diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/ProgramFactory.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/ProgramFactory.cpp
index 282f6d04..e4348e64 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/ProgramFactory.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/ProgramFactory.cpp
@@ -1666,7 +1666,13 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Backend::DirectVulkan {
 
     const ProgramFactory::VkProgramObject& ProgramFactory::GetOrCreateProgram(
         const MG_State::GLState::ProgramObject& program, CompileOptionFlags flags) {
-        const HashType hash = ComputeHash(program, flags);
+        // Hashing the full SPIR-V of every stage is far too expensive to repeat per draw;
+        // reuse the program's memoized hash while its backend state version is unchanged.
+        HashType hash = 0;
+        if (!program.GetBackendHashMemo(flags.GetRaw(), hash)) {
+            hash = ComputeHash(program, flags);
+            program.SetBackendHashMemo(flags.GetRaw(), hash);
+        }
         auto it = m_cache.find(hash);
         if (it != m_cache.end()) {
             return it->second;
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/SwapchainObject.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/SwapchainObject.cpp
index c39ace69..5da2a293 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/SwapchainObject.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/SwapchainObject.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,19 @@ static const char* string_VkColorSpaceKHR(VkColorSpaceKHR) {
     return "VkColorSpaceKHR(unknown)";
 }
 
-static const char* string_VkPresentModeKHR(VkPresentModeKHR) {
-    return "VkPresentModeKHR(unknown)";
+static const char* string_VkPresentModeKHR(VkPresentModeKHR presentMode) {
+    switch (presentMode) {
+    case VK_PRESENT_MODE_IMMEDIATE_KHR:
+        return "VK_PRESENT_MODE_IMMEDIATE_KHR";
+    case VK_PRESENT_MODE_MAILBOX_KHR:
+        return "VK_PRESENT_MODE_MAILBOX_KHR";
+    case VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_KHR:
+        return "VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_KHR";
+    case VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_RELAXED_KHR:
+        return "VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_RELAXED_KHR";
+    default:
+        return "VkPresentModeKHR(unknown)";
+    }
 }
 
 static const char* string_VkSurfaceTransformFlagBitsKHR(VkSurfaceTransformFlagBitsKHR) {
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/UniformManager.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/UniformManager.cpp
index af92fc65..00294d2b 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/UniformManager.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/UniformManager.cpp
@@ -822,12 +822,17 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Backend::DirectVulkan {
         MOBILEGL_ASSERT(m_samplerManager != nullptr, "BindProgramUniformBuffers: sampler manager is null");
         MOBILEGL_ASSERT(m_bufferManager != nullptr, "BindProgramUniformBuffers: buffer manager is null");
 
-        Vector<VkWriteDescriptorSet> writes;
+        auto& writes = m_writesScratch;
+        auto& bufferInfos = m_bufferInfosScratch;
+        auto& imageInfos = m_imageInfosScratch;
+        auto& texelBufferViews = m_texelBufferViewsScratch;
+        auto& dynamicOffsets = m_dynamicOffsetsScratch;
+        writes.clear();
+        bufferInfos.clear();
+        imageInfos.clear();
+        texelBufferViews.clear();
+        dynamicOffsets.clear();
         writes.reserve(m_maxBindings);
-        Vector<VkDescriptorBufferInfo> bufferInfos;
-        Vector<VkDescriptorImageInfo> imageInfos;
-        Vector<VkBufferView> texelBufferViews;
-        Vector<Uint32> dynamicOffsets;
         bufferInfos.reserve(m_maxBindings);
         imageInfos.reserve(m_maxBindings);
         texelBufferViews.reserve(m_maxBindings);
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/UniformManager.h b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/UniformManager.h
index e38ff013..d1699968 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/UniformManager.h
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/UniformManager.h
@@ -113,6 +113,14 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Backend::DirectVulkan {
         VkTextureManager* m_textureManager = nullptr;
         VkSamplerManager* m_samplerManager = nullptr;
         mutable SharedPtr<MG_State::GLState::ITextureObject> m_fallbackTexture2D;
+
+        // Per-draw scratch buffers for BindProgramUniformBuffers: reused (clear keeps
+        // capacity) so the descriptor-write path stops allocating on every draw.
+        Vector<VkWriteDescriptorSet> m_writesScratch;
+        Vector<VkDescriptorBufferInfo> m_bufferInfosScratch;
+        Vector<VkDescriptorImageInfo> m_imageInfosScratch;
+        Vector<VkBufferView> m_texelBufferViewsScratch;
+        Vector<Uint32> m_dynamicOffsetsScratch;
     };
 } // namespace MobileGL::MG_Backend::DirectVulkan
 
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/VertexInputStateFactory.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/VertexInputStateFactory.cpp
index 5c2b398b..7e83a95e 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/VertexInputStateFactory.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/VertexInputStateFactory.cpp
@@ -38,10 +38,19 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Backend::DirectVulkan {
         return XXH64_digest(m_hashState);
     }
 
+    VertexInputStateFactory::HashType VertexInputStateFactory::GetOrComputeHash(
+        const MG_State::GLState::VertexArrayObject& vao) const {
+        HashType hash = 0;
+        if (!vao.GetBackendHashMemo(hash)) {
+            hash = ComputeHash(vao);
+            vao.SetBackendHashMemo(hash);
+        }
+        return hash;
+    }
+
     const VertexInputStateFactory::BackendVertexInputState& VertexInputStateFactory::GetOrCreateVertexInputState(
         const MG_State::GLState::VertexArrayObject& vao) {
-        const HashType hash = ComputeHash(vao);
-        return GetOrCreateVertexInputState(vao, hash);
+        return GetOrCreateVertexInputState(vao, GetOrComputeHash(vao));
     }
 
     const VertexInputStateFactory::BackendVertexInputState& VertexInputStateFactory::GetOrCreateVertexInputState(
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/VertexInputStateFactory.h b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/VertexInputStateFactory.h
index 54bceb92..f1c108df 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/VertexInputStateFactory.h
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/VertexInputStateFactory.h
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Backend::DirectVulkan {
         VertexInputStateFactory(const VertexInputStateFactory&) = delete;
 
         HashType ComputeHash(const MG_State::GLState::VertexArrayObject& vao) const;
+        // Memoized ComputeHash: reuses the VAO's cached hash while its config version
+        // is unchanged. Use this on per-draw paths.
+        HashType GetOrComputeHash(const MG_State::GLState::VertexArrayObject& vao) const;
         const BackendVertexInputState& GetOrCreateVertexInputState(
             const MG_State::GLState::VertexArrayObject& vao, HashType hash);
         const BackendVertexInputState& GetOrCreateVertexInputState(const MG_State::GLState::VertexArrayObject& vao);
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/VkTextureManager.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/VkTextureManager.cpp
index 51bc4b7d..6e75e4b3 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/VkTextureManager.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/VkTextureManager.cpp
@@ -675,7 +675,6 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Backend::DirectVulkan {
         }
 
         Vector<TextureIdentity> staleAliases;
-        staleAliases.reserve(m_aliveObjects.size());
         for (auto it = m_aliveObjects.begin(); it != m_aliveObjects.end(); ++it) {
             if (it->first.texture != texture) {
                 continue;
@@ -698,12 +697,19 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Backend::DirectVulkan {
         auto aliveIt = m_aliveObjects.find(identity);
         if (aliveIt != m_aliveObjects.end() && aliveIt->second.expired()) {
             EraseTrackedTexture(aliveIt->first);
+            aliveIt = m_aliveObjects.end();
         }
 
-        const auto& liveTexture = MG_State::pGLContext->GetTextureObject(texture.GetExternalIndex());
-        if (liveTexture && liveTexture.get() == &texture) {
-            m_aliveObjects[identity] = WeakPtr<MG_State::GLState::ITextureObject>(liveTexture);
-            PruneStaleTextureAliases(&texture);
+        // Only (re)register and prune when this (texture, lifetime) pair is new: stale
+        // aliases can only come into existence through an address reuse, which by
+        // construction introduces a new identity. Doing this unconditionally made every
+        // sampled-texture sync scan the entire alive-texture map per draw.
+        if (aliveIt == m_aliveObjects.end()) {
+            const auto& liveTexture = MG_State::pGLContext->GetTextureObject(texture.GetExternalIndex());
+            if (liveTexture && liveTexture.get() == &texture) {
+                m_aliveObjects[identity] = WeakPtr<MG_State::GLState::ITextureObject>(liveTexture);
+                PruneStaleTextureAliases(&texture);
+            }
         }
 
         auto it = m_textureResources.find(identity);
@@ -1033,7 +1039,7 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Backend::DirectVulkan {
             return false;
         }
 
-        auto* mipTexture = dynamic_cast<MG_State::GLState::TextureObjectMipmap*>(&texture);
+        auto* mipTexture = MG_State::GLState::AsMipmapTexture(&texture);
         if (!mipTexture) {
             MGLOG_D("%s: not TextureObjectMipmap", __func__);
             return false;
@@ -1579,7 +1585,7 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Backend::DirectVulkan {
                                                    IntVec3& outTexelSize,
                                                    SizeT& outByteSize,
                                                    Uint32& outMipLevelCount) {
-        const auto* mipTexture = dynamic_cast<const MG_State::GLState::TextureObjectMipmap*>(&texture);
+        const auto* mipTexture = MG_State::GLState::AsMipmapTexture(&texture);
         if (!mipTexture) {
             MGLOG_D("%s: not TextureObjectMipmap", __func__);
             return false;
@@ -1639,7 +1645,7 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Backend::DirectVulkan {
         MOBILEGL_ASSERT(mipLevels > 0, "ResolveViewMipRange: mipLevels must be > 0");
 
         Uint32 definedMipLevels = mipLevels;
-        if (const auto* mipTexture = dynamic_cast<const MG_State::GLState::TextureObjectMipmap*>(&texture)) {
+        if (const auto* mipTexture = MG_State::GLState::AsMipmapTexture(&texture)) {
             const auto& targets = texture.GetUploadTargets();
             for (const auto target : targets) {
                 const Uint32 uploadMipLevels = GetUploadMipLevelCount(*mipTexture, target);
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/VulkanRenderer.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/VulkanRenderer.cpp
index 8530f421..ee9acc1e 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/VulkanRenderer.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/VulkanRenderer.cpp
@@ -2077,8 +2077,10 @@ void main() {
 
         const auto bindingCount = vertexInputState.bindings.size() + static_cast<SizeT>(std::popcount(missingAttribMask));
 
-        Vector<VkBuffer> vkBuffers(bindingCount, VK_NULL_HANDLE);
-        Vector<VkDeviceSize> vkOffsets(bindingCount, 0);
+        auto& vkBuffers = m_vertexBuffersScratch;
+        auto& vkOffsets = m_vertexOffsetsScratch;
+        vkBuffers.assign(bindingCount, VK_NULL_HANDLE);
+        vkOffsets.assign(bindingCount, 0);
 
         auto findBufferByKey = [&](SizeT bufferKey) -> const MG_State::GLState::BufferObject* {
             const auto& attrs = vao.GetAllAttributes();
@@ -2690,6 +2692,7 @@ void main() {
             MOBILEGL_ASSERT(offset + size <= m_depthMipmapResources.program->GetUBOSize(),
                             "GenerateDepthMipmapWithShader: uniform write out of bounds");
             memcpy(depthProgramData + offset, data, size);
+            m_depthMipmapResources.program->MarkUBOContentDirty();
         };
 
         for (Uint32 level = baseMipLevel + 1; level < generateMipLevelCount; ++level) {
@@ -2843,12 +2846,13 @@ void main() {
         }
 #endif
 
-        auto vertexInputHash = m_vertexInputStateFactory->ComputeHash(vao);
+        auto vertexInputHash = m_vertexInputStateFactory->GetOrComputeHash(vao);
         auto& vis = m_vertexInputStateFactory->GetOrCreateVertexInputState(vao, vertexInputHash);
         const Uint32 vertexInputAttribMask = BuildVertexInputAttributeMask(vis.attributes);
         const Uint32 activeAttribMask = programObj.activeVertexInputLocationMask;
         const Uint32 missingAttribMask = activeAttribMask & ~vertexInputAttribMask;
-        Vector<VkVertexInputAttributeDescription> patchedAttributes = vis.attributes;
+        auto& patchedAttributes = m_patchedAttributesScratch;
+        patchedAttributes.assign(vis.attributes.begin(), vis.attributes.end());
         Bool hasPatchedVertexAttributes = false;
         for (auto& attribute : patchedAttributes) {
             if (attribute.location >= 32 || (activeAttribMask & (1u << attribute.location)) == 0) {
@@ -3188,7 +3192,7 @@ void main() {
         // which probably indicates it's been gone through codepath like `fbo attach` -> `clear` -> `fbo detach`, and
         // without draws in between to give it a chance to materialize such clear.
         // Deal with this situation here.
-        Vector<MG_State::GLState::ITextureObject*> sampledTextures;
+        auto& sampledTextures = m_sampledTexturesScratch; // cleared by CollectSampledTextures
         Bool hasSampledTextures = m_uniformManager->CollectSampledTextures(program, programObj, sampledTextures);
         MOBILEGL_ASSERT(hasSampledTextures, "%s: CollectSampledTextures failed", __func__);
         MGLOG_D("SetupDraw: program=%u drawFbo=%u sampledTextureCount=%zu activeRenderPass=%s",
@@ -3848,6 +3852,7 @@ void main() {
         writeUniform(m_blitResources.dstRectLocation, blitUniformData.dstRect, sizeof(blitUniformData.dstRect));
         writeUniform(m_blitResources.surfaceTransformLocation, &blitUniformData.surfaceTransform,
                      sizeof(blitUniformData.surfaceTransform));
+        m_blitResources.program->MarkUBOContentDirty();
 
         const auto samplerBindingOverride = UniformManager::SamplerBindingOverride{
             .binding = m_blitResources.samplerBinding,
@@ -4875,7 +4880,7 @@ void main() {
         MOBILEGL_ASSERT(texture != nullptr, "GenerateMipmap requires a bound texture.");
         MOBILEGL_ASSERT(texture->IsComplete(), "GenerateMipmap requires a complete texture.");
 
-        auto* mipmapTexture = dynamic_cast<MG_State::GLState::TextureObjectMipmap*>(texture.get());
+        auto* mipmapTexture = MG_State::GLState::AsMipmapTexture(texture.get());
         MOBILEGL_ASSERT(mipmapTexture != nullptr, "GenerateMipmap requires a mipmapped texture object.");
 
         const Uint32 currentMipLevelCount = static_cast<Uint32>(mipmapTexture->GetMipmapLevelCount());
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/VulkanRenderer.h b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/VulkanRenderer.h
index 61c2fa26..96d2183d 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/VulkanRenderer.h
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectVulkan/Renderer/VulkanRenderer.h
@@ -272,6 +272,13 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Backend::DirectVulkan {
         DepthMipmapResources m_depthMipmapResources;
         Vector<DeferredDepthMipmapCleanup> m_deferredDepthMipmapCleanup;
 
+        // Per-draw scratch buffers (clear keeps capacity) — these paths run for every
+        // draw call and must not allocate.
+        Vector<MG_State::GLState::ITextureObject*> m_sampledTexturesScratch;
+        Vector<VkBuffer> m_vertexBuffersScratch;
+        Vector<VkDeviceSize> m_vertexOffsetsScratch;
+        Vector<VkVertexInputAttributeDescription> m_patchedAttributesScratch;
+
         void CreateInstance();
         VkResult SetupDebugMessenger();
         VkResult DestroyDebugMessenger();
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/ProgramState/ProgramObject.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/ProgramState/ProgramObject.cpp
index ed89d523..56abafb1 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/ProgramState/ProgramObject.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/ProgramState/ProgramObject.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@ namespace {
 
 namespace MobileGL::MG_State::GLState {
     void ProgramObject::ResetLinkArtifacts() {
+        // Relinking regenerates the SPIR-V, so any backend-cached state keyed on
+        // m_backendStateVersion (e.g. the content-hash memo) must be invalidated,
+        // along with every link-derived backend cache (m_linkVersion) and the
+        // last-uploaded-UBO gate (a relink resets uniforms to their initial values,
+        // and that reset must reach the GPU).
+        ++m_backendStateVersion;
+        ++m_linkVersion;
+        MarkUBOContentDirty();
         m_program.reset();
         m_generatedSpirv.clear();
         m_uniformLocations.clear();
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/ProgramState/ProgramObject.h b/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/ProgramState/ProgramObject.h
index fc703b0a..b53b6046 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/ProgramState/ProgramObject.h
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/ProgramState/ProgramObject.h
@@ -170,7 +170,33 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_State::GLState {
         void* MapUBO() { return m_globalUboScratch.data(); }
         const void* GetUBOData() const { return m_globalUboScratch.data(); }
         Uint GetUBOSize() const { return static_cast<Uint>(m_globalUboScratch.size()); }
+        // Content version of the CPU-side global-UBO shadow: writers bump it so backends
+        // can skip re-uploading an unchanged UBO on every draw. ~0u is reserved as the
+        // backends' "never uploaded" sentinel, so skip over it on wrap.
+        Uint32 GetUBOContentVersion() const { return m_uboContentVersion; }
+        void MarkUBOContentDirty() {
+            if (++m_uboContentVersion == ~0u) m_uboContentVersion = 0;
+        }
         Uint32 GetBackendStateVersion() const { return m_backendStateVersion; }
+        // Bumped only by (re)linking — lets backends detect that every piece of
+        // link-derived reflection (locations, block order, UBO layout) is stale.
+        Uint32 GetLinkVersion() const { return m_linkVersion; }
+
+        // Content-hash memo for backends: avoids re-hashing the generated SPIR-V on every
+        // draw. The memo is keyed by (backendStateVersion, flags); ResetLinkArtifacts and
+        // the binding setters below invalidate it by bumping m_backendStateVersion.
+        Bool GetBackendHashMemo(Uint flags, Uint64& outHash) const {
+            if (m_backendHashMemoVersion != m_backendStateVersion || m_backendHashMemoFlags != flags) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            outHash = m_backendHashMemo;
+            return true;
+        }
+        void SetBackendHashMemo(Uint flags, Uint64 hash) const {
+            m_backendHashMemo = hash;
+            m_backendHashMemoVersion = m_backendStateVersion;
+            m_backendHashMemoFlags = flags;
+        }
 
         void SetUniformSamplerOrImageUnitIndex(Uint location, Int unit) {
             if (location >= m_uniformSamplerOrImageUnitIndex.size() ||
@@ -308,5 +334,13 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_State::GLState {
         Bool m_linkStatus = false;
         Bool m_validateStatus = true;
         Uint32 m_backendStateVersion = 0;
+
+        // Backend-owned content-hash memo (see GetBackendHashMemo): valid only while
+        // m_backendStateVersion and the compile flags match the recorded values.
+        mutable Uint64 m_backendHashMemo = 0;
+        mutable Uint32 m_backendHashMemoVersion = ~0u;
+        mutable Uint m_backendHashMemoFlags = 0;
+        Uint32 m_uboContentVersion = 0;
+        Uint32 m_linkVersion = 0;
     };
 } // namespace MobileGL::MG_State::GLState
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/TextureState/TextureObject.h b/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/TextureState/TextureObject.h
index e571d1e2..4b753cd9 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/TextureState/TextureObject.h
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/TextureState/TextureObject.h
@@ -128,6 +128,20 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_State::GLState {
         virtual Bool IsStorageDirty(TextureUploadTarget uploadTarget, Uint mipmapLevel) const = 0;
     };
 
+    // Cheap replacement for dynamic_cast on the hot path: TextureObjectMipmap is the
+    // only hierarchy branch whose storage type reports Mipmap, so the tag check makes
+    // the static_cast safe.
+    inline TextureObjectMipmap* AsMipmapTexture(ITextureObject* texture) {
+        return (texture && texture->GetStorageType() == TextureStorageType::Mipmap)
+                   ? static_cast<TextureObjectMipmap*>(texture)
+                   : nullptr;
+    }
+    inline const TextureObjectMipmap* AsMipmapTexture(const ITextureObject* texture) {
+        return (texture && texture->GetStorageType() == TextureStorageType::Mipmap)
+                   ? static_cast<const TextureObjectMipmap*>(texture)
+                   : nullptr;
+    }
+
     class TextureObjectWithOneMipmap : public TextureObjectMipmap {
     public:
         TextureObjectWithOneMipmap(TextureTarget target, Uint externalIndex)
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/VertexArrayState/VertexArrayObject.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/VertexArrayState/VertexArrayObject.cpp
index 3fb96478..7e8e4795 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/VertexArrayState/VertexArrayObject.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/VertexArrayState/VertexArrayObject.cpp
@@ -207,16 +207,19 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_State::GLState {
     void VertexArrayObject::BumpAttributeFormatVersion(Uint index) {
         if (index >= MAX_VERTEX_ATTRIBS) return;
         ++m_attributeVersions[index].FormatVersion;
+        ++m_configVersion;
     }
 
     void VertexArrayObject::BumpAttributeBufferVersion(Uint index) {
         if (index >= MAX_VERTEX_ATTRIBS) return;
         ++m_attributeVersions[index].BufferVersion;
+        ++m_configVersion;
     }
 
     void VertexArrayObject::BumpAttributeSwitchVersion(Uint index) {
         if (index >= MAX_VERTEX_ATTRIBS) return;
         ++m_attributeVersions[index].SwitchVersion;
+        ++m_configVersion;
     }
 
     const VertexAttributeVersion& VertexArrayObject::GetAttributeVersion(Uint index) const {
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/VertexArrayState/VertexArrayObject.h b/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/VertexArrayState/VertexArrayObject.h
index 102586ca..9497dd76 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/VertexArrayState/VertexArrayObject.h
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/VertexArrayState/VertexArrayObject.h
@@ -81,6 +81,23 @@ namespace MobileGL {
                 const VertexAttributeVersion& GetAttributeVersion(Uint index) const;
                 const Array<VertexAttributeVersion, MAX_VERTEX_ATTRIBS>& GetAllAttributeVersions() const;
 
+                // Aggregate of every per-attribute version bump; lets backends detect
+                // "any vertex-input state changed" with one compare.
+                Uint32 GetConfigVersion() const { return m_configVersion; }
+
+                // Backend-owned content-hash memo, valid while the config version matches
+                // (same idea as ProgramObject's hash memo — avoids re-hashing all
+                // attributes on every draw).
+                Bool GetBackendHashMemo(Uint64& outHash) const {
+                    if (m_backendHashMemoVersion != m_configVersion) return false;
+                    outHash = m_backendHashMemo;
+                    return true;
+                }
+                void SetBackendHashMemo(Uint64 hash) const {
+                    m_backendHashMemo = hash;
+                    m_backendHashMemoVersion = m_configVersion;
+                }
+
             private:
                 void BumpAttributeFormatVersion(Uint index);
                 void BumpAttributeBufferVersion(Uint index);
@@ -100,6 +117,10 @@ namespace MobileGL {
                 // ARB_vertex_attrib_binding API; only such attributes are re-resolved, so the
                 // classic glVertexAttribPointer path keeps its exact historical behavior.
                 Array<Bool, MAX_VERTEX_ATTRIBS> m_attributeUsesBindingModel = {};
+
+                Uint32 m_configVersion = 0;
+                mutable Uint64 m_backendHashMemo = 0;
+                mutable Uint32 m_backendHashMemoVersion = ~0u;
             };
         } // namespace GLState
     } // namespace MG_State
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Util/Types.h b/MobileGL/MG_Util/Types.h
index 040dfe14..42b6e312 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Util/Types.h
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Util/Types.h
@@ -336,6 +336,8 @@ namespace MobileGL {
 
         operator Bool() const { return Any(); }
 
+        typename Underlying::type GetRaw() const { return flags; }
+
     private:
         Bool Any() const { return static_cast<typename Underlying::type>(flags) != 0; }