diff --git a/Core/Config.cpp b/Core/Config.cpp
index 13869a3b41..037304c816 100644
--- a/Core/Config.cpp
+++ b/Core/Config.cpp
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ static ConfigSetting graphicsSettings[] = {
 	ConfigSetting("SmallDisplay", &g_Config.bSmallDisplay, false),
 	ConfigSetting("ImmersiveMode", &g_Config.bImmersiveMode, false),
 
-	ConfigSetting("TrueColor", &g_Config.bTrueColor, true),
+	ReportedConfigSetting("TrueColor", &g_Config.bTrueColor, true),
 
 	ReportedConfigSetting("MipMap", &g_Config.bMipMap, true),
 
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ static ConfigSetting graphicsSettings[] = {
 	ReportedConfigSetting("PostShader", &g_Config.sPostShaderName, "Off"),
 
 	ReportedConfigSetting("MemBlockTransferGPU", &g_Config.bBlockTransferGPU, true),
+	ReportedConfigSetting("DisableSlowFramebufEffects", &g_Config.bDisableSlowFramebufEffects, true),
 
 	ConfigSetting(false),
 };
diff --git a/Core/Config.h b/Core/Config.h
index f6397fff3f..4c73036a79 100644
--- a/Core/Config.h
+++ b/Core/Config.h
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ public:
 	bool bTimerHack;
 	bool bAlphaMaskHack;
 	bool bBlockTransferGPU;
+	bool bDisableSlowFramebufEffects;
 	int iSplineBezierQuality; // 0 = low , 1 = Intermediate , 2 = High
 	std::string sPostShaderName;  // Off for off.
 
diff --git a/GPU/GLES/FragmentShaderGenerator.cpp b/GPU/GLES/FragmentShaderGenerator.cpp
index 738f4d99ba..65364bd1e6 100644
--- a/GPU/GLES/FragmentShaderGenerator.cpp
+++ b/GPU/GLES/FragmentShaderGenerator.cpp
@@ -313,12 +313,12 @@ bool ShouldUseShaderBlending() {
 
 	switch (eq) {
 	case GE_BLENDMODE_ABSDIFF:
-		return true;
+		return !g_Config.bDisableSlowFramebufEffects;
 
 	case GE_BLENDMODE_MIN:
 	case GE_BLENDMODE_MAX:
 		// These don't use the factors.
-		return !gl_extensions.EXT_blend_minmax && !gl_extensions.GLES3;
+		return !gl_extensions.EXT_blend_minmax && !gl_extensions.GLES3 && !g_Config.bDisableSlowFramebufEffects;
 
 	default:
 		break;
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ bool ShouldUseShaderBlending() {
 	case GE_SRCBLEND_DOUBLEINVSRCALPHA:
 	case GE_SRCBLEND_DOUBLEDSTALPHA:
 	case GE_SRCBLEND_DOUBLEINVDSTALPHA:
-		return true;
+		return !g_Config.bDisableSlowFramebufEffects;
 
 	case GE_SRCBLEND_FIXA:
 		if (funcB == GE_DSTBLEND_FIXB) {
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ bool ShouldUseShaderBlending() {
 	case GE_DSTBLEND_DOUBLEINVSRCALPHA:
 	case GE_DSTBLEND_DOUBLEDSTALPHA:
 	case GE_DSTBLEND_DOUBLEINVDSTALPHA:
-		return true;
+		return !g_Config.bDisableSlowFramebufEffects;
 
 	default:
 		break;
diff --git a/GPU/GLES/Framebuffer.cpp b/GPU/GLES/Framebuffer.cpp
index d0980e716e..3551c122ed 100644
--- a/GPU/GLES/Framebuffer.cpp
+++ b/GPU/GLES/Framebuffer.cpp
@@ -828,7 +828,9 @@ void FramebufferManager::ResizeFramebufFBO(VirtualFramebuffer *vfb, u16 w, u16 h
 		INFO_LOG(SCEGE, "Resizing FBO for %08x : %i x %i x %i", vfb->fb_address, w, h, vfb->format);
 		if (vfb->fbo) {
 			ClearBuffer();
-			BlitFramebuffer_(vfb, 0, 0, &old, 0, 0, std::min(vfb->bufferWidth, vfb->width), std::min(vfb->height, vfb->bufferHeight), 0);
+			if (!g_Config.bDisableSlowFramebufEffects) {
+				BlitFramebuffer_(vfb, 0, 0, &old, 0, 0, std::min(vfb->bufferWidth, vfb->width), std::min(vfb->height, vfb->bufferHeight), 0);
+			}
 		}
 		fbo_destroy(old.fbo);
 		if (vfb->fbo) {
@@ -1008,7 +1010,7 @@ void FramebufferManager::DoSetRenderFrameBuffer() {
 
 		// Some AMD drivers crash if we don't clear the buffer first?
 		ClearBuffer();
-		if (useBufferedRendering_ && !updateVRAM_) {
+		if (useBufferedRendering_ && !updateVRAM_ && !g_Config.bDisableSlowFramebufEffects) {
 			gpu->PerformMemoryUpload(fb_address_mem, byteSize);
 			NotifyStencilUpload(fb_address_mem, byteSize, true);
 			// TODO: Is it worth trying to upload the depth buffer?
@@ -1090,7 +1092,7 @@ void FramebufferManager::DoSetRenderFrameBuffer() {
 #endif
 
 		// Copy depth pixel value from the read framebuffer to the draw framebuffer
-		if (currentRenderVfb_) {
+		if (currentRenderVfb_ && !g_Config.bDisableSlowFramebufEffects) {
 			BlitFramebufferDepth(currentRenderVfb_, vfb);
 		}
 		currentRenderVfb_ = vfb;
@@ -1202,7 +1204,7 @@ void FramebufferManager::BindFramebufferColor(VirtualFramebuffer *framebuffer, b
 
 	// currentRenderVfb_ will always be set when this is called, except from the GE debugger.
 	// Let's just not bother with the copy in that case.
-	if (GPUStepping::IsStepping()) {
+	if (GPUStepping::IsStepping() || g_Config.bDisableSlowFramebufEffects) {
 		skipCopy = true;
 	}
 	if (!skipCopy && currentRenderVfb_ && framebuffer->fb_address == gstate.getFrameBufRawAddress()) {
diff --git a/GPU/GLES/TextureCache.cpp b/GPU/GLES/TextureCache.cpp
index 878ea2f49d..529b9db651 100644
--- a/GPU/GLES/TextureCache.cpp
+++ b/GPU/GLES/TextureCache.cpp
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ void TextureCache::SetTextureFramebuffer(TexCacheEntry *entry, VirtualFramebuffe
 	bool useBufferedRendering = g_Config.iRenderingMode != FB_NON_BUFFERED_MODE;
 	if (useBufferedRendering) {
 		GLuint program = 0;
-		if (entry->status & TexCacheEntry::STATUS_DEPALETTIZE) {
+		if ((entry->status & TexCacheEntry::STATUS_DEPALETTIZE) && !g_Config.bDisableSlowFramebufEffects) {
 			program = depalShaderCache_->GetDepalettizeShader(framebuffer->format);
 		}
 		if (program) {
diff --git a/GPU/GLES/TransformPipeline.cpp b/GPU/GLES/TransformPipeline.cpp
index 60de68f38a..06d5bcaf9a 100644
--- a/GPU/GLES/TransformPipeline.cpp
+++ b/GPU/GLES/TransformPipeline.cpp
@@ -332,8 +332,10 @@ void TransformDrawEngine::SubmitPrim(void *verts, void *inds, GEPrimitiveType pr
 	}
 
 	if (prim == GE_PRIM_RECTANGLES && (gstate.getTextureAddress(0) & 0x3FFFFFFF) == (gstate.getFrameBufAddress() & 0x3FFFFFFF)) {
-		gstate_c.textureChanged |= TEXCHANGE_PARAMSONLY;
-		Flush();
+		if (!g_Config.bDisableSlowFramebufEffects) {
+			gstate_c.textureChanged |= TEXCHANGE_PARAMSONLY;
+			Flush();
+		}
 	}
 }