diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/skyline/gpu/memory_manager.cpp b/app/src/main/cpp/skyline/gpu/memory_manager.cpp
index 40792d38..6e132ac0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/skyline/gpu/memory_manager.cpp
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/skyline/gpu/memory_manager.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace skyline::gpu::memory {
             vk::throwResultException(vk::Result(result), function);
     }
 
-    StagingBuffer::~StagingBuffer() {
+    Buffer::~Buffer() {
         if (vmaAllocator && vmaAllocation && vkBuffer)
             vmaDestroyBuffer(vmaAllocator, vkBuffer, vmaAllocation);
     }
@@ -95,6 +95,28 @@ namespace skyline::gpu::memory {
         return std::make_shared<memory::StagingBuffer>(reinterpret_cast<u8 *>(allocationInfo.pMappedData), allocationInfo.size, vmaAllocator, buffer, allocation);
     }
 
+    Buffer MemoryManager::AllocateBuffer(vk::DeviceSize size) {
+        vk::BufferCreateInfo bufferCreateInfo{
+            .size = size,
+            .usage = vk::BufferUsageFlagBits::eTransferSrc | vk::BufferUsageFlagBits::eTransferDst | vk::BufferUsageFlagBits::eUniformTexelBuffer | vk::BufferUsageFlagBits::eStorageTexelBuffer | vk::BufferUsageFlagBits::eUniformBuffer | vk::BufferUsageFlagBits::eStorageBuffer | vk::BufferUsageFlagBits::eIndexBuffer | vk::BufferUsageFlagBits::eVertexBuffer | vk::BufferUsageFlagBits::eIndirectBuffer,
+            .sharingMode = vk::SharingMode::eExclusive,
+            .queueFamilyIndexCount = 1,
+            .pQueueFamilyIndices = &gpu.vkQueueFamilyIndex,
+        };
+        VmaAllocationCreateInfo allocationCreateInfo{
+            .flags = VMA_ALLOCATION_CREATE_MAPPED_BIT,
+            .usage = VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_UNKNOWN,
+            .requiredFlags = static_cast<VkMemoryPropertyFlags>(vk::MemoryPropertyFlagBits::eHostVisible | vk::MemoryPropertyFlagBits::eHostCoherent | vk::MemoryPropertyFlagBits::eDeviceLocal),
+        };
+
+        VkBuffer buffer;
+        VmaAllocation allocation;
+        VmaAllocationInfo allocationInfo;
+        ThrowOnFail(vmaCreateBuffer(vmaAllocator, &static_cast<const VkBufferCreateInfo &>(bufferCreateInfo), &allocationCreateInfo, &buffer, &allocation, &allocationInfo));
+
+        return Buffer(reinterpret_cast<u8 *>(allocationInfo.pMappedData), allocationInfo.size, vmaAllocator, buffer, allocation);
+    }
+
     Image MemoryManager::AllocateImage(const vk::ImageCreateInfo &createInfo) {
         VmaAllocationCreateInfo allocationCreateInfo{
             .usage = VMA_MEMORY_USAGE_GPU_ONLY,
diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/skyline/gpu/memory_manager.h b/app/src/main/cpp/skyline/gpu/memory_manager.h
index e166c260..a60bb0a7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/skyline/gpu/memory_manager.h
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/skyline/gpu/memory_manager.h
@@ -11,29 +11,36 @@ namespace skyline::gpu::memory {
      * @brief A view into a CPU mapping of a Vulkan buffer
      * @note The mapping **should not** be used after the lifetime of the object has ended
      */
-    struct StagingBuffer : public span<u8>, public FenceCycleDependency {
+    struct Buffer : public span<u8> {
         VmaAllocator vmaAllocator;
         VmaAllocation vmaAllocation;
         vk::Buffer vkBuffer;
 
-        constexpr StagingBuffer(u8 *pointer, size_t size, VmaAllocator vmaAllocator, vk::Buffer vkBuffer, VmaAllocation vmaAllocation)
+        constexpr Buffer(u8 *pointer, size_t size, VmaAllocator vmaAllocator, vk::Buffer vkBuffer, VmaAllocation vmaAllocation)
             : vmaAllocator(vmaAllocator),
               vkBuffer(vkBuffer),
               vmaAllocation(vmaAllocation),
               span(pointer, size) {}
 
-        StagingBuffer(const StagingBuffer &) = delete;
+        Buffer(const Buffer &) = delete;
 
-        constexpr StagingBuffer(StagingBuffer &&other)
+        constexpr Buffer(Buffer &&other)
             : vmaAllocator(std::exchange(other.vmaAllocator, nullptr)),
               vmaAllocation(std::exchange(other.vmaAllocation, nullptr)),
               vkBuffer(std::exchange(other.vkBuffer, {})) {}
 
-        StagingBuffer &operator=(const StagingBuffer &) = delete;
+        Buffer &operator=(const Buffer &) = delete;
 
-        StagingBuffer &operator=(StagingBuffer &&) = default;
+        Buffer &operator=(Buffer &&) = default;
 
-        ~StagingBuffer();
+        ~Buffer();
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * @brief A Buffer that can be independently attached to a fence cycle
+     */
+    class StagingBuffer : public Buffer, public FenceCycleDependency {
+        using Buffer::Buffer;
     };
 
     /**
@@ -99,6 +106,11 @@ namespace skyline::gpu::memory {
          */
         std::shared_ptr<StagingBuffer> AllocateStagingBuffer(vk::DeviceSize size);
 
+        /**
+         * @brief Creates a buffer with a CPU mapping and all usage flags
+         */
+        Buffer AllocateBuffer(vk::DeviceSize size);
+
         /**
          * @brief Creates an image which is allocated and deallocated using RAII
          */