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/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/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/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/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/MainBase.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/MainBase.cpp
index 067f506bde..57fa78021d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/MainBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/MainBase.cpp
@@ -29,30 +29,30 @@ static volatile struct
 	u32 fbHeight;
 } s_beginFieldArgs;
 
-void VideoBackendHardware::EmuStateChange(EMUSTATE_CHANGE newState)
+void VideoBackendBase::EmuStateChange(EMUSTATE_CHANGE newState)
 {
 	EmulatorState(newState == EMUSTATE_CHANGE_PLAY);
 }
 
 // Enter and exit the video loop
-void VideoBackendHardware::Video_EnterLoop()
+void VideoBackendBase::Video_EnterLoop()
 {
 	RunGpuLoop();
 }
 
-void VideoBackendHardware::Video_ExitLoop()
+void VideoBackendBase::Video_ExitLoop()
 {
 	ExitGpuLoop();
 	s_FifoShuttingDown.Set();
 }
 
-void VideoBackendHardware::Video_SetRendering(bool bEnabled)
+void VideoBackendBase::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)
 	{
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ 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)
 	{
@@ -82,24 +82,24 @@ void VideoBackendHardware::Video_EndField()
 	}
 }
 
-void VideoBackendHardware::Video_AddMessage(const std::string& msg, u32 milliseconds)
+void VideoBackendBase::Video_AddMessage(const std::string& msg, u32 milliseconds)
 {
 	OSD::AddMessage(msg, milliseconds);
 }
 
-void VideoBackendHardware::Video_ClearMessages()
+void VideoBackendBase::Video_ClearMessages()
 {
 	OSD::ClearMessages();
 }
 
 // Screenshot
-bool VideoBackendHardware::Video_Screenshot(const std::string& filename)
+bool VideoBackendBase::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)
 	{
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ 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())
 	{
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ 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;
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ u16 VideoBackendHardware::Video_GetBoundingBox(int index)
 	return result;
 }
 
-void VideoBackendHardware::InitializeShared()
+void VideoBackendBase::InitializeShared()
 {
 	VideoCommon_Init();
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ 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 +202,7 @@ 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 +215,7 @@ void VideoBackendHardware::DoState(PointerWrap& p)
 	}
 }
 
-void VideoBackendHardware::CheckInvalidState()
+void VideoBackendBase::CheckInvalidState()
 {
 	if (m_invalid)
 	{
@@ -226,32 +226,32 @@ void VideoBackendHardware::CheckInvalidState()
 	}
 }
 
-void VideoBackendHardware::PauseAndLock(bool doLock, bool unpauseOnUnlock)
+void VideoBackendBase::PauseAndLock(bool doLock, bool unpauseOnUnlock)
 {
 	Fifo_PauseAndLock(doLock, unpauseOnUnlock);
 }
 
-void VideoBackendHardware::RunLoop(bool enable)
+void VideoBackendBase::RunLoop(bool enable)
 {
 	VideoCommon_RunLoop(enable);
 }
 
-void VideoBackendHardware::Video_GatherPipeBursted()
+void VideoBackendBase::Video_GatherPipeBursted()
 {
 	CommandProcessor::GatherPipeBursted();
 }
 
-int VideoBackendHardware::Video_Sync(int ticks)
+int VideoBackendBase::Video_Sync(int ticks)
 {
 	return Fifo_Update(ticks);
 }
 
-void VideoBackendHardware::RegisterCPMMIO(MMIO::Mapping* mmio, u32 base)
+void VideoBackendBase::RegisterCPMMIO(MMIO::Mapping* mmio, u32 base)
 {
 	CommandProcessor::RegisterMMIO(mmio, base);
 }
 
-void VideoBackendHardware::UpdateWantDeterminism(bool want)
+void VideoBackendBase::UpdateWantDeterminism(bool want)
 {
 	Fifo_UpdateWantDeterminism(want);
 }
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..0a85c27c99 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.h
@@ -57,18 +57,18 @@ struct SCPFifoStruct
 	volatile u32 bFF_HiWatermark;
 };
 
-class VideoBackend
+class VideoBackendBase
 {
 public:
-	virtual ~VideoBackend() {}
+	virtual ~VideoBackendBase() {}
 
-	virtual void EmuStateChange(EMUSTATE_CHANGE) = 0;
+	void EmuStateChange(EMUSTATE_CHANGE);
 
 	virtual unsigned int PeekMessages() = 0;
 
 	virtual bool Initialize(void* window_handle) = 0;
 	virtual void Shutdown() = 0;
-	virtual void RunLoop(bool enable) = 0;
+	void RunLoop(bool enable);
 
 	virtual std::string GetName() const = 0;
 	virtual std::string GetDisplayName() const { return GetName(); }
@@ -76,29 +76,29 @@ public:
 	virtual void ShowConfig(void*) = 0;
 
 	virtual void Video_Prepare() = 0;
-	virtual void Video_EnterLoop() = 0;
-	virtual void Video_ExitLoop() = 0;
+	void Video_EnterLoop();
+	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;
+	u32 Video_AccessEFB(EFBAccessType, u32, u32, u32);
+	u32 Video_GetQueryResult(PerfQueryType type);
+	u16 Video_GetBoundingBox(int index);
 
-	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;
+	void Video_AddMessage(const std::string& msg, unsigned int milliseconds);
+	void Video_ClearMessages();
+	bool Video_Screenshot(const std::string& filename);
 
-	virtual void Video_SetRendering(bool bEnabled) = 0;
+	void Video_SetRendering(bool bEnabled);
 
-	virtual void Video_GatherPipeBursted() = 0;
+	void Video_GatherPipeBursted();
 
-	virtual int Video_Sync(int ticks) = 0;
+	int Video_Sync(int ticks);
 
 	// Registers MMIO handlers for the CommandProcessor registers.
-	virtual void RegisterCPMMIO(MMIO::Mapping* mmio, u32 base) = 0;
+	void RegisterCPMMIO(MMIO::Mapping* mmio, u32 base);
 
 	static void PopulateList();
 	static void ClearList();
@@ -107,60 +107,21 @@ public:
 	// 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;
+	void PauseAndLock(bool doLock, bool unpauseOnUnlock = true);
 
 	// 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;
+	void CheckInvalidState();
 
-	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 UpdateWantDeterminism(bool want);
 
 protected:
 	void InitializeShared();
+
+	bool m_initialized = false;
+	bool m_invalid = false;
 };
+
+extern std::vector<VideoBackendBase*> g_available_video_backends;
+extern VideoBackendBase* g_video_backend;