diff --git a/include/kaacore/renderer.h b/include/kaacore/renderer.h
index 538c66fb..1d78812f 100644
--- a/include/kaacore/renderer.h
+++ b/include/kaacore/renderer.h
@@ -183,8 +183,6 @@ class Renderer {
 
     uint32_t _calculate_reset_flags() const;
     bgfx::ProgramHandle _get_program_handle(const Material* material);
-    bgfx::RendererType::Enum _choose_bgfx_renderer(
-        const std::string& name) const;
 
     friend class Engine;
 };
diff --git a/src/engine.cpp b/src/engine.cpp
index 29d90142..5fe7f6cf 100644
--- a/src/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <SDL_config.h>
 #include <SDL_syswm.h>
+#include <bgfx/bgfx.h>
 
 #include "kaacore/audio.h"
 #include "kaacore/display.h"
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "kaacore/log.h"
 #include "kaacore/scenes.h"
 #include "kaacore/statistics.h"
+#include "kaacore/platform.h"
 
 #include "kaacore/engine.h"
 
@@ -46,6 +48,63 @@ class InitGuard {
     std::scoped_lock<std::mutex> _lock;
 };
 
+std::string
+get_env_or_empty_string(const char* env_name) {
+    if (auto value = SDL_getenv(env_name)) {
+        return value;
+    }
+    return "";
+}
+
+bgfx::RendererType::Enum
+choose_renderer_backend(const std::string& renderer_name)
+{
+    if (renderer_name == "noop") {
+        return bgfx::RendererType::Noop;
+    } else if (renderer_name == "dx9") {
+        return bgfx::RendererType::Direct3D9;
+    } else if (renderer_name == "dx11") {
+        return bgfx::RendererType::Direct3D11;
+    } else if (renderer_name == "dx12") {
+        return bgfx::RendererType::Direct3D12;
+    } else if (renderer_name == "metal") {
+        return bgfx::RendererType::Metal;
+    } else if (renderer_name == "opengl") {
+        return bgfx::RendererType::OpenGL;
+    } else if (renderer_name == "vulkan") {
+        return bgfx::RendererType::Vulkan;
+    } else if (renderer_name == "bgfx_default") {
+        return bgfx::RendererType::Count;  // bgfx default
+    } else if (renderer_name == "default" or renderer_name == "") {
+        if (get_platform() == PlatformType::linux) {
+            return bgfx::RendererType::OpenGL;
+        }
+        return bgfx::RendererType::Count;  // bgfx default
+    } else {
+        throw exception(
+            fmt::format("Unsupported renderer: {}.\n", renderer_name));
+    }
+}
+
+uint16_t
+choose_gpu_vendor(const std::string& vendor_name)
+{
+    if (vendor_name == "software") {
+        return BGFX_PCI_ID_SOFTWARE_RASTERIZER;
+    } else if (vendor_name == "amd") {
+        return BGFX_PCI_ID_AMD;
+    } else if (vendor_name == "intel") {
+        return BGFX_PCI_ID_INTEL;
+    } else if (vendor_name == "nvidia") {
+        return BGFX_PCI_ID_NVIDIA;
+    } else if (vendor_name == "default" or vendor_name == "") {
+        return BGFX_PCI_ID_NONE;
+    } else {
+        throw exception(
+            fmt::format("Unsupported GPU vendor: {}.\n", vendor_name));
+    }
+}
+
 std::string
 get_persistent_path(
     const std::string& prefix, const std::string& organization_prefix)
@@ -288,11 +347,23 @@ Engine::_gather_platform_data()
     SDL_VERSION(&wminfo.version);
     SDL_GetWindowWMInfo(this->window->_window, &wminfo);
 
+    auto renderer_type = choose_renderer_backend(get_env_or_empty_string("KAACORE_RENDERER"));
+    bgfx_init_data.type = renderer_type;
+    bgfx_init_data.vendorId = choose_gpu_vendor(get_env_or_empty_string("KAACORE_GPU_VENDOR"));
 #if SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11
-    // using sdl's provided ndt pointer might cause
-    // segfault during engine 2nd initialization,
-    // bgfx is capable of querying this info on it's own
-    bgfx_init_data.platformData.ndt = nullptr;
+    if (renderer_type == bgfx::RendererType::OpenGL) {
+        // using sdl's provided ndt pointer might cause
+        // segfault during engine 2nd initialization,
+        // bgfx is capable of querying this info on it's own
+        bgfx_init_data.platformData.ndt = nullptr;
+    } else {
+        // Vulkan renderer implementation in bgfx is not capable
+        // of querying the display details on their own so we have to
+        // fetch this data from SDL.
+        // Unfortunately it will most cause a SEGFAULT
+        // on 2nd kaaengine initialization.
+        bgfx_init_data.platformData.ndt = wminfo.info.x11.display;
+    }
     bgfx_init_data.platformData.nwh =
         reinterpret_cast<void*>(wminfo.info.x11.window);
 #elif SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_WINDOWS
diff --git a/src/renderer.cpp b/src/renderer.cpp
index 3b314400..5be5e802 100644
--- a/src/renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer.cpp
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ load_embedded_shaders(
         fragment_shader_name);
     KAACORE_LOG_TRACE("Detected platform : {}", get_platform_name());
     return {
-        EmbeddedShader::load(ShaderType::fragment, fragment_shader_name),
         EmbeddedShader::load(ShaderType::vertex, vertex_shader_name),
+        EmbeddedShader::load(ShaderType::fragment, fragment_shader_name),
     };
 }
 
@@ -178,10 +178,6 @@ Renderer::Renderer(
     bgfx_init_data.resolution.width = window_size.x;
     bgfx_init_data.resolution.height = window_size.y;
 
-    if (auto renderer_name = SDL_getenv("KAACORE_RENDERER")) {
-        bgfx_init_data.type = this->_choose_bgfx_renderer(renderer_name);
-    }
-
     bgfx::init(bgfx_init_data);
     KAACORE_LOG_INFO("Initializing bgfx completed.");
     KAACORE_LOG_INFO("Initializing renderer.");
@@ -615,27 +611,4 @@ Renderer::_get_program_handle(const Material* material)
     return ptr->program->_handle;
 }
 
-bgfx::RendererType::Enum
-Renderer::_choose_bgfx_renderer(const std::string& renderer_name) const
-{
-    if (renderer_name == "noop") {
-        return bgfx::RendererType::Noop;
-    } else if (renderer_name == "dx9") {
-        return bgfx::RendererType::Direct3D9;
-    } else if (renderer_name == "dx11") {
-        return bgfx::RendererType::Direct3D11;
-    } else if (renderer_name == "dx12") {
-        return bgfx::RendererType::Direct3D12;
-    } else if (renderer_name == "metal") {
-        return bgfx::RendererType::Metal;
-    } else if (renderer_name == "opengl") {
-        return bgfx::RendererType::OpenGL;
-    } else if (renderer_name == "vulkan") {
-        return bgfx::RendererType::Vulkan;
-    } else {
-        throw exception(
-            fmt::format("Unsupported renderer: {}.\n", renderer_name));
-    }
-}
-
 } // namespace kaacore