diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/BootManager.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/BootManager.cpp
index ec056558bf..812bb174c9 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/BootManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/BootManager.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void ConfigCache::RestoreConfig(SConfig* config)
 	config->m_strVideoBackend = strBackend;
 	config->sBackend = sBackend;
 	config->m_strGPUDeterminismMode = m_strGPUDeterminismMode;
-	VideoBackend::ActivateBackend(config->m_strVideoBackend);
+	VideoBackendBase::ActivateBackend(config->m_strVideoBackend);
 }
 
 static ConfigCache config_cache;
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ bool BootCore(const std::string& _rFilename)
 			config_cache.bSetVolume = true;
 		dsp_section->Get("EnableJIT",         &SConfig::GetInstance().m_DSPEnableJIT, SConfig::GetInstance().m_DSPEnableJIT);
 		dsp_section->Get("Backend",           &SConfig::GetInstance().sBackend, SConfig::GetInstance().sBackend);
-		VideoBackend::ActivateBackend(StartUp.m_strVideoBackend);
+		VideoBackendBase::ActivateBackend(StartUp.m_strVideoBackend);
 		core_section->Get("GPUDeterminismMode", &StartUp.m_strGPUDeterminismMode, StartUp.m_strGPUDeterminismMode);
 
 		for (unsigned int i = 0; i < MAX_SI_CHANNELS; ++i)
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Core.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Core.cpp
index b818c5c5b1..3eb5743d73 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Core.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Core.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@
 #include "DiscIO/FileMonitor.h"
 #include "InputCommon/GCAdapter.h"
 #include "InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.h"
+#include "VideoCommon/Fifo.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/OnScreenDisplay.h"
+#include "VideoCommon/RenderBase.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.h"
 
 // This can mostly be removed when we move to VS2015
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ void DisplayMessage(const std::string& message, int time_in_ms)
 			return;
 	}
 
-	g_video_backend->Video_AddMessage(message, time_in_ms);
+	OSD::AddMessage(message, time_in_ms);
 	Host_UpdateTitle(message);
 }
 
@@ -262,7 +264,7 @@ void Stop()  // - Hammertime!
 
 	s_is_stopping = true;
 
-	g_video_backend->EmuStateChange(EMUSTATE_CHANGE_STOP);
+	Fifo::EmulatorState(false);
 
 	INFO_LOG(CONSOLE, "Stop [Main Thread]\t\t---- Shutting down ----");
 
@@ -534,7 +536,7 @@ void EmuThread()
 		s_cpu_thread = std::thread(cpuThreadFunc);
 
 		// become the GPU thread
-		g_video_backend->Video_EnterLoop();
+		Fifo::RunGpuLoop();
 
 		// We have now exited the Video Loop
 		INFO_LOG(CONSOLE, "%s", StopMessage(false, "Video Loop Ended").c_str());
@@ -602,7 +604,7 @@ void EmuThread()
 	INFO_LOG(CONSOLE, "%s", StopMessage(true, "Main Emu thread stopped").c_str());
 
 	// Clear on screen messages that haven't expired
-	g_video_backend->Video_ClearMessages();
+	OSD::ClearMessages();
 
 	// Reload sysconf file in order to see changes committed during emulation
 	if (core_parameter.bWii)
@@ -693,7 +695,7 @@ void SaveScreenShot()
 
 	SetState(CORE_PAUSE);
 
-	g_video_backend->Video_Screenshot(GenerateScreenshotName());
+	Renderer::SetScreenshot(GenerateScreenshotName());
 
 	if (!bPaused)
 		SetState(CORE_RUN);
@@ -707,7 +709,7 @@ void SaveScreenShot(const std::string& name)
 
 	std::string filePath = GenerateScreenshotFolderPath() + name + ".png";
 
-	g_video_backend->Video_Screenshot(filePath);
+	Renderer::SetScreenshot(filePath);
 
 	if (!bPaused)
 	 	SetState(CORE_RUN);
@@ -736,7 +738,7 @@ bool PauseAndLock(bool doLock, bool unpauseOnUnlock)
 	DSP::GetDSPEmulator()->PauseAndLock(doLock, unpauseOnUnlock);
 
 	// video has to come after CPU, because CPU thread can wait for video thread (s_efbAccessRequested).
-	g_video_backend->PauseAndLock(doLock, unpauseOnUnlock);
+	Fifo::PauseAndLock(doLock, unpauseOnUnlock);
 
 #if defined(__LIBUSB__) || defined(_WIN32)
 	GCAdapter::ResetRumble();
@@ -888,7 +890,7 @@ void UpdateWantDeterminism(bool initial)
 
 		g_want_determinism = new_want_determinism;
 		WiiSockMan::GetInstance().UpdateWantDeterminism(new_want_determinism);
-		g_video_backend->UpdateWantDeterminism(new_want_determinism);
+		Fifo::UpdateWantDeterminism(new_want_determinism);
 		// We need to clear the cache because some parts of the JIT depend on want_determinism, e.g. use of FMA.
 		JitInterface::ClearCache();
 		Common::InitializeWiiRoot(g_want_determinism);
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/CoreTiming.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/CoreTiming.cpp
index a6eca66e9d..6a1c76b186 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/CoreTiming.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/CoreTiming.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "Core/CoreTiming.h"
 #include "Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.h"
 
+#include "VideoCommon/Fifo.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.h"
 
 #define MAX_SLICE_LENGTH 20000
@@ -445,7 +446,7 @@ void Idle()
 		//the VI will be desynchronized. So, We are waiting until the FIFO finish and
 		//while we process only the events required by the FIFO.
 		ProcessFifoWaitEvents();
-		g_video_backend->Video_Sync(0);
+		Fifo::Update(0);
 	}
 
 	idledCycles += DowncountToCycles(PowerPC::ppcState.downcount);
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/CPU.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/CPU.cpp
index 54971cdd89..2ed01bfde4 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/CPU.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/CPU.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "Core/HW/DSP.h"
 #include "Core/HW/Memmap.h"
 #include "Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.h"
+#include "VideoCommon/Fifo.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.h"
 
 namespace
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ void EnableStepping(const bool stepping)
 	{
 		PowerPC::Pause();
 		m_StepEvent.Reset();
-		g_video_backend->EmuStateChange(EMUSTATE_CHANGE_PAUSE);
+		Fifo::EmulatorState(false);
 		AudioCommon::ClearAudioBuffer(true);
 	}
 	else
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ void EnableStepping(const bool stepping)
 		}
 		PowerPC::Start();
 		m_StepEvent.Set();
-		g_video_backend->EmuStateChange(EMUSTATE_CHANGE_PLAY);
+		Fifo::EmulatorState(true);
 		AudioCommon::ClearAudioBuffer(false);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GPFifo.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GPFifo.cpp
index befb444110..6b9903e8ac 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GPFifo.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GPFifo.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "Core/PowerPC/JitInterface.h"
 #include "Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.h"
 
+#include "VideoCommon/CommandProcessor.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.h"
 
 namespace GPFifo
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ static void UpdateGatherPipe()
 			ProcessorInterface::Fifo_CPUWritePointer += GATHER_PIPE_SIZE;
 		}
 
-		g_video_backend->Video_GatherPipeBursted();
+		CommandProcessor::GatherPipeBursted();
 	}
 
 	// move back the spill bytes
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/Memmap.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/Memmap.cpp
index 265b4c4f42..6ae4b95b36 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/Memmap.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/Memmap.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.h"
 #include "Core/PowerPC/JitCommon/JitBase.h"
 
+#include "VideoCommon/CommandProcessor.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/PixelEngine.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.h"
 
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ MMIO::Mapping* mmio_mapping;
 
 static void InitMMIO(MMIO::Mapping* mmio)
 {
-	g_video_backend->RegisterCPMMIO(mmio, 0x0C000000);
+	CommandProcessor::RegisterMMIO(mmio, 0x0C000000);
 	PixelEngine::RegisterMMIO(mmio, 0x0C001000);
 	VideoInterface::RegisterMMIO(mmio, 0x0C002000);
 	ProcessorInterface::RegisterMMIO(mmio, 0x0C003000);
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/SystemTimers.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/SystemTimers.cpp
index 38c28aa6ae..129c15c8c5 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/SystemTimers.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/SystemTimers.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static void VICallback(u64 userdata, int cyclesLate)
 static void CPCallback(u64 userdata, int cyclesLate)
 {
 	u64 now = CoreTiming::GetTicks();
-	int next = g_video_backend->Video_Sync((int)(now - s_last_sync_gpu_tick));
+	int next = Fifo::Update((int)(now - s_last_sync_gpu_tick));
 	s_last_sync_gpu_tick = now;
 
 	if (next > 0)
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static void PatchEngineCallback(u64 userdata, int cyclesLate)
 static void ThrottleCallback(u64 last_time, int cyclesLate)
 {
 	// Allow the GPU thread to sleep. Setting this flag here limits the wakeups to 1 kHz.
-	GpuMaySleep();
+	Fifo::GpuMaySleep();
 
 	u32 time = Common::Timer::GetTimeMs();
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Movie.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Movie.cpp
index 06024e0eb2..2351a84896 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Movie.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Movie.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_WiiMote.h"
 #include "Core/PowerPC/PowerPC.h"
 #include "InputCommon/GCPadStatus.h"
+#include "VideoCommon/Fifo.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h"
 
 // The chunk to allocate movie data in multiples of.
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ void SetFrameSkipping(unsigned int framesToSkip)
 	// Don't forget to re-enable rendering in case it wasn't...
 	// as this won't be changed anymore when frameskip is turned off
 	if (framesToSkip == 0)
-		g_video_backend->Video_SetRendering(true);
+		Fifo::SetRendering(true);
 }
 
 void SetPolledDevice()
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ void FrameSkipping()
 		if (s_frameSkipCounter > s_framesToSkip || Core::ShouldSkipFrame(s_frameSkipCounter) == false)
 			s_frameSkipCounter = 0;
 
-		g_video_backend->Video_SetRendering(!s_frameSkipCounter);
+		Fifo::SetRendering(!s_frameSkipCounter);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Main.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Main.cpp
index 3c6250eb3f..30ae7ea5ac 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Main.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Main.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ bool DolphinApp::OnInit()
 	if (m_select_audio_emulation)
 		SConfig::GetInstance().bDSPHLE = (m_audio_emulation_name.Upper() == "HLE");
 
-	VideoBackend::ActivateBackend(SConfig::GetInstance().m_strVideoBackend);
+	VideoBackendBase::ActivateBackend(SConfig::GetInstance().m_strVideoBackend);
 
 	// Enable the PNG image handler for screenshots
 	wxImage::AddHandler(new wxPNGHandler);
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/SoftwareVideoConfigDialog.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/SoftwareVideoConfigDialog.cpp
index eba84552a2..b09d2b4e90 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/SoftwareVideoConfigDialog.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/SoftwareVideoConfigDialog.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ SoftwareVideoConfigDialog::SoftwareVideoConfigDialog(wxWindow* parent, const std
 	wxStaticText* const label_backend = new wxStaticText(page_general, wxID_ANY, _("Backend:"));
 	wxChoice* const choice_backend = new wxChoice(page_general, wxID_ANY);
 
-	for (const VideoBackend* backend : g_available_video_backends)
+	for (const VideoBackendBase* backend : g_available_video_backends)
 	{
 		choice_backend->AppendString(StrToWxStr(backend->GetDisplayName()));
 	}
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/SoftwareVideoConfigDialog.h b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/SoftwareVideoConfigDialog.h
index 221ec0f209..b852cc3412 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/SoftwareVideoConfigDialog.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/SoftwareVideoConfigDialog.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public:
 
 	void Event_Backend(wxCommandEvent &ev)
 	{
-		VideoBackend* new_backend = g_available_video_backends[ev.GetInt()];
+		VideoBackendBase* new_backend = g_available_video_backends[ev.GetInt()];
 
 		if (g_video_backend != new_backend)
 		{
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/VideoConfigDiag.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/VideoConfigDiag.cpp
index 26f44b84ad..d43c639842 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/VideoConfigDiag.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/VideoConfigDiag.cpp
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ VideoConfigDiag::VideoConfigDiag(wxWindow* parent, const std::string &title, con
 	choice_backend = new wxChoice(page_general, wxID_ANY);
 	RegisterControl(choice_backend, wxGetTranslation(backend_desc));
 
-	for (const VideoBackend* backend : g_available_video_backends)
+	for (const VideoBackendBase* backend : g_available_video_backends)
 	{
 		choice_backend->AppendString(wxGetTranslation(StrToWxStr(backend->GetDisplayName())));
 	}
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/VideoConfigDiag.h b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/VideoConfigDiag.h
index 24f91d87f0..3cb0ee4f37 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/VideoConfigDiag.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/VideoConfigDiag.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public:
 protected:
 	void Event_Backend(wxCommandEvent &ev)
 	{
-		VideoBackend* new_backend = g_available_video_backends[ev.GetInt()];
+		VideoBackendBase* new_backend = g_available_video_backends[ev.GetInt()];
 		if (g_video_backend != new_backend)
 		{
 			bool do_switch = !Core::IsRunning();
diff --git a/Source/Core/UICommon/UICommon.cpp b/Source/Core/UICommon/UICommon.cpp
index 10e00584a2..9d85ebb8a1 100644
--- a/Source/Core/UICommon/UICommon.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/UICommon/UICommon.cpp
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ void Init()
 {
 	LogManager::Init();
 	SConfig::Init();
-	VideoBackend::PopulateList();
+	VideoBackendBase::PopulateList();
 	WiimoteReal::LoadSettings();
 	GCAdapter::Init();
-	VideoBackend::ActivateBackend(SConfig::GetInstance().m_strVideoBackend);
+	VideoBackendBase::ActivateBackend(SConfig::GetInstance().m_strVideoBackend);
 
 	SetEnableAlert(SConfig::GetInstance().bUsePanicHandlers);
 }
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void Shutdown()
 {
 	GCAdapter::Shutdown();
 	WiimoteReal::Shutdown();
-	VideoBackend::ClearList();
+	VideoBackendBase::ClearList();
 	SConfig::Shutdown();
 	LogManager::Shutdown();
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.cpp
index dfe1408ada..9ecd0a7667 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.cpp
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ void formatBufferDump(const u8* in, u8* out, int w, int h, int p)
 // This function has the final picture. We adjust the aspect ratio here.
 void Renderer::SwapImpl(u32 xfbAddr, u32 fbWidth, u32 fbStride, u32 fbHeight, const EFBRectangle& rc, float Gamma)
 {
-	if (g_bSkipCurrentFrame || (!XFBWrited && !g_ActiveConfig.RealXFBEnabled()) || !fbWidth || !fbHeight)
+	if (Fifo::g_bSkipCurrentFrame || (!XFBWrited && !g_ActiveConfig.RealXFBEnabled()) || !fbWidth || !fbHeight)
 	{
 		if (SConfig::GetInstance().m_DumpFrames && !frame_data.empty())
 			AVIDump::AddFrame(&frame_data[0], fbWidth, fbHeight);
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/VideoBackend.h b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/VideoBackend.h
index 7ab12f7d9d..7f9b54821e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/VideoBackend.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/VideoBackend.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 namespace DX11
 {
 
-class VideoBackend : public VideoBackendHardware
+class VideoBackend : public VideoBackendBase
 {
 	bool Initialize(void*) override;
 	void Shutdown() override;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/main.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/main.cpp
index d74cbbbfdf..9bd7b685f1 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/main.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/main.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ void VideoBackend::Video_Prepare()
 
 	// VideoCommon
 	BPInit();
-	Fifo_Init();
+	Fifo::Init();
 	IndexGenerator::Init();
 	VertexLoaderManager::Init();
 	OpcodeDecoder_Init();
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ void VideoBackend::Shutdown()
 	if (g_renderer)
 	{
 		// VideoCommon
-		Fifo_Shutdown();
+		Fifo::Shutdown();
 		CommandProcessor::Shutdown();
 		GeometryShaderManager::Shutdown();
 		PixelShaderManager::Shutdown();
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/Render.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/Render.cpp
index ce332c0b98..5e043ee5da 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/Render.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/Render.cpp
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ void Renderer::SwapImpl(u32 xfbAddr, u32 fbWidth, u32 fbStride, u32 fbHeight, co
 	}
 
 	static int w = 0, h = 0;
-	if (g_bSkipCurrentFrame || (!XFBWrited && !g_ActiveConfig.RealXFBEnabled()) || !fbWidth || !fbHeight)
+	if (Fifo::g_bSkipCurrentFrame || (!XFBWrited && !g_ActiveConfig.RealXFBEnabled()) || !fbWidth || !fbHeight)
 	{
 		DumpFrame(frame_data, w, h);
 		Core::Callback_VideoCopiedToXFB(false);
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/VideoBackend.h b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/VideoBackend.h
index e42813c3cb..ccac9767fe 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/VideoBackend.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/VideoBackend.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 namespace OGL
 {
 
-class VideoBackend : public VideoBackendHardware
+class VideoBackend : public VideoBackendBase
 {
 	bool Initialize(void *) override;
 	void Shutdown() override;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/main.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/main.cpp
index 1134b26302..07648b6acd 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/main.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/main.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void VideoBackend::Video_Prepare()
 	BPInit();
 	g_vertex_manager = std::make_unique<VertexManager>();
 	g_perf_query = GetPerfQuery();
-	Fifo_Init(); // must be done before OpcodeDecoder_Init()
+	Fifo::Init(); // must be done before OpcodeDecoder_Init()
 	OpcodeDecoder_Init();
 	IndexGenerator::Init();
 	VertexShaderManager::Init();
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ void VideoBackend::Video_Cleanup()
 	if (!g_renderer)
 		return;
 
-	Fifo_Shutdown();
+	Fifo::Shutdown();
 
 	// The following calls are NOT Thread Safe
 	// And need to be called from the video thread
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/DebugUtil.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/DebugUtil.cpp
index 493fe51352..e7f3089027 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/DebugUtil.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/DebugUtil.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ void CopyTempBuffer(s16 x, s16 y, int bufferBase, int subBuffer, const char *nam
 
 void OnObjectBegin()
 {
-	if (!g_bSkipCurrentFrame)
+	if (!Fifo::g_bSkipCurrentFrame)
 	{
 		if (g_ActiveConfig.bDumpTextures && stats.thisFrame.numDrawnObjects >= g_ActiveConfig.drawStart && stats.thisFrame.numDrawnObjects < g_ActiveConfig.drawEnd)
 			DumpActiveTextures();
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ void OnObjectBegin()
 
 void OnObjectEnd()
 {
-	if (!g_bSkipCurrentFrame)
+	if (!Fifo::g_bSkipCurrentFrame)
 	{
 		if (g_ActiveConfig.bDumpObjects && stats.thisFrame.numDrawnObjects >= g_ActiveConfig.drawStart && stats.thisFrame.numDrawnObjects < g_ActiveConfig.drawEnd)
 			DumpEfb(StringFromFormat("%sobject%i.png",
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/EfbCopy.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/EfbCopy.cpp
index 9637ef7af0..1111960c6f 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/EfbCopy.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/EfbCopy.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace EfbCopy
 		rc.right = rc.left + (int)bpmem.copyTexSrcWH.x + 1;
 		rc.bottom = rc.top + (int)bpmem.copyTexSrcWH.y + 1;
 
-		if (!g_bSkipCurrentFrame)
+		if (!Fifo::g_bSkipCurrentFrame)
 		{
 			if (bpmem.triggerEFBCopy.copy_to_xfb)
 			{
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWRenderer.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWRenderer.cpp
index ba3f2a9fcc..0aa5bdb50a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWRenderer.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWRenderer.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void SWRenderer::UpdateColorTexture(EfbInterface::yuv422_packed *xfb, u32 fbWidt
 // Called on the GPU thread
 void SWRenderer::SwapImpl(u32 xfbAddr, u32 fbWidth, u32 fbStride, u32 fbHeight, const EFBRectangle& rc, float Gamma)
 {
-	if (!g_bSkipCurrentFrame)
+	if (!Fifo::g_bSkipCurrentFrame)
 	{
 
 		if (g_ActiveConfig.bUseXFB)
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWmain.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWmain.cpp
index a2ed4ff3a0..8600297e9c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWmain.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/SWmain.cpp
@@ -198,8 +198,7 @@ void VideoSoftware::Video_Cleanup()
 {
 	if (g_renderer)
 	{
-		Fifo_Shutdown();
-
+		Fifo::Shutdown();
 		SWRenderer::Shutdown();
 		DebugUtil::Shutdown();
 		// The following calls are NOT Thread Safe
@@ -228,7 +227,7 @@ void VideoSoftware::Video_Prepare()
 	BPInit();
 	g_vertex_manager = std::make_unique<SWVertexLoader>();
 	g_perf_query = std::make_unique<PerfQuery>();
-	Fifo_Init(); // must be done before OpcodeDecoder_Init()
+	Fifo::Init(); // must be done before OpcodeDecoder_Init()
 	OpcodeDecoder_Init();
 	IndexGenerator::Init();
 	VertexShaderManager::Init();
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/VideoBackend.h b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/VideoBackend.h
index 7d9d4437db..c7f5d5c535 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/VideoBackend.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Software/VideoBackend.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace MMIO { class Mapping; }
 namespace SW
 {
 
-class VideoSoftware : public VideoBackendHardware
+class VideoSoftware : public VideoBackendBase
 {
 	bool Initialize(void *window_handle) override;
 	void Shutdown() override;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AsyncRequests.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AsyncRequests.cpp
index 1ce7c8fdb7..bddf8e7445 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AsyncRequests.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AsyncRequests.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void AsyncRequests::PushEvent(const AsyncRequests::Event& event, bool blocking)
 
 	m_queue.push(event);
 
-	RunGpu();
+	Fifo::RunGpu();
 	if (blocking)
 	{
 		m_cond.wait(lock, [this]{return m_queue.empty();});
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/BPStructs.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/BPStructs.cpp
index 6dc505c28e..35f017f5c5 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/BPStructs.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/BPStructs.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static void BPWritten(const BPCmd& bp)
 		switch (bp.newvalue & 0xFF)
 		{
 		case 0x02:
-			if (!g_use_deterministic_gpu_thread)
+			if (!Fifo::g_use_deterministic_gpu_thread)
 				PixelEngine::SetFinish(); // may generate interrupt
 			DEBUG_LOG(VIDEO, "GXSetDrawDone SetPEFinish (value: 0x%02X)", (bp.newvalue & 0xFFFF));
 			return;
@@ -188,12 +188,12 @@ static void BPWritten(const BPCmd& bp)
 		}
 		return;
 	case BPMEM_PE_TOKEN_ID: // Pixel Engine Token ID
-		if (!g_use_deterministic_gpu_thread)
+		if (!Fifo::g_use_deterministic_gpu_thread)
 			PixelEngine::SetToken(static_cast<u16>(bp.newvalue & 0xFFFF), false);
 		DEBUG_LOG(VIDEO, "SetPEToken 0x%04x", (bp.newvalue & 0xFFFF));
 		return;
 	case BPMEM_PE_TOKEN_INT_ID: // Pixel Engine Interrupt Token ID
-		if (!g_use_deterministic_gpu_thread)
+		if (!Fifo::g_use_deterministic_gpu_thread)
 			PixelEngine::SetToken(static_cast<u16>(bp.newvalue & 0xFFFF), true);
 		DEBUG_LOG(VIDEO, "SetPEToken + INT 0x%04x", (bp.newvalue & 0xFFFF));
 		return;
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ static void BPWritten(const BPCmd& bp)
 	case BPMEM_CLEARBBOX2:
 		// Don't compute bounding box if this frame is being skipped!
 		// Wrong but valid values are better than bogus values...
-		if (!g_bSkipCurrentFrame)
+		if (!Fifo::g_bSkipCurrentFrame)
 		{
 			u8 offset = bp.address & 2;
 			BoundingBox::active = true;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/CommandProcessor.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/CommandProcessor.cpp
index 8bca029cae..1d5e1ab172 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/CommandProcessor.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/CommandProcessor.cpp
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ void RegisterMMIO(MMIO::Mapping* mmio, u32 base)
 			UCPCtrlReg tmp(val);
 			m_CPCtrlReg.Hex = tmp.Hex;
 			SetCpControlRegister();
-			RunGpu();
+			Fifo::RunGpu();
 		})
 	);
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ void RegisterMMIO(MMIO::Mapping* mmio, u32 base)
 			UCPClearReg tmp(val);
 			m_CPClearReg.Hex = tmp.Hex;
 			SetCpClearRegister();
-			RunGpu();
+			Fifo::RunGpu();
 		})
 	);
 
@@ -265,17 +265,17 @@ void RegisterMMIO(MMIO::Mapping* mmio, u32 base)
 			: MMIO::DirectRead<u16>(MMIO::Utils::HighPart(&fifo.CPReadWriteDistance)),
 		MMIO::ComplexWrite<u16>([](u32, u16 val) {
 			WriteHigh(fifo.CPReadWriteDistance, val);
-			SyncGPU(SYNC_GPU_OTHER);
+			Fifo::SyncGPU(Fifo::SYNC_GPU_OTHER);
 			if (fifo.CPReadWriteDistance == 0)
 			{
 				GPFifo::ResetGatherPipe();
-				ResetVideoBuffer();
+				Fifo::ResetVideoBuffer();
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				ResetVideoBuffer();
+				Fifo::ResetVideoBuffer();
 			}
-			RunGpu();
+			Fifo::RunGpu();
 		})
 	);
 	mmio->Register(base | FIFO_READ_POINTER_LO,
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ void GatherPipeBursted()
 	// if we aren't linked, we don't care about gather pipe data
 	if (!m_CPCtrlReg.GPLinkEnable)
 	{
-		if (IsOnThread() && !g_use_deterministic_gpu_thread)
+		if (IsOnThread() && !Fifo::g_use_deterministic_gpu_thread)
 		{
 			// In multibuffer mode is not allowed write in the same FIFO attached to the GPU.
 			// Fix Pokemon XD in DC mode.
@@ -314,10 +314,10 @@ void GatherPipeBursted()
 			    (ProcessorInterface::Fifo_CPUBase == fifo.CPBase) &&
 			    fifo.CPReadWriteDistance > 0)
 			{
-				FlushGpu();
+				Fifo::FlushGpu();
 			}
 		}
-		RunGpu();
+		Fifo::RunGpu();
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ void GatherPipeBursted()
 
 	Common::AtomicAdd(fifo.CPReadWriteDistance, GATHER_PIPE_SIZE);
 
-	RunGpu();
+	Fifo::RunGpu();
 
 	_assert_msg_(COMMANDPROCESSOR, fifo.CPReadWriteDistance <= fifo.CPEnd - fifo.CPBase,
 	"FIFO is overflowed by GatherPipe !\nCPU thread is too fast!");
@@ -367,12 +367,12 @@ void UpdateInterrupts(u64 userdata)
 	}
 	CoreTiming::ForceExceptionCheck(0);
 	s_interrupt_waiting.store(false);
-	RunGpu();
+	Fifo::RunGpu();
 }
 
 void UpdateInterruptsFromVideoBackend(u64 userdata)
 {
-	if (!g_use_deterministic_gpu_thread)
+	if (!Fifo::g_use_deterministic_gpu_thread)
 		CoreTiming::ScheduleEvent_Threadsafe(0, et_UpdateInterrupts, userdata);
 }
 
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ void SetCpStatusRegister()
 	// Here always there is one fifo attached to the GPU
 	m_CPStatusReg.Breakpoint = fifo.bFF_Breakpoint;
 	m_CPStatusReg.ReadIdle = !fifo.CPReadWriteDistance || (fifo.CPReadPointer == fifo.CPWritePointer);
-	m_CPStatusReg.CommandIdle = !fifo.CPReadWriteDistance || AtBreakpoint() || !fifo.bFF_GPReadEnable;
+	m_CPStatusReg.CommandIdle = !fifo.CPReadWriteDistance || Fifo::AtBreakpoint() || !fifo.bFF_GPReadEnable;
 	m_CPStatusReg.UnderflowLoWatermark = fifo.bFF_LoWatermark;
 	m_CPStatusReg.OverflowHiWatermark = fifo.bFF_HiWatermark;
 
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ void SetCpControlRegister()
 	if (fifo.bFF_GPReadEnable && !m_CPCtrlReg.GPReadEnable)
 	{
 		fifo.bFF_GPReadEnable = m_CPCtrlReg.GPReadEnable;
-		FlushGpu();
+		Fifo::FlushGpu();
 	}
 	else
 	{
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Fifo.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Fifo.cpp
index 6ad184cc3e..97c8902bd8 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Fifo.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Fifo.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 #include "VideoCommon/VertexManagerBase.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h"
 
+namespace Fifo
+{
+
 static constexpr u32 FIFO_SIZE = 2 * 1024 * 1024;
 
 bool g_bSkipCurrentFrame = false;
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ static u8* s_video_buffer_pp_read_ptr;
 static std::atomic<int> s_sync_ticks;
 static Common::Event s_sync_wakeup_event;
 
-void Fifo_DoState(PointerWrap &p)
+void DoState(PointerWrap &p)
 {
 	p.DoArray(s_video_buffer, FIFO_SIZE);
 	u8* write_ptr = s_video_buffer_write_ptr;
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ void Fifo_DoState(PointerWrap &p)
 	p.Do(g_bSkipCurrentFrame);
 }
 
-void Fifo_PauseAndLock(bool doLock, bool unpauseOnUnlock)
+void PauseAndLock(bool doLock, bool unpauseOnUnlock)
 {
 	if (doLock)
 	{
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ void Fifo_PauseAndLock(bool doLock, bool unpauseOnUnlock)
 }
 
 
-void Fifo_Init()
+void Init()
 {
 	// Padded so that SIMD overreads in the vertex loader are safe
 	s_video_buffer = (u8*)AllocateMemoryPages(FIFO_SIZE + 4);
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ void Fifo_Init()
 	s_sync_ticks.store(0);
 }
 
-void Fifo_Shutdown()
+void Shutdown()
 {
 	if (s_gpu_mainloop.IsRunning())
 		PanicAlert("Fifo shutting down while active");
@@ -122,7 +125,7 @@ void Fifo_Shutdown()
 	s_fifo_aux_read_ptr = nullptr;
 }
 
-void Fifo_SetRendering(bool enabled)
+void SetRendering(bool enabled)
 {
 	g_bSkipCurrentFrame = !enabled;
 }
@@ -450,7 +453,7 @@ void RunGpu()
 	}
 }
 
-void Fifo_UpdateWantDeterminism(bool want)
+void UpdateWantDeterminism(bool want)
 {
 	// We are paused (or not running at all yet), so
 	// it should be safe to change this.
@@ -492,7 +495,7 @@ void Fifo_UpdateWantDeterminism(bool want)
 	}
 }
 
-int Fifo_Update(int ticks)
+int Update(int ticks)
 {
 	const SConfig& param = SConfig::GetInstance();
 
@@ -528,3 +531,5 @@ int Fifo_Update(int ticks)
 
 	return param.iSyncGpuMaxDistance - s_sync_ticks.load();
 }
+
+}
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Fifo.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Fifo.h
index a66cec7fc2..c137869414 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Fifo.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Fifo.h
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 
 class PointerWrap;
 
+namespace Fifo
+{
+
 extern bool g_bSkipCurrentFrame;
 
 // This could be in SConfig, but it depends on multiple settings
@@ -16,11 +19,11 @@ extern bool g_bSkipCurrentFrame;
 extern bool g_use_deterministic_gpu_thread;
 extern std::atomic<u8*> g_video_buffer_write_ptr_xthread;
 
-void Fifo_Init();
-void Fifo_Shutdown();
-void Fifo_DoState(PointerWrap &f);
-void Fifo_PauseAndLock(bool doLock, bool unpauseOnUnlock);
-void Fifo_UpdateWantDeterminism(bool want);
+void Init();
+void Shutdown();
+void DoState(PointerWrap &f);
+void PauseAndLock(bool doLock, bool unpauseOnUnlock);
+void UpdateWantDeterminism(bool want);
 
 // Used for diagnostics.
 enum SyncGPUReason
@@ -47,5 +50,7 @@ void ExitGpuLoop();
 void EmulatorState(bool running);
 bool AtBreakpoint();
 void ResetVideoBuffer();
-void Fifo_SetRendering(bool bEnabled);
-int Fifo_Update(int ticks);
+void SetRendering(bool bEnabled);
+int Update(int ticks);
+
+};
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/MainBase.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/MainBase.cpp
index 067f506bde..173c8f7077 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/MainBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/MainBase.cpp
@@ -29,30 +29,14 @@ static volatile struct
 	u32 fbHeight;
 } s_beginFieldArgs;
 
-void VideoBackendHardware::EmuStateChange(EMUSTATE_CHANGE newState)
+void VideoBackendBase::Video_ExitLoop()
 {
-	EmulatorState(newState == EMUSTATE_CHANGE_PLAY);
-}
-
-// Enter and exit the video loop
-void VideoBackendHardware::Video_EnterLoop()
-{
-	RunGpuLoop();
-}
-
-void VideoBackendHardware::Video_ExitLoop()
-{
-	ExitGpuLoop();
+	Fifo::ExitGpuLoop();
 	s_FifoShuttingDown.Set();
 }
 
-void VideoBackendHardware::Video_SetRendering(bool bEnabled)
-{
-	Fifo_SetRendering(bEnabled);
-}
-
 // Run from the CPU thread (from VideoInterface.cpp)
-void VideoBackendHardware::Video_BeginField(u32 xfbAddr, u32 fbWidth, u32 fbStride, u32 fbHeight)
+void VideoBackendBase::Video_BeginField(u32 xfbAddr, u32 fbWidth, u32 fbStride, u32 fbHeight)
 {
 	if (m_initialized && g_ActiveConfig.bUseXFB)
 	{
@@ -64,11 +48,11 @@ void VideoBackendHardware::Video_BeginField(u32 xfbAddr, u32 fbWidth, u32 fbStri
 }
 
 // Run from the CPU thread (from VideoInterface.cpp)
-void VideoBackendHardware::Video_EndField()
+void VideoBackendBase::Video_EndField()
 {
 	if (m_initialized && g_ActiveConfig.bUseXFB && g_renderer)
 	{
-		SyncGPU(SYNC_GPU_SWAP);
+		Fifo::SyncGPU(Fifo::SYNC_GPU_SWAP);
 
 		AsyncRequests::Event e;
 		e.time = 0;
@@ -82,24 +66,7 @@ void VideoBackendHardware::Video_EndField()
 	}
 }
 
-void VideoBackendHardware::Video_AddMessage(const std::string& msg, u32 milliseconds)
-{
-	OSD::AddMessage(msg, milliseconds);
-}
-
-void VideoBackendHardware::Video_ClearMessages()
-{
-	OSD::ClearMessages();
-}
-
-// Screenshot
-bool VideoBackendHardware::Video_Screenshot(const std::string& filename)
-{
-	Renderer::SetScreenshot(filename.c_str());
-	return true;
-}
-
-u32 VideoBackendHardware::Video_AccessEFB(EFBAccessType type, u32 x, u32 y, u32 InputData)
+u32 VideoBackendBase::Video_AccessEFB(EFBAccessType type, u32 x, u32 y, u32 InputData)
 {
 	if (!g_ActiveConfig.bEFBAccessEnable)
 	{
@@ -131,14 +98,14 @@ u32 VideoBackendHardware::Video_AccessEFB(EFBAccessType type, u32 x, u32 y, u32
 	}
 }
 
-u32 VideoBackendHardware::Video_GetQueryResult(PerfQueryType type)
+u32 VideoBackendBase::Video_GetQueryResult(PerfQueryType type)
 {
 	if (!g_perf_query->ShouldEmulate())
 	{
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	SyncGPU(SYNC_GPU_PERFQUERY);
+	Fifo::SyncGPU(Fifo::SYNC_GPU_PERFQUERY);
 
 	AsyncRequests::Event e;
 	e.time = 0;
@@ -150,7 +117,7 @@ u32 VideoBackendHardware::Video_GetQueryResult(PerfQueryType type)
 	return g_perf_query->GetQueryResult(type);
 }
 
-u16 VideoBackendHardware::Video_GetBoundingBox(int index)
+u16 VideoBackendBase::Video_GetBoundingBox(int index)
 {
 	if (!g_ActiveConfig.backend_info.bSupportsBBox)
 		return 0;
@@ -164,7 +131,7 @@ u16 VideoBackendHardware::Video_GetBoundingBox(int index)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	SyncGPU(SYNC_GPU_BBOX);
+	Fifo::SyncGPU(Fifo::SYNC_GPU_BBOX);
 
 	AsyncRequests::Event e;
 	u16 result;
@@ -177,7 +144,7 @@ u16 VideoBackendHardware::Video_GetBoundingBox(int index)
 	return result;
 }
 
-void VideoBackendHardware::InitializeShared()
+void VideoBackendBase::InitializeShared()
 {
 	VideoCommon_Init();
 
@@ -187,7 +154,7 @@ void VideoBackendHardware::InitializeShared()
 }
 
 // Run from the CPU thread
-void VideoBackendHardware::DoState(PointerWrap& p)
+void VideoBackendBase::DoState(PointerWrap& p)
 {
 	bool software = false;
 	p.Do(software);
@@ -202,7 +169,7 @@ void VideoBackendHardware::DoState(PointerWrap& p)
 	p.DoMarker("VideoCommon");
 
 	p.Do(s_beginFieldArgs);
-	p.DoMarker("VideoBackendHardware");
+	p.DoMarker("VideoBackendBase");
 
 	// Refresh state.
 	if (p.GetMode() == PointerWrap::MODE_READ)
@@ -215,7 +182,7 @@ void VideoBackendHardware::DoState(PointerWrap& p)
 	}
 }
 
-void VideoBackendHardware::CheckInvalidState()
+void VideoBackendBase::CheckInvalidState()
 {
 	if (m_invalid)
 	{
@@ -225,34 +192,3 @@ void VideoBackendHardware::CheckInvalidState()
 		TextureCacheBase::Invalidate();
 	}
 }
-
-void VideoBackendHardware::PauseAndLock(bool doLock, bool unpauseOnUnlock)
-{
-	Fifo_PauseAndLock(doLock, unpauseOnUnlock);
-}
-
-void VideoBackendHardware::RunLoop(bool enable)
-{
-	VideoCommon_RunLoop(enable);
-}
-
-void VideoBackendHardware::Video_GatherPipeBursted()
-{
-	CommandProcessor::GatherPipeBursted();
-}
-
-int VideoBackendHardware::Video_Sync(int ticks)
-{
-	return Fifo_Update(ticks);
-}
-
-void VideoBackendHardware::RegisterCPMMIO(MMIO::Mapping* mmio, u32 base)
-{
-	CommandProcessor::RegisterMMIO(mmio, base);
-}
-
-void VideoBackendHardware::UpdateWantDeterminism(bool want)
-{
-	Fifo_UpdateWantDeterminism(want);
-}
-
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/OpcodeDecoding.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/OpcodeDecoding.cpp
index 000711b19e..5e7b57a54a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/OpcodeDecoding.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/OpcodeDecoding.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ static u32 InterpretDisplayList(u32 address, u32 size)
 {
 	u8* startAddress;
 
-	if (g_use_deterministic_gpu_thread)
-		startAddress = (u8*)PopFifoAuxBuffer(size);
+	if (Fifo::g_use_deterministic_gpu_thread)
+		startAddress = (u8*)Fifo::PopFifoAuxBuffer(size);
 	else
 		startAddress = Memory::GetPointer(address);
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static void InterpretDisplayListPreprocess(u32 address, u32 size)
 {
 	u8* startAddress = Memory::GetPointer(address);
 
-	PushFifoAuxBuffer(startAddress, size);
+	Fifo::PushFifoAuxBuffer(startAddress, size);
 
 	if (startAddress != nullptr)
 	{
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ u8* OpcodeDecoder_Run(DataReader src, u32* cycles, bool in_display_list)
 					(cmd_byte & GX_PRIMITIVE_MASK) >> GX_PRIMITIVE_SHIFT,
 					num_vertices,
 					src,
-					g_bSkipCurrentFrame,
+					Fifo::g_bSkipCurrentFrame,
 					is_preprocess);
 
 				if (bytes < 0)
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/PixelEngine.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/PixelEngine.cpp
index 162815ac40..af261eb90f 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/PixelEngine.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/PixelEngine.cpp
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ void SetToken(const u16 _token, const int _bSetTokenAcknowledge)
 
 	CommandProcessor::SetInterruptTokenWaiting(true);
 
-	if (!SConfig::GetInstance().bCPUThread || g_use_deterministic_gpu_thread)
+	if (!SConfig::GetInstance().bCPUThread || Fifo::g_use_deterministic_gpu_thread)
 		CoreTiming::ScheduleEvent(0, et_SetTokenOnMainThread, _token | (_bSetTokenAcknowledge << 16));
 	else
 		CoreTiming::ScheduleEvent_Threadsafe(0, et_SetTokenOnMainThread, _token | (_bSetTokenAcknowledge << 16));
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ void SetFinish()
 {
 	CommandProcessor::SetInterruptFinishWaiting(true);
 
-	if (!SConfig::GetInstance().bCPUThread || g_use_deterministic_gpu_thread)
+	if (!SConfig::GetInstance().bCPUThread || Fifo::g_use_deterministic_gpu_thread)
 		CoreTiming::ScheduleEvent(0, et_SetFinishOnMainThread, 0);
 	else
 		CoreTiming::ScheduleEvent_Threadsafe(0, et_SetFinishOnMainThread, 0);
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.cpp
index 69beee3f1d..aeca4e2827 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.cpp
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 
 #include "VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.h"
 
-std::vector<VideoBackend*> g_available_video_backends;
-VideoBackend* g_video_backend = nullptr;
-static VideoBackend* s_default_backend = nullptr;
+std::vector<VideoBackendBase*> g_available_video_backends;
+VideoBackendBase* g_video_backend = nullptr;
+static VideoBackendBase* s_default_backend = nullptr;
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <windows.h>
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ __declspec(dllexport) DWORD NvOptimusEnablement = 1;
 }
 #endif
 
-void VideoBackend::PopulateList()
+void VideoBackendBase::PopulateList()
 {
-	VideoBackend* backends[4] = { nullptr };
+	VideoBackendBase* backends[4] = { nullptr };
 
 	// OGL > D3D11 > SW
 	g_available_video_backends.push_back(backends[0] = new OGL::VideoBackend);
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void VideoBackend::PopulateList()
 #endif
 	g_available_video_backends.push_back(backends[3] = new SW::VideoSoftware);
 
-	for (VideoBackend* backend : backends)
+	for (VideoBackendBase* backend : backends)
 	{
 		if (backend)
 		{
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void VideoBackend::PopulateList()
 	}
 }
 
-void VideoBackend::ClearList()
+void VideoBackendBase::ClearList()
 {
 	while (!g_available_video_backends.empty())
 	{
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ void VideoBackend::ClearList()
 	}
 }
 
-void VideoBackend::ActivateBackend(const std::string& name)
+void VideoBackendBase::ActivateBackend(const std::string& name)
 {
 	if (name.length() == 0) // If nullptr, set it to the default backend (expected behavior)
 		g_video_backend = s_default_backend;
 
-	for (VideoBackend* backend : g_available_video_backends)
+	for (VideoBackendBase* backend : g_available_video_backends)
 		if (name == backend->GetName())
 			g_video_backend = backend;
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.h
index 75b4674454..75c26be296 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.h
@@ -57,18 +57,15 @@ struct SCPFifoStruct
 	volatile u32 bFF_HiWatermark;
 };
 
-class VideoBackend
+class VideoBackendBase
 {
 public:
-	virtual ~VideoBackend() {}
-
-	virtual void EmuStateChange(EMUSTATE_CHANGE) = 0;
+	virtual ~VideoBackendBase() {}
 
 	virtual unsigned int PeekMessages() = 0;
 
 	virtual bool Initialize(void* window_handle) = 0;
 	virtual void Shutdown() = 0;
-	virtual void RunLoop(bool enable) = 0;
 
 	virtual std::string GetName() const = 0;
 	virtual std::string GetDisplayName() const { return GetName(); }
@@ -76,91 +73,31 @@ public:
 	virtual void ShowConfig(void*) = 0;
 
 	virtual void Video_Prepare() = 0;
-	virtual void Video_EnterLoop() = 0;
-	virtual void Video_ExitLoop() = 0;
+	void Video_ExitLoop();
 	virtual void Video_Cleanup() = 0; // called from gl/d3d thread
 
-	virtual void Video_BeginField(u32, u32, u32, u32) = 0;
-	virtual void Video_EndField() = 0;
+	void Video_BeginField(u32, u32, u32, u32);
+	void Video_EndField();
 
-	virtual u32 Video_AccessEFB(EFBAccessType, u32, u32, u32) = 0;
-	virtual u32 Video_GetQueryResult(PerfQueryType type) = 0;
-	virtual u16 Video_GetBoundingBox(int index) = 0;
-
-	virtual void Video_AddMessage(const std::string& msg, unsigned int milliseconds) = 0;
-	virtual void Video_ClearMessages() = 0;
-	virtual bool Video_Screenshot(const std::string& filename) = 0;
-
-	virtual void Video_SetRendering(bool bEnabled) = 0;
-
-	virtual void Video_GatherPipeBursted() = 0;
-
-	virtual int Video_Sync(int ticks) = 0;
-
-	// Registers MMIO handlers for the CommandProcessor registers.
-	virtual void RegisterCPMMIO(MMIO::Mapping* mmio, u32 base) = 0;
+	u32 Video_AccessEFB(EFBAccessType, u32, u32, u32);
+	u32 Video_GetQueryResult(PerfQueryType type);
+	u16 Video_GetBoundingBox(int index);
 
 	static void PopulateList();
 	static void ClearList();
 	static void ActivateBackend(const std::string& name);
 
-	// waits until is paused and fully idle, and acquires a lock on that state.
-	// or, if doLock is false, releases a lock on that state and optionally unpauses.
-	// calls must be balanced and non-recursive (once with doLock true, then once with doLock false).
-	virtual void PauseAndLock(bool doLock, bool unpauseOnUnlock = true) = 0;
-
 	// the implementation needs not do synchronization logic, because calls to it are surrounded by PauseAndLock now
-	virtual void DoState(PointerWrap &p) = 0;
+	void DoState(PointerWrap &p);
 
-	virtual void CheckInvalidState() = 0;
-
-	virtual void UpdateWantDeterminism(bool want) {}
-
-protected:
-	bool m_initialized = false;
-};
-
-extern std::vector<VideoBackend*> g_available_video_backends;
-extern VideoBackend* g_video_backend;
-
-// inherited by D3D/OGL backends
-class VideoBackendHardware : public VideoBackend
-{
-	void RunLoop(bool enable) override;
-
-	void EmuStateChange(EMUSTATE_CHANGE) override;
-
-	void Video_EnterLoop() override;
-	void Video_ExitLoop() override;
-	void Video_BeginField(u32, u32, u32, u32) override;
-	void Video_EndField() override;
-
-	u32 Video_AccessEFB(EFBAccessType, u32, u32, u32) override;
-	u32 Video_GetQueryResult(PerfQueryType type) override;
-	u16 Video_GetBoundingBox(int index) override;
-
-	void Video_AddMessage(const std::string& pstr, unsigned int milliseconds) override;
-	void Video_ClearMessages() override;
-	bool Video_Screenshot(const std::string& filename) override;
-
-	void Video_SetRendering(bool bEnabled) override;
-
-	void Video_GatherPipeBursted() override;
-
-	int Video_Sync(int ticks) override;
-
-	void RegisterCPMMIO(MMIO::Mapping* mmio, u32 base) override;
-
-	void PauseAndLock(bool doLock, bool unpauseOnUnlock = true) override;
-	void DoState(PointerWrap &p) override;
-
-	void UpdateWantDeterminism(bool want) override;
-
-	bool m_invalid;
-
-public:
-	void CheckInvalidState() override;
+	void CheckInvalidState();
 
 protected:
 	void InitializeShared();
+
+	bool m_initialized = false;
+	bool m_invalid = false;
 };
+
+extern std::vector<VideoBackendBase*> g_available_video_backends;
+extern VideoBackendBase* g_video_backend;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoState.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoState.cpp
index 9f2b11f31c..355742367e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoState.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoState.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "VideoCommon/VideoState.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/XFMemory.h"
 
-static void DoState(PointerWrap &p)
+void VideoCommon_DoState(PointerWrap &p)
 {
 	// BP Memory
 	p.Do(bpmem);
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static void DoState(PointerWrap &p)
 	p.DoMarker("texMem");
 
 	// FIFO
-	Fifo_DoState(p);
+	Fifo::DoState(p);
 	p.DoMarker("Fifo");
 
 	CommandProcessor::DoState(p);
@@ -64,16 +64,6 @@ static void DoState(PointerWrap &p)
 	// TODO: search for more data that should be saved and add it here
 }
 
-void VideoCommon_DoState(PointerWrap &p)
-{
-	DoState(p);
-}
-
-void VideoCommon_RunLoop(bool enable)
-{
-	EmulatorState(enable);
-}
-
 void VideoCommon_Init()
 {
 	memset(&g_main_cp_state, 0, sizeof(g_main_cp_state));
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoState.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoState.h
index b77b3e529d..ec25cdca5d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoState.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoState.h
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@
 class PointerWrap;
 
 void VideoCommon_DoState(PointerWrap &p);
-void VideoCommon_RunLoop(bool enable);
 void VideoCommon_Init();
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/XFStructs.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/XFStructs.cpp
index ecf1eda08e..4fb7333964 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/XFStructs.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/XFStructs.cpp
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@ void LoadIndexedXF(u32 val, int refarray)
 
 	u32* currData = (u32*)(&xfmem) + address;
 	u32* newData;
-	if (g_use_deterministic_gpu_thread)
+	if (Fifo::g_use_deterministic_gpu_thread)
 	{
-		newData = (u32*)PopFifoAuxBuffer(size * sizeof(u32));
+		newData = (u32*)Fifo::PopFifoAuxBuffer(size * sizeof(u32));
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -291,5 +291,5 @@ void PreprocessIndexedXF(u32 val, int refarray)
 	u32* new_data = (u32*)Memory::GetPointer(g_preprocess_cp_state.array_bases[refarray] + g_preprocess_cp_state.array_strides[refarray] * index);
 
 	size_t buf_size = size * sizeof(u32);
-	PushFifoAuxBuffer(new_data, buf_size);
+	Fifo::PushFifoAuxBuffer(new_data, buf_size);
 }