diff --git a/include/boo/graphicsdev/Vulkan.hpp b/include/boo/graphicsdev/Vulkan.hpp
index 5c3483e..f02c343 100644
--- a/include/boo/graphicsdev/Vulkan.hpp
+++ b/include/boo/graphicsdev/Vulkan.hpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ struct VulkanContext
     VkCommandPool m_loadPool;
     VkCommandBuffer m_loadCmdBuf;
     VkFormat m_displayFormat;
+    VkFormat m_internalFormat;
 
     struct Window
     {
diff --git a/lib/graphicsdev/Vulkan.cpp b/lib/graphicsdev/Vulkan.cpp
index e50590f..3944b0a 100644
--- a/lib/graphicsdev/Vulkan.cpp
+++ b/lib/graphicsdev/Vulkan.cpp
@@ -607,7 +607,9 @@ void VulkanContext::Window::SwapChain::Buffer::setImage
 void VulkanContext::initSwapChain(VulkanContext::Window& windowCtx, VkSurfaceKHR surface,
                                   VkFormat format, VkColorSpaceKHR colorspace)
 {
-    m_displayFormat = format;
+    m_internalFormat = m_displayFormat = format;
+    if (m_deepColor)
+        m_internalFormat = VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UNORM;
     VkSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR surfCapabilities;
     ThrowIfFailed(vk::GetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceCapabilitiesKHR(m_gpus[0], surface, &surfCapabilities));
 
@@ -770,7 +772,7 @@ void VulkanContext::initSwapChain(VulkanContext::Window& windowCtx, VkSurfaceKHR
     VkAttachmentDescription attachments[2] = {};
 
     /* color attachment */
-    attachments[0].format = m_displayFormat;
+    attachments[0].format = m_internalFormat;
     attachments[0].samples = VkSampleCountFlagBits(m_sampleCountColor);
     attachments[0].loadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_LOAD;
     attachments[0].storeOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_STORE;
@@ -808,6 +810,7 @@ void VulkanContext::initSwapChain(VulkanContext::Window& windowCtx, VkSurfaceKHR
     ThrowIfFailed(vk::CreateRenderPass(m_dev, &renderPass, nullptr, &m_pass));
 
     /* render pass color only */
+    attachments[0].format = m_displayFormat;
     renderPass.attachmentCount = 1;
     subpass.pDepthStencilAttachment = nullptr;
     ThrowIfFailed(vk::CreateRenderPass(m_dev, &renderPass, nullptr, &m_passColorOnly));
@@ -1797,7 +1800,7 @@ class VulkanTextureR : public GraphicsDataNode<ITextureR>
         texCreateInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO;
         texCreateInfo.pNext = nullptr;
         texCreateInfo.imageType = VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D;
-        texCreateInfo.format = ctx->m_displayFormat;
+        texCreateInfo.format = ctx->m_internalFormat;
         texCreateInfo.extent.width = m_width;
         texCreateInfo.extent.height = m_height;
         texCreateInfo.extent.depth = 1;
@@ -1848,7 +1851,7 @@ class VulkanTextureR : public GraphicsDataNode<ITextureR>
         for (size_t i=0 ; i<m_colorBindCount ; ++i)
         {
             m_colorBindLayout[i] = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED;
-            texCreateInfo.format = ctx->m_displayFormat;
+            texCreateInfo.format = ctx->m_internalFormat;
             texCreateInfo.usage = VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT | VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT;
             ThrowIfFailed(vk::CreateImage(ctx->m_dev, &texCreateInfo, nullptr, &m_colorBindTex[i]));
 
@@ -1899,7 +1902,7 @@ class VulkanTextureR : public GraphicsDataNode<ITextureR>
         viewCreateInfo.pNext = nullptr;
         viewCreateInfo.image = m_colorTex;
         viewCreateInfo.viewType = VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D;
-        viewCreateInfo.format = ctx->m_displayFormat;
+        viewCreateInfo.format = ctx->m_internalFormat;
         viewCreateInfo.components.r = VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_R;
         viewCreateInfo.components.g = VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_G;
         viewCreateInfo.components.b = VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_B;
@@ -1920,7 +1923,7 @@ class VulkanTextureR : public GraphicsDataNode<ITextureR>
         {
             ThrowIfFailed(vk::BindImageMemory(ctx->m_dev, m_colorBindTex[i], m_gpuMem, colorOffsets[i]));
             viewCreateInfo.image = m_colorBindTex[i];
-            viewCreateInfo.format = ctx->m_displayFormat;
+            viewCreateInfo.format = ctx->m_internalFormat;
             viewCreateInfo.subresourceRange.aspectMask = VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT;
             ThrowIfFailed(vk::CreateImageView(ctx->m_dev, &viewCreateInfo, nullptr, &m_colorBindView[i]));
             m_colorBindDescInfo[i].imageView = m_colorBindView[i];
@@ -3006,7 +3009,7 @@ struct VulkanCommandQueue : IGraphicsCommandQueue
         VulkanContext::Window::SwapChain::Buffer& dest = sc.m_bufs[sc.m_backBuf];
 
         VulkanDataFactoryImpl* dataFactory = static_cast<VulkanDataFactoryImpl*>(m_parent->getDataFactory());
-        if (dataFactory->m_gamma != 1.f)
+        if (dataFactory->m_gamma != 1.f || m_ctx->m_internalFormat != m_ctx->m_displayFormat)
         {
             SWindowRect rect(0, 0, csource->m_width, csource->m_height);
             _resolveBindTexture(cmdBuf, csource, rect, true, 0, true, false);
diff --git a/lib/x11/ApplicationUnix.cpp b/lib/x11/ApplicationUnix.cpp
index 1b30312..cea3118 100644
--- a/lib/x11/ApplicationUnix.cpp
+++ b/lib/x11/ApplicationUnix.cpp
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ int ApplicationRun(IApplication::EPlatformType platform,
     if (APP)
         return 1;
     if (platform == IApplication::EPlatformType::Wayland)
-        APP = new ApplicationWayland(cb, uniqueName, friendlyName, pname, args, gfxApi, samples, anisotropy, singleInstance);
+        APP = new ApplicationWayland(cb, uniqueName, friendlyName, pname, args, gfxApi, samples, anisotropy, deepColor, singleInstance);
     else if (platform == IApplication::EPlatformType::Xlib ||
              platform == IApplication::EPlatformType::Auto)
-        APP = new ApplicationXlib(cb, uniqueName, friendlyName, pname, args, gfxApi, samples, anisotropy, singleInstance);
+        APP = new ApplicationXlib(cb, uniqueName, friendlyName, pname, args, gfxApi, samples, anisotropy, deepColor, singleInstance);
     else
         return 1;
     return APP->run();
diff --git a/lib/x11/ApplicationWayland.hpp b/lib/x11/ApplicationWayland.hpp
index 9470801..e7f2762 100644
--- a/lib/x11/ApplicationWayland.hpp
+++ b/lib/x11/ApplicationWayland.hpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public:
                         std::string_view gfxApi,
                         uint32_t samples,
                         uint32_t anisotropy,
+                        bool deepColor,
                         bool singleInstance)
     : m_callback(callback),
       m_uniqueName(uniqueName),
diff --git a/lib/x11/ApplicationXlib.hpp b/lib/x11/ApplicationXlib.hpp
index 9f1ec23..ae1875e 100644
--- a/lib/x11/ApplicationXlib.hpp
+++ b/lib/x11/ApplicationXlib.hpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ DBusConnection* RegisterDBus(const char* appName, bool& isFirst);
 #include <X11/Xlib-xcb.h>
 #include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
 #include <dlfcn.h>
+#include "boo/graphicsdev/Vulkan.hpp"
 #endif
 
 namespace boo
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ public:
                     std::string_view gfxApi,
                     uint32_t samples,
                     uint32_t anisotropy,
+                    bool deepColor,
                     bool singleInstance)
     : m_callback(callback),
       m_uniqueName(uniqueName),
@@ -238,7 +240,13 @@ public:
     {
         m_glContext.m_sampleCount = samples;
         m_glContext.m_anisotropy = anisotropy;
+        m_glContext.m_deepColor = deepColor;
 #if BOO_HAS_VULKAN
+        g_VulkanContext.m_sampleCountColor = samples;
+        g_VulkanContext.m_sampleCountDepth = samples;
+        g_VulkanContext.m_anisotropy = anisotropy;
+        g_VulkanContext.m_deepColor = deepColor;
+
         /* Check for Vulkan presence and preference */
         bool tryVulkan = true;
         if (!gfxApi.compare("OpenGL"))
diff --git a/lib/x11/WindowXlib.cpp b/lib/x11/WindowXlib.cpp
index da41022..8d63ab4 100644
--- a/lib/x11/WindowXlib.cpp
+++ b/lib/x11/WindowXlib.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "boo/IApplication.hpp"
 #include "boo/graphicsdev/GL.hpp"
 #include "boo/audiodev/IAudioVoiceEngine.hpp"
+#include "boo/graphicsdev/glew.h"
 
 #if BOO_HAS_VULKAN
 #include "boo/graphicsdev/Vulkan.hpp"
@@ -334,8 +335,8 @@ public:
     GraphicsContextXlibGLX(EGraphicsAPI api, IWindow* parentWindow,
                            Display* display, int defaultScreen,
                            GLXContext lastCtx, uint32_t& visualIdOut, GLContext* glCtx)
-    : GraphicsContextXlib(api, EPixelFormat::RGBA8, parentWindow, display, glCtx),
-      m_lastCtx(lastCtx)
+    : GraphicsContextXlib(api, glCtx->m_deepColor ? EPixelFormat::RGBA16 : EPixelFormat::RGBA8,
+                          parentWindow, display, glCtx), m_lastCtx(lastCtx)
     {
         m_dataFactory = _NewGLDataFactory(this, m_glCtx);
 
@@ -368,6 +369,20 @@ public:
                 m_visualid = visualId;
                 break;
             }
+            else if (m_pf == EPixelFormat::RGBA16)
+            {
+                if (colorSize >= 64)
+                {
+                    m_fbconfig = config;
+                    m_visualid = visualId;
+                    break;
+                }
+                else if (!m_visualid && colorSize >= 32)
+                {
+                    m_fbconfig = config;
+                    m_visualid = visualId;
+                }
+            }
             else if (m_pf == EPixelFormat::RGBA8_Z24 && colorSize >= 32 && depthSize >= 24)
             {
                 m_fbconfig = config;
@@ -483,6 +498,12 @@ public:
             Log.report(logvisor::Fatal, "unable to make new GLX window");
         _XlibUpdateLastGlxCtx(m_glxCtx);
 
+        if (!glXMakeCurrent(m_xDisp, DefaultRootWindow(m_xDisp), m_glxCtx))
+            Log.report(logvisor::Fatal, "unable to make GLX context current");
+        if (glewInit() != GLEW_OK)
+            Log.report(logvisor::Fatal, "glewInit failed");
+        glXMakeCurrent(m_xDisp, 0, 0);
+
         /* Spawn vsync thread */
         m_vsyncRunning = true;
         std::mutex initmt;
@@ -532,6 +553,7 @@ public:
 
         XUnlockDisplay(m_xDisp);
         m_commandQueue = _NewGLCommandQueue(this, m_glCtx);
+        m_commandQueue->startRenderer();
         XLockDisplay(m_xDisp);
 
         return true;
@@ -634,7 +656,8 @@ public:
     GraphicsContextXlibVulkan(IWindow* parentWindow,
                               Display* display, xcb_connection_t* xcbConn, int defaultScreen,
                               VulkanContext* ctx, uint32_t& visualIdOut, GLContext* glCtx)
-    : GraphicsContextXlib(EGraphicsAPI::Vulkan, EPixelFormat::RGBA8, parentWindow, display, glCtx),
+    : GraphicsContextXlib(EGraphicsAPI::Vulkan, ctx->m_deepColor ? EPixelFormat::RGBA16 : EPixelFormat::RGBA8,
+                          parentWindow, display, glCtx),
       m_xcbConn(xcbConn), m_ctx(ctx)
     {
         Screen* screen = ScreenOfDisplay(display, defaultScreen);
@@ -773,14 +796,29 @@ public:
          * supported format will be returned. */
         if (formatCount >= 1)
         {
-            for (int i=0 ; i<formatCount ; ++i)
+            if (m_ctx->m_deepColor)
             {
-                if (surfFormats[i].format == VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM ||
-                    surfFormats[i].format == VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM)
+                for (int i=0 ; i<formatCount ; ++i)
                 {
-                    m_format = surfFormats[i].format;
-                    m_colorspace = surfFormats[i].colorSpace;
-                    break;
+                    if (surfFormats[i].format == VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_UNORM)
+                    {
+                        m_format = surfFormats[i].format;
+                        m_colorspace = surfFormats[i].colorSpace;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if (m_format == VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED)
+            {
+                for (int i=0 ; i<formatCount ; ++i)
+                {
+                    if (surfFormats[i].format == VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM ||
+                        surfFormats[i].format == VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM)
+                    {
+                        m_format = surfFormats[i].format;
+                        m_colorspace = surfFormats[i].colorSpace;
+                        break;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -839,6 +877,7 @@ public:
 
         m_dataFactory = _NewVulkanDataFactory(this, m_ctx);
         m_commandQueue = _NewVulkanCommandQueue(m_ctx, m_ctx->m_windows[m_parentWindow].get(), this);
+        m_commandQueue->startRenderer();
 
         return true;
     }