache::Get(BlendingState state)
   if (it != m_blend.end())
     return it->second.Get();
 
-  if (state.logicopenable && D3D::device1)
+  if (state.logicopenable && g_ActiveConfig.backend_info.bSupportsLogicOp)
   {
     D3D11_BLEND_DESC1 desc = {};
     D3D11_RENDER_TARGET_BLEND_DESC1& tdesc = desc.RenderTarget[0];
@@ -381,13 +380,13 @@ ID3D11BlendState* StateCache::Get(BlendingState state)
     tdesc.LogicOpEnable = TRUE;
     tdesc.LogicOp = logic_ops[state.logicmode];
 
-    ID3D11BlendState1* res;
-    HRESULT hr = D3D::device1->CreateBlendState1(&desc, &res);
+    ComPtr<ID3D11BlendState1> res;
+    HRESULT hr = D3D::device1->CreateBlendState1(&desc, res.GetAddressOf());
     if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
     {
-      m_blend.emplace(state.hex, res);
-      return res;
+      return m_blend.emplace(state.hex, std::move(res)).first->second.Get();
     }
+    WARN_LOG(VIDEO, "Creating D3D blend state failed with an error: %x", hr);
   }
 
   D3D11_BLEND_DESC desc = {};
@@ -425,10 +424,9 @@ ID3D11BlendState* StateCache::Get(BlendingState state)
   tdesc.BlendOpAlpha = state.subtractAlpha ? D3D11_BLEND_OP_REV_SUBTRACT : D3D11_BLEND_OP_ADD;
 
   ComPtr<ID3D11BlendState> res;
-  HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateBlendState(&desc, &res);
+  HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateBlendState(&desc, res.GetAddressOf());
   CHECK(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Creating D3D blend state failed");
-  m_blend.emplace(state.hex, res);
-  return res.Get();
+  return m_blend.emplace(state.hex, std::move(res)).first->second.Get();
 }
 
 ID3D11RasterizerState* StateCache::Get(RasterizationState state)
@@ -447,10 +445,9 @@ ID3D11RasterizerState* StateCache::Get(RasterizationState state)
   desc.ScissorEnable = TRUE;
 
   ComPtr<ID3D11RasterizerState> res;
-  HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateRasterizerState(&desc, &res);
+  HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateRasterizerState(&desc, res.GetAddressOf());
   CHECK(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Creating D3D rasterizer state failed");
-  m_raster.emplace(state.hex, res);
-  return res.Get();
+  return m_raster.emplace(state.hex, std::move(res)).first->second.Get();
 }
 
 ID3D11DepthStencilState* StateCache::Get(DepthState state)
@@ -490,10 +487,9 @@ ID3D11DepthStencilState* StateCache::Get(DepthState state)
   }
 
   ComPtr<ID3D11DepthStencilState> res;
-  HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateDepthStencilState(&depthdc, &res);
+  HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateDepthStencilState(&depthdc, res.GetAddressOf());
   CHECK(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Creating D3D depth stencil state failed");
-  m_depth.emplace(state.hex, res);
-  return res.Get();
+  return m_depth.emplace(state.hex, std::move(res)).first->second.Get();
 }
 
 D3D11_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY StateCache::GetPrimitiveTopology(PrimitiveType primitive)
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/DXTexture.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/DXTexture.cpp
index 30737ff318..e2e818d637 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/DXTexture.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/DXTexture.cpp
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@
 #include "VideoBackends/D3D/D3DState.h"
 #include "VideoBackends/D3D/DXTexture.h"
 #include "VideoBackends/D3DCommon/Common.h"
+#include "VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h"
 
 namespace DX11
 {
-DXTexture::DXTexture(const TextureConfig& config, ID3D11Texture2D* texture)
-    : AbstractTexture(config), m_texture(texture)
+DXTexture::DXTexture(const TextureConfig& config, ComPtr<ID3D11Texture2D> texture)
+    : AbstractTexture(config), m_texture(std::move(texture))
 {
 }
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<DXTexture> DXTexture::Create(const TextureConfig& config)
   CD3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC desc(tex_format, config.width, config.height, config.layers, config.levels,
                              bindflags, D3D11_USAGE_DEFAULT, 0, config.samples, 0, 0);
   ComPtr<ID3D11Texture2D> d3d_texture;
-  HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateTexture2D(&desc, nullptr, &d3d_texture);
+  HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateTexture2D(&desc, nullptr, d3d_texture.GetAddressOf());
   if (FAILED(hr))
   {
     PanicAlert("Failed to create %ux%ux%u D3D backing texture", config.width, config.height,
@@ -49,14 +50,14 @@ std::unique_ptr<DXTexture> DXTexture::Create(const TextureConfig& config)
     return nullptr;
   }
 
-  std::unique_ptr<DXTexture> tex(new DXTexture(config, d3d_texture.Get()));
+  std::unique_ptr<DXTexture> tex(new DXTexture(config, std::move(d3d_texture)));
   if (!tex->CreateSRV() || (config.IsComputeImage() && !tex->CreateUAV()))
     return nullptr;
 
   return tex;
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<DXTexture> DXTexture::CreateAdopted(ID3D11Texture2D* texture)
+std::unique_ptr<DXTexture> DXTexture::CreateAdopted(ComPtr<ID3D11Texture2D> texture)
 {
   D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC desc;
   texture->GetDesc(&desc);
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<DXTexture> DXTexture::CreateAdopted(ID3D11Texture2D* texture)
   if (desc.BindFlags & D3D11_BIND_UNORDERED_ACCESS)
     config.flags |= AbstractTextureFlag_ComputeImage;
 
-  std::unique_ptr<DXTexture> tex(new DXTexture(config, texture));
+  std::unique_ptr<DXTexture> tex(new DXTexture(config, std::move(texture)));
   if (desc.BindFlags & D3D11_BIND_SHADER_RESOURCE && !tex->CreateSRV())
     return nullptr;
   if (desc.BindFlags & D3D11_BIND_UNORDERED_ACCESS && !tex->CreateUAV())
@@ -87,7 +88,8 @@ bool DXTexture::CreateSRV()
                                   D3D11_SRV_DIMENSION_TEXTURE2DARRAY,
       D3DCommon::GetSRVFormatForAbstractFormat(m_config.format), 0, m_config.levels, 0,
       m_config.layers);
-  HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateShaderResourceView(m_texture.Get(), &desc, &m_srv);
+  DEBUG_ASSERT(!m_srv);
+  HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateShaderResourceView(m_texture.Get(), &desc, m_srv.GetAddressOf());
   if (FAILED(hr))
   {
     PanicAlert("Failed to create %ux%ux%u D3D SRV", m_config.width, m_config.height,
@@ -103,7 +105,8 @@ bool DXTexture::CreateUAV()
   const CD3D11_UNORDERED_ACCESS_VIEW_DESC desc(
       m_texture.Get(), D3D11_UAV_DIMENSION_TEXTURE2DARRAY,
       D3DCommon::GetSRVFormatForAbstractFormat(m_config.format), 0, 0, m_config.layers);
-  HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateUnorderedAccessView(m_texture.Get(), &desc, &m_uav);
+  DEBUG_ASSERT(!m_uav);
+  HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateUnorderedAccessView(m_texture.Get(), &desc, m_uav.GetAddressOf());
   if (FAILED(hr))
   {
     PanicAlert("Failed to create %ux%ux%u D3D UAV", m_config.width, m_config.height,
@@ -161,8 +164,8 @@ void DXTexture::Load(u32 level, u32 width, u32 height, u32 row_length, const u8*
 }
 
 DXStagingTexture::DXStagingTexture(StagingTextureType type, const TextureConfig& config,
-                                   ID3D11Texture2D* tex)
-    : AbstractStagingTexture(type, config), m_tex(tex)
+                                   ComPtr<ID3D11Texture2D> tex)
+    : AbstractStagingTexture(type, config), m_tex(std::move(tex))
 {
 }
 
@@ -197,12 +200,12 @@ std::unique_ptr<DXStagingTexture> DXStagingTexture::Create(StagingTextureType ty
                              config.width, config.height, 1, 1, 0, usage, cpu_flags);
 
   ComPtr<ID3D11Texture2D> texture;
-  HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateTexture2D(&desc, nullptr, &texture);
+  HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateTexture2D(&desc, nullptr, texture.GetAddressOf());
   CHECK(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Create staging texture");
   if (FAILED(hr))
     return nullptr;
 
-  return std::unique_ptr<DXStagingTexture>(new DXStagingTexture(type, config, texture.Get()));
+  return std::unique_ptr<DXStagingTexture>(new DXStagingTexture(type, config, std::move(texture)));
 }
 
 void DXStagingTexture::CopyFromTexture(const AbstractTexture* src,
@@ -316,11 +319,12 @@ void DXStagingTexture::Flush()
 DXFramebuffer::DXFramebuffer(AbstractTexture* color_attachment, AbstractTexture* depth_attachment,
                              AbstractTextureFormat color_format, AbstractTextureFormat depth_format,
                              u32 width, u32 height, u32 layers, u32 samples,
-                             ID3D11RenderTargetView* rtv, ID3D11RenderTargetView* integer_rtv,
-                             ID3D11DepthStencilView* dsv)
+                             ComPtr<ID3D11RenderTargetView> rtv,
+                             ComPtr<ID3D11RenderTargetView> integer_rtv,
+                             ComPtr<ID3D11DepthStencilView> dsv)
     : AbstractFramebuffer(color_attachment, depth_attachment, color_format, depth_format, width,
                           height, layers, samples),
-      m_rtv(rtv), m_integer_rtv(integer_rtv), m_dsv(dsv)
+      m_rtv(std::move(rtv)), m_integer_rtv(std::move(integer_rtv)), m_dsv(std::move(dsv))
 {
 }
 
@@ -351,20 +355,20 @@ std::unique_ptr<DXFramebuffer> DXFramebuffer::Create(DXTexture* color_attachment
                                              D3D11_RTV_DIMENSION_TEXTURE2DARRAY,
         D3DCommon::GetRTVFormatForAbstractFormat(color_attachment->GetFormat(), false), 0, 0,
         color_attachment->GetLayers());
-    HRESULT hr =
-        D3D::device->CreateRenderTargetView(color_attachment->GetD3DTexture(), &desc, &rtv);
+    HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateRenderTargetView(color_attachment->GetD3DTexture(), &desc,
+                                                     rtv.GetAddressOf());
     CHECK(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Create render target view for framebuffer");
     if (FAILED(hr))
       return nullptr;
 
-    // Only create the integer RTV on Win8+.
+    // Only create the integer RTV when logic ops are supported (Win8+).
     DXGI_FORMAT integer_format =
         D3DCommon::GetRTVFormatForAbstractFormat(color_attachment->GetFormat(), true);
-    if (D3D::device1 && integer_format != desc.Format)
+    if (g_ActiveConfig.backend_info.bSupportsLogicOp && integer_format != desc.Format)
     {
       desc.Format = integer_format;
       hr = D3D::device->CreateRenderTargetView(color_attachment->GetD3DTexture(), &desc,
-                                               &integer_rtv);
+                                               integer_rtv.GetAddressOf());
       CHECK(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Create integer render target view for framebuffer");
     }
   }
@@ -377,16 +381,16 @@ std::unique_ptr<DXFramebuffer> DXFramebuffer::Create(DXTexture* color_attachment
                                                          D3D11_DSV_DIMENSION_TEXTURE2DARRAY,
         D3DCommon::GetDSVFormatForAbstractFormat(depth_attachment->GetFormat()), 0, 0,
         depth_attachment->GetLayers(), 0);
-    HRESULT hr =
-        D3D::device->CreateDepthStencilView(depth_attachment->GetD3DTexture(), &desc, &dsv);
+    HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateDepthStencilView(depth_attachment->GetD3DTexture(), &desc,
+                                                     dsv.GetAddressOf());
     CHECK(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Create depth stencil view for framebuffer");
     if (FAILED(hr))
       return nullptr;
   }
 
   return std::make_unique<DXFramebuffer>(color_attachment, depth_attachment, color_format,
-                                         depth_format, width, height, layers, samples, rtv.Get(),
-                                         integer_rtv.Get(), dsv.Get());
+                                         depth_format, width, height, layers, samples,
+                                         std::move(rtv), std::move(integer_rtv), std::move(dsv));
 }
 
 }  // namespace DX11
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/DXTexture.h b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/DXTexture.h
index 21e38c35bb..1f33e3b217 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/DXTexture.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/DXTexture.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public:
   ~DXTexture();
 
   static std::unique_ptr<DXTexture> Create(const TextureConfig& config);
-  static std::unique_ptr<DXTexture> CreateAdopted(ID3D11Texture2D* texture);
+  static std::unique_ptr<DXTexture> CreateAdopted(ComPtr<ID3D11Texture2D> texture);
 
   void CopyRectangleFromTexture(const AbstractTexture* src,
                                 const MathUtil::Rectangle<int>& src_rect, u32 src_layer,
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public:
   ID3D11UnorderedAccessView* GetD3DUAV() const { return m_uav.Get(); }
 
 private:
-  DXTexture(const TextureConfig& config, ID3D11Texture2D* texture);
+  DXTexture(const TextureConfig& config, ComPtr<ID3D11Texture2D> texture);
 
   bool CreateSRV();
   bool CreateUAV();
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ public:
                                                   const TextureConfig& config);
 
 private:
-  DXStagingTexture(StagingTextureType type, const TextureConfig& config, ID3D11Texture2D* tex);
+  DXStagingTexture(StagingTextureType type, const TextureConfig& config,
+                   ComPtr<ID3D11Texture2D> tex);
 
   ComPtr<ID3D11Texture2D> m_tex = nullptr;
 };
@@ -77,8 +78,8 @@ class DXFramebuffer final : public AbstractFramebuffer
 public:
   DXFramebuffer(AbstractTexture* color_attachment, AbstractTexture* depth_attachment,
                 AbstractTextureFormat color_format, AbstractTextureFormat depth_format, u32 width,
-                u32 height, u32 layers, u32 samples, ID3D11RenderTargetView* rtv,
-                ID3D11RenderTargetView* integer_rtv, ID3D11DepthStencilView* dsv);
+                u32 height, u32 layers, u32 samples, ComPtr<ID3D11RenderTargetView> rtv,
+                ComPtr<ID3D11RenderTargetView> integer_rtv, ComPtr<ID3D11DepthStencilView> dsv);
   ~DXFramebuffer() override;
 
   ID3D11RenderTargetView* const* GetRTVArray() const { return m_rtv.GetAddressOf(); }
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.cpp
index e058bd1c66..d16a530c81 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.cpp
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ void Renderer::Create3DVisionTexture(int width, int height)
 
   CD3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC texture_desc(DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM, width * 2, height + 1, 1, 1,
                                      D3D11_BIND_RENDER_TARGET, D3D11_USAGE_DEFAULT, 0, 1, 0, 0);
-  ID3D11Texture2D* texture;
-  HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateTexture2D(&texture_desc, &sys_data, &texture);
+  ComPtr<ID3D11Texture2D> texture;
+  HRESULT hr = D3D::device->CreateTexture2D(&texture_desc, &sys_data, texture.GetAddressOf());
   CHECK(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Create 3D Vision Texture");
-  m_3d_vision_texture = DXTexture::CreateAdopted(texture);
+  m_3d_vision_texture = DXTexture::CreateAdopted(std::move(texture));
   m_3d_vision_framebuffer = DXFramebuffer::Create(m_3d_vision_texture.get(), nullptr);
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/SwapChain.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/SwapChain.cpp
index 7c60554859..7a2e889194 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/SwapChain.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/SwapChain.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ bool SwapChain::CreateSwapChainBuffers()
   if (FAILED(hr))
     return false;
 
-  m_texture = DXTexture::CreateAdopted(texture.Get());
+  m_texture = DXTexture::CreateAdopted(std::move(texture));
   if (!m_texture)
     return false;
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/VideoBackend.h b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/VideoBackend.h
index 0b4c61fc66..e5b996c7e1 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/VideoBackend.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/VideoBackend.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public:
 
   std::string GetName() const override;
   std::string GetDisplayName() const override;
+  std::optional<std::string> GetWarningMessage() const override;
 
   void InitBackendInfo() override;
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/main.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/main.cpp
index d87965deff..33c9117f25 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/main.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/main.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,31 @@ std::string VideoBackend::GetDisplayName() const
   return _trans("Direct3D 11");
 }
 
+std::optional<std::string> VideoBackend::GetWarningMessage() const
+{
+  std::optional<std::string> result;
+
+  // If user is on Win7, show a warning about partial DX11.1 support
+  // This is being called BEFORE FillBackendInfo is called for this backend,
+  // so query for logic op support manually
+  bool supportsLogicOp = false;
+  if (D3DCommon::LoadLibraries())
+  {
+    supportsLogicOp = D3D::SupportsLogicOp(g_Config.iAdapter);
+    D3DCommon::UnloadLibraries();
+  }
+
+  if (!supportsLogicOp)
+  {
+    result = _trans("Direct3D 11 renderer requires support for features not supported by your "
+                    "system configuration. This is most likely because you are using Windows 7. "
+                    "You may still use this backend, but you might encounter graphical artifacts."
+                    "\n\nDo you really want to switch to Direct3D 11? If unsure, select 'No'.");
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
 void VideoBackend::InitBackendInfo()
 {
   if (!D3DCommon::LoadLibraries())
@@ -63,16 +88,13 @@ void VideoBackend::FillBackendInfo()
   g_Config.backend_info.bSupportsClipControl = true;
   g_Config.backend_info.bSupportsDepthClamp = true;
   g_Config.backend_info.bSupportsReversedDepthRange = false;
-  g_Config.backend_info.bSupportsLogicOp = true;
   g_Config.backend_info.bSupportsMultithreading = false;
   g_Config.backend_info.bSupportsGPUTextureDecoding = true;
-  g_Config.backend_info.bSupportsST3CTextures = false;
   g_Config.backend_info.bSupportsCopyToVram = true;
   g_Config.backend_info.bSupportsLargePoints = false;
   g_Config.backend_info.bSupportsPartialDepthCopies = false;
   g_Config.backend_info.bSupportsBitfield = false;
   g_Config.backend_info.bSupportsDynamicSamplerIndexing = false;
-  g_Config.backend_info.bSupportsBPTCTextures = false;
   g_Config.backend_info.bSupportsFramebufferFetch = false;
   g_Config.backend_info.bSupportsBackgroundCompiling = true;
   g_Config.backend_info.bSupportsST3CTextures = true;
@@ -84,6 +106,7 @@ void VideoBackend::FillBackendInfo()
   g_Config.backend_info.bSupportsSSAA = true;
   g_Config.backend_info.bSupportsShaderBinaries = true;
   g_Config.backend_info.bSupportsPipelineCacheData = false;
+  g_Config.backend_info.bSupportsLogicOp = D3D::SupportsLogicOp(g_Config.iAdapter);
 
   g_Config.backend_info.Adapters = D3DCommon::GetAdapterNames();
   g_Config.backend_info.AAModes = D3D::GetAAModes(g_Config.iAdapter);
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DXContext.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DXContext.cpp
index 63eb4dca51..6793c915e0 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DXContext.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D12/DXContext.cpp
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ bool DXContext::CreateDevice(u32 adapter_index, bool enable_debug_layer)
   if (enable_debug_layer)
   {
     ComPtr<ID3D12InfoQueue> info_queue;
-    if (SUCCEEDED(m_device->QueryInterface(IID_PPV_ARGS(&info_queue))))
+    if (SUCCEEDED(m_device.As(&info_queue)))
     {
       info_queue->SetBreakOnSeverity(D3D12_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_ERROR, TRUE);
       info_queue->SetBreakOnSeverity(D3D12_MESSAGE_SEVERITY_WARNING, TRUE);
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWmain.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWmain.cpp
index 1d02660cf7..4309e39021 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWmain.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWmain.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ std::string VideoSoftware::GetDisplayName() const
   return _trans("Software Renderer");
 }
 
+std::optional<std::string> VideoSoftware::GetWarningMessage() const
+{
+  return _trans("The software renderer is significantly slower than other "
+                "backends and is only recommended for debugging purposes.\n\nDo you "
+                "really want to enable software rendering? If unsure, select 'No'.");
+}
+
 void VideoSoftware::InitBackendInfo()
 {
   g_Config.backend_info.api_type = APIType::Nothing;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/VideoBackend.h b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/VideoBackend.h
index bad120d6a1..10d70722cd 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/VideoBackend.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/VideoBackend.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class VideoSoftware : public VideoBackendBase
 
   std::string GetName() const override;
   std::string GetDisplayName() const override;
+  std::optional<std::string> GetWarningMessage() const override;
 
   void InitBackendInfo() override;
 };
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.h
index 0a248dbd70..c7587dea9e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <optional>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ public:
   virtual std::string GetName() const = 0;
   virtual std::string GetDisplayName() const { return GetName(); }
   virtual void InitBackendInfo() = 0;
+  virtual std::optional<std::string> GetWarningMessage() const { return {}; }
 
   // Prepares a native window for rendering. This is called on the main thread, or the
   // thread which owns the window.