diff --git a/Core/Config.cpp b/Core/Config.cpp
index 5fa7ce1220..125f5b5559 100644
--- a/Core/Config.cpp
+++ b/Core/Config.cpp
@@ -985,6 +985,9 @@ void Config::Load(const char *iniFileName, const char *controllerIniFilename) {
 	if (iAnisotropyLevel > 4) {
 		iAnisotropyLevel = 4;
 	}
+	if (iRenderingMode != FB_NON_BUFFERED_MODE && iRenderingMode != FB_BUFFERED_MODE) {
+		g_Config.iRenderingMode = FB_BUFFERED_MODE;
+	}
 
 	// Check for an old dpad setting
 	IniFile::Section *control = iniFile.GetOrCreateSection("Control");
diff --git a/Core/Config.h b/Core/Config.h
index c96ef33af0..07f0975dd5 100644
--- a/Core/Config.h
+++ b/Core/Config.h
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public:
 	bool bHardwareTransform; // only used in the GLES backend
 	bool bSoftwareSkinning;  // may speed up some games
 
-	int iRenderingMode; // 0 = non-buffered rendering 1 = buffered rendering 2 = Read Framebuffer to memory (CPU) 3 = Read Framebuffer to memory (GPU)
+	int iRenderingMode; // 0 = non-buffered rendering 1 = buffered rendering
 	int iTexFiltering; // 1 = off , 2 = nearest , 3 = linear , 4 = linear(CG)
 	int iBufFilter; // 1 = linear, 2 = nearest
 	int iSmallDisplayZoomType;  // Used to fit display into screen 0 = stretch, 1 = partial stretch, 2 = auto scaling, 3 = manual scaling.
diff --git a/Core/MIPS/IR/IRInterpreter.cpp b/Core/MIPS/IR/IRInterpreter.cpp
index f58a0abc28..f3a56ba51c 100644
--- a/Core/MIPS/IR/IRInterpreter.cpp
+++ b/Core/MIPS/IR/IRInterpreter.cpp
@@ -789,8 +789,11 @@ u32 IRInterpret(MIPSState *mips, const IRInst *inst, const u32 *constPool, int c
 		}
 
 		case IROp::Break:
-			Crash();
-			break;
+			if (!g_Config.bIgnoreBadMemAccess) {
+				Core_EnableStepping(true);
+				host->SetDebugMode(true);
+			}
+			return mips->pc + 4;
 
 		case IROp::SetCtrlVFPU:
 			mips->vfpuCtrl[inst->dest] = constPool[inst->src1];
diff --git a/Core/Reporting.cpp b/Core/Reporting.cpp
index 7b9e40af03..02503301d8 100644
--- a/Core/Reporting.cpp
+++ b/Core/Reporting.cpp
@@ -453,8 +453,6 @@ namespace Reporting
 	bool IsSupported()
 	{
 		// Disabled when using certain hacks, because they make for poor reports.
-		if (g_Config.iRenderingMode >= 2) // FBO_READFBOMEMORY_MIN
-			return false;
 		if (g_Config.bTimerHack)
 			return false;
 		if (CheatsInEffect())
diff --git a/GPU/Common/FramebufferCommon.cpp b/GPU/Common/FramebufferCommon.cpp
index 2ea332f4d9..9054ffe7de 100644
--- a/GPU/Common/FramebufferCommon.cpp
+++ b/GPU/Common/FramebufferCommon.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ bool FramebufferManagerCommon::UpdateSize() {
 void FramebufferManagerCommon::BeginFrame() {
 	DecimateFBOs();
 	currentRenderVfb_ = nullptr;
-	updateVRAM_ = !(g_Config.iRenderingMode == FB_NON_BUFFERED_MODE || g_Config.iRenderingMode == FB_BUFFERED_MODE);
 }
 
 void FramebufferManagerCommon::SetDisplayFramebuffer(u32 framebuf, u32 stride, GEBufferFormat format) {
@@ -195,8 +194,7 @@ u32 FramebufferManagerCommon::FramebufferByteSize(const VirtualFramebuffer *vfb)
 }
 
 bool FramebufferManagerCommon::ShouldDownloadFramebuffer(const VirtualFramebuffer *vfb) const {
-	return updateVRAM_ ||
-		(PSP_CoreParameter().compat.flags().Force04154000Download && vfb->fb_address == 0x00154000) ||
+	return (PSP_CoreParameter().compat.flags().Force04154000Download && vfb->fb_address == 0x00154000) ||
 		(PSP_CoreParameter().compat.flags().ForceRangeDownload && vfb->fb_address >= 0x001F3A80 && vfb->fb_address <= 0x001FE7C0) ||
 		(PSP_CoreParameter().compat.flags().Force04Download && vfb->fb_address >= 0x00000000 && vfb->fb_address <= 0x00400000); // Should be vfb->fb_address >= 0x00154000 && vfb->fb_address <= 0x00158000, but nah, let's make it less safe, but more universal
 }
@@ -460,7 +458,7 @@ VirtualFramebuffer *FramebufferManagerCommon::DoSetRenderFrameBuffer(const Frame
 		vfbs_.push_back(vfb);
 		currentRenderVfb_ = vfb;
 
-		if (useBufferedRendering_ && !updateVRAM_ && !g_Config.bDisableSlowFramebufEffects) {
+		if (useBufferedRendering_ && !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?
@@ -1213,7 +1211,7 @@ void FramebufferManagerCommon::ResizeFramebufFBO(VirtualFramebuffer *vfb, int w,
 }
 
 bool FramebufferManagerCommon::NotifyFramebufferCopy(u32 src, u32 dst, int size, bool isMemset, u32 skipDrawReason) {
-	if (updateVRAM_ || size == 0) {
+	if (size == 0) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -1583,7 +1581,7 @@ void FramebufferManagerCommon::OptimizeDownloadRange(VirtualFramebuffer * vfb, i
 }
 
 bool FramebufferManagerCommon::NotifyBlockTransferBefore(u32 dstBasePtr, int dstStride, int dstX, int dstY, u32 srcBasePtr, int srcStride, int srcX, int srcY, int width, int height, int bpp, u32 skipDrawReason) {
-	if (!useBufferedRendering_ || updateVRAM_) {
+	if (!useBufferedRendering_) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/GPU/Common/FramebufferCommon.h b/GPU/Common/FramebufferCommon.h
index 13b8a840ec..78005a1126 100644
--- a/GPU/Common/FramebufferCommon.h
+++ b/GPU/Common/FramebufferCommon.h
@@ -40,15 +40,6 @@ enum {
 enum {
 	FB_NON_BUFFERED_MODE = 0,
 	FB_BUFFERED_MODE = 1,
-
-	// Hm, it's unfortunate that GPU has ended up as two separate values in GL and GLES.
-#ifndef USING_GLES2
-	FB_READFBOMEMORY_CPU = 2,
-	FB_READFBOMEMORY_GPU = 3,
-#else
-	FB_READFBOMEMORY_GPU = 2,
-#endif
-	FBO_READFBOMEMORY_MIN = 2
 };
 
 namespace Draw {
@@ -385,7 +376,6 @@ protected:
 	u32 framebufRangeEnd_ = 0;
 
 	bool useBufferedRendering_ = false;
-	bool updateVRAM_ = false;
 	bool usePostShader_ = false;
 	bool postShaderAtOutputResolution_ = false;
 	bool postShaderIsUpscalingFilter_ = false;
diff --git a/GPU/Common/TextureCacheCommon.cpp b/GPU/Common/TextureCacheCommon.cpp
index 8a7ae36976..b55b9c97b4 100644
--- a/GPU/Common/TextureCacheCommon.cpp
+++ b/GPU/Common/TextureCacheCommon.cpp
@@ -720,10 +720,6 @@ bool TextureCacheCommon::AttachFramebuffer(TexCacheEntry *entry, u32 address, Vi
 
 	// If they match exactly, it's non-CLUT and from the top left.
 	if (exactMatch) {
-		// Apply to non-buffered and buffered mode only.
-		if (!(g_Config.iRenderingMode == FB_NON_BUFFERED_MODE || g_Config.iRenderingMode == FB_BUFFERED_MODE))
-			return false;
-
 		DEBUG_LOG(G3D, "Render to texture detected at %08x!", address);
 		if (framebuffer->fb_stride != entry->bufw) {
 			WARN_LOG_REPORT_ONCE(diffStrides1, G3D, "Render to texture with different strides %d != %d", entry->bufw, framebuffer->fb_stride);
diff --git a/GPU/GLES/FramebufferManagerGLES.cpp b/GPU/GLES/FramebufferManagerGLES.cpp
index 140aa056f7..a0b9b60791 100644
--- a/GPU/GLES/FramebufferManagerGLES.cpp
+++ b/GPU/GLES/FramebufferManagerGLES.cpp
@@ -1039,11 +1039,6 @@ void FramebufferManagerGLES::PackDepthbuffer(VirtualFramebuffer *vfb, int x, int
 void FramebufferManagerGLES::EndFrame() {
 	CHECK_GL_ERROR_IF_DEBUG();
 
-	// We flush to memory last requested framebuffer, if any.
-	// Only do this in the read-framebuffer modes.
-	if (updateVRAM_)
-		PackFramebufferAsync_(nullptr);
-
 	// Let's explicitly invalidate any temp FBOs used during this frame.
 	if (gl_extensions.GLES3 && glInvalidateFramebuffer != nullptr) {
 		for (auto temp : tempFBOs_) {
diff --git a/GPU/GLES/GPU_GLES.cpp b/GPU/GLES/GPU_GLES.cpp
index a1854df7a5..8142419e97 100644
--- a/GPU/GLES/GPU_GLES.cpp
+++ b/GPU/GLES/GPU_GLES.cpp
@@ -255,17 +255,11 @@ void GPU_GLES::CheckGPUFeatures() {
 
 	bool useCPU = false;
 	if (!gl_extensions.IsGLES) {
-		// Urrgh, we don't even define FB_READFBOMEMORY_CPU on mobile
-#ifndef USING_GLES2
-		useCPU = g_Config.iRenderingMode == FB_READFBOMEMORY_CPU;
-#endif
 		// Some cards or drivers seem to always dither when downloading a framebuffer to 16-bit.
 		// This causes glitches in games that expect the exact values.
 		// It has not been experienced on NVIDIA cards, so those are left using the GPU (which is faster.)
-		if (g_Config.iRenderingMode == FB_BUFFERED_MODE) {
-			if (gl_extensions.gpuVendor != GPU_VENDOR_NVIDIA || gl_extensions.ver[0] < 3) {
-				useCPU = true;
-			}
+		if (gl_extensions.gpuVendor != GPU_VENDOR_NVIDIA || !gl_extensions.VersionGEThan(3, 0)) {
+			useCPU = true;
 		}
 	} else {
 		useCPU = true;
diff --git a/GPU/GPUCommon.cpp b/GPU/GPUCommon.cpp
index 5c8526a945..0897f78c6a 100644
--- a/GPU/GPUCommon.cpp
+++ b/GPU/GPUCommon.cpp
@@ -1745,7 +1745,8 @@ void GPUCommon::Execute_BoneMtxNum(u32 op, u32 diff) {
 	const int end = 12 * 8 - (op & 0x7F);
 	int i = 0;
 
-	bool fastLoad = !debugRecording_;
+	// TODO: Validate what should happen when explicitly setting num to 96 or higher.
+	bool fastLoad = !debugRecording_ && end > 0;
 	if (currentList->pc < currentList->stall && currentList->pc + end * 4 >= currentList->stall) {
 		fastLoad = false;
 	}
diff --git a/Qt/mainwindow.cpp b/Qt/mainwindow.cpp
index 5e4fc65535..7e0b481f9b 100644
--- a/Qt/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/Qt/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -551,7 +551,6 @@ void MainWindow::createMenus()
 	anisotropicGroup = new MenuActionGroup(this, anisotropicMenu, SLOT(anisotropicGroup_triggered(QAction *)),
 		QStringList() << "Off" << "2x" << "4x" << "8x" << "16x",
 		QList<int>()  << 0     << 1    << 2    << 3    << 4);
-	// TODO: Check for newer buffer render options
 	videoMenu->add(new MenuAction(this, SLOT(bufferRenderAct()),  QT_TR_NOOP("&Buffered Rendering"), Qt::Key_F5))
 		->addEventChecked(&g_Config.iRenderingMode);
 	videoMenu->add(new MenuAction(this, SLOT(linearAct()),        QT_TR_NOOP("&Linear Filtering")))
diff --git a/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp b/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
index b9d16abd70..827bbc2297 100644
--- a/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
@@ -200,21 +200,15 @@ void GameSettingsScreen::CreateViews() {
 			renderingBackendChoice->HideChoice(3);
 		}
 	
-		static const char *renderingMode[] = { "Non-Buffered Rendering", "Buffered Rendering", "Read Framebuffers To Memory (CPU)", "Read Framebuffers To Memory (GPU)" };
+		static const char *renderingMode[] = { "Non-Buffered Rendering", "Buffered Rendering"};
 		PopupMultiChoice *renderingModeChoice = graphicsSettings->Add(new PopupMultiChoice(&g_Config.iRenderingMode, gr->T("Mode"), renderingMode, 0, ARRAY_SIZE(renderingMode), gr->GetName(), screenManager()));
 		renderingModeChoice->OnChoice.Add([=](EventParams &e) {
 			switch (g_Config.iRenderingMode) {
 			case FB_NON_BUFFERED_MODE:
-				settingInfo_->Show(gr->T("RenderingMode NonBuffered Tip", "Faster, but nothing may draw in some games"), e.v);
+				settingInfo_->Show(gr->T("RenderingMode NonBuffered Tip", "Faster, but graphics may be missing in some games"), e.v);
 				break;
 			case FB_BUFFERED_MODE:
 				break;
-#ifndef USING_GLES2
-			case FB_READFBOMEMORY_CPU:
-#endif
-			case FB_READFBOMEMORY_GPU:
-				settingInfo_->Show(gr->T("RenderingMode ReadFromMemory Tip", "Causes crashes in many games, not recommended"), e.v);
-				break;
 			}
 			return UI::EVENT_CONTINUE;
 		});
diff --git a/Windows/MainWindowMenu.cpp b/Windows/MainWindowMenu.cpp
index 144181e0b1..44831441f7 100644
--- a/Windows/MainWindowMenu.cpp
+++ b/Windows/MainWindowMenu.cpp
@@ -341,8 +341,6 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 		TranslateSubMenu(menu, "Rendering Mode", MENU_OPTIONS, SUBMENU_RENDERING_MODE);
 		TranslateMenuItem(menu, ID_OPTIONS_NONBUFFEREDRENDERING);
 		TranslateMenuItem(menu, ID_OPTIONS_BUFFEREDRENDERING);
-		TranslateMenuItem(menu, ID_OPTIONS_READFBOTOMEMORYCPU);
-		TranslateMenuItem(menu, ID_OPTIONS_READFBOTOMEMORYGPU);
 		TranslateSubMenu(menu, "Frame Skipping", MENU_OPTIONS, SUBMENU_FRAME_SKIPPING, L"\tF7");
 		TranslateMenuItem(menu, ID_OPTIONS_FRAMESKIP_AUTO);
 		TranslateMenuItem(menu, ID_OPTIONS_FRAMESKIP_0);
@@ -526,15 +524,9 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 	}
 
 	static void setRenderingMode(int mode) {
-		if (mode >= FB_NON_BUFFERED_MODE)
-			g_Config.iRenderingMode = mode;
-		else {
-			if (++g_Config.iRenderingMode > FB_READFBOMEMORY_GPU)
-				g_Config.iRenderingMode = FB_NON_BUFFERED_MODE;
-		}
-
 		I18NCategory *gr = GetI18NCategory("Graphics");
 
+		g_Config.iRenderingMode = mode;
 		switch (g_Config.iRenderingMode) {
 		case FB_NON_BUFFERED_MODE:
 			osm.Show(gr->T("Non-Buffered Rendering"));
@@ -544,14 +536,6 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 		case FB_BUFFERED_MODE:
 			osm.Show(gr->T("Buffered Rendering"));
 			break;
-
-		case FB_READFBOMEMORY_CPU:
-			osm.Show(gr->T("Read Framebuffers To Memory (CPU)"));
-			break;
-
-		case FB_READFBOMEMORY_GPU:
-			osm.Show(gr->T("Read Framebuffers To Memory (GPU)"));
-			break;
 		}
 
 		NativeMessageReceived("gpu_resized", "");
@@ -824,8 +808,6 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 
 		case ID_OPTIONS_NONBUFFEREDRENDERING:   setRenderingMode(FB_NON_BUFFERED_MODE); break;
 		case ID_OPTIONS_BUFFEREDRENDERING:      setRenderingMode(FB_BUFFERED_MODE); break;
-		case ID_OPTIONS_READFBOTOMEMORYCPU:     setRenderingMode(FB_READFBOMEMORY_CPU); break;
-		case ID_OPTIONS_READFBOTOMEMORYGPU:     setRenderingMode(FB_READFBOMEMORY_GPU); break;
 
 		case ID_DEBUG_SHOWDEBUGSTATISTICS:
 			g_Config.bShowDebugStats = !g_Config.bShowDebugStats;
@@ -1248,14 +1230,7 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 		static const int renderingmode[] = {
 			ID_OPTIONS_NONBUFFEREDRENDERING,
 			ID_OPTIONS_BUFFEREDRENDERING,
-			ID_OPTIONS_READFBOTOMEMORYCPU,
-			ID_OPTIONS_READFBOTOMEMORYGPU,
 		};
-		if (g_Config.iRenderingMode < FB_NON_BUFFERED_MODE)
-			g_Config.iRenderingMode = FB_NON_BUFFERED_MODE;
-
-		else if (g_Config.iRenderingMode > FB_READFBOMEMORY_GPU)
-			g_Config.iRenderingMode = FB_READFBOMEMORY_GPU;
 
 		for (int i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(renderingmode); i++) {
 			CheckMenuItem(menu, renderingmode[i], MF_BYCOMMAND | ((i == g_Config.iRenderingMode) ? MF_CHECKED : MF_UNCHECKED));
diff --git a/Windows/ppsspp.rc b/Windows/ppsspp.rc
index 4b0cfb1797..7f70258eb2 100644
--- a/Windows/ppsspp.rc
+++ b/Windows/ppsspp.rc
@@ -504,10 +504,8 @@ BEGIN
 
         POPUP "Rendering Mode"
         BEGIN
-            MENUITEM "Non-Buffered Rendering",                    ID_OPTIONS_NONBUFFEREDRENDERING
-            MENUITEM "Buffered Rendering",                        ID_OPTIONS_BUFFEREDRENDERING
-            MENUITEM "Read Framebuffers To Memory (CPU)",         ID_OPTIONS_READFBOTOMEMORYCPU
-            MENUITEM "Read Framebuffers To Memory (GPU)",         ID_OPTIONS_READFBOTOMEMORYGPU
+            MENUITEM "Non-Buffered Rendering",              ID_OPTIONS_NONBUFFEREDRENDERING
+            MENUITEM "Buffered Rendering",                  ID_OPTIONS_BUFFEREDRENDERING
         END
         POPUP "Frame Skipping"
         BEGIN
diff --git a/Windows/resource.h b/Windows/resource.h
index 3b723ba153..642f02311f 100644
--- a/Windows/resource.h
+++ b/Windows/resource.h
@@ -241,8 +241,6 @@
 #define ID_DISASM_THREAD_KILL            40073
 #define ID_FILE_SAVESTATE_NEXT_SLOT      40074
 #define ID_FILE_SAVESTATE_NEXT_SLOT_HC   40075
-#define ID_OPTIONS_READFBOTOMEMORYGPU	 40076
-#define ID_OPTIONS_READFBOTOMEMORYCPU	 40077
 #define ID_OPTIONS_NONBUFFEREDRENDERING  40078
 #define ID_OPTIONS_FRAMESKIP_0           40079
 #define ID_OPTIONS_FRAMESKIP_1           40080