diff --git a/include/SDL3/SDL_gpu.h b/include/SDL3/SDL_gpu.h
index 204768e1fc..8214b85aed 100644
--- a/include/SDL3/SDL_gpu.h
+++ b/include/SDL3/SDL_gpu.h
@@ -2261,12 +2261,12 @@ extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_GPUDevice * SDLCALL SDL_CreateGPUDevice(
  *   use for all vertex semantics, default is "TEXCOORD".
  * - `SDL_PROP_GPU_DEVICE_CREATE_D3D12_ALLOW_FEWER_RESOURCE_SLOTS_BOOLEAN`: By
  *   default, Resourcing Binding Tier 2 is required for D3D12 support.
- *   However, an application can enable this property to enable Tier 1
+ *   However, an application can set this property to true to enable Tier 1
  *   support, if (and only if) the application uses 8 or fewer storage
  *   resources across all shader stages. As of writing, this property is
  *   useful for targeting Intel Haswell and Broadwell GPUs; other hardware
  *   either supports Tier 2 Resource Binding or does not support D3D12 in any
- *   capacity.
+ *   capacity. Defaults to false.
  *
  * With the Vulkan renderer:
  *
diff --git a/src/render/gpu/SDL_render_gpu.c b/src/render/gpu/SDL_render_gpu.c
index c72905de1a..6553644fae 100644
--- a/src/render/gpu/SDL_render_gpu.c
+++ b/src/render/gpu/SDL_render_gpu.c
@@ -1199,6 +1199,25 @@ static bool GPU_CreateRenderer(SDL_Renderer *renderer, SDL_Window *window, SDL_P
     SDL_SetBooleanProperty(create_props, SDL_PROP_GPU_DEVICE_CREATE_DEBUGMODE_BOOLEAN, debug);
     SDL_SetBooleanProperty(create_props, SDL_PROP_GPU_DEVICE_CREATE_PREFERLOWPOWER_BOOLEAN, lowpower);
 
+    // Set hints for the greatest hardware compatibility
+    // This property allows using the renderer on Intel Haswell and Broadwell GPUs.
+    if (!SDL_HasProperty(create_props, SDL_PROP_GPU_DEVICE_CREATE_D3D12_ALLOW_FEWER_RESOURCE_SLOTS_BOOLEAN)) {
+        SDL_SetBooleanProperty(create_props, SDL_PROP_GPU_DEVICE_CREATE_D3D12_ALLOW_FEWER_RESOURCE_SLOTS_BOOLEAN, true);
+    }
+    // These properties allow using the renderer on more Android devices.
+    if (!SDL_HasProperty(create_props, SDL_PROP_GPU_DEVICE_CREATE_VULKAN_SHADERCLIPDISTANCE_BOOLEAN)) {
+        SDL_SetBooleanProperty(create_props, SDL_PROP_GPU_DEVICE_CREATE_VULKAN_SHADERCLIPDISTANCE_BOOLEAN, false);
+    }
+    if (!SDL_HasProperty(create_props, SDL_PROP_GPU_DEVICE_CREATE_VULKAN_DEPTHCLAMP_BOOLEAN)) {
+        SDL_SetBooleanProperty(create_props, SDL_PROP_GPU_DEVICE_CREATE_VULKAN_DEPTHCLAMP_BOOLEAN, false);
+    }
+    if (!SDL_HasProperty(create_props, SDL_PROP_GPU_DEVICE_CREATE_VULKAN_DRAWINDIRECTFIRST_BOOLEAN)) {
+        SDL_SetBooleanProperty(create_props, SDL_PROP_GPU_DEVICE_CREATE_VULKAN_DRAWINDIRECTFIRST_BOOLEAN, false);
+    }
+    if (!SDL_HasProperty(create_props, SDL_PROP_GPU_DEVICE_CREATE_VULKAN_SAMPLERANISOTROPY_BOOLEAN)) {
+        SDL_SetBooleanProperty(create_props, SDL_PROP_GPU_DEVICE_CREATE_VULKAN_SHADERCLIPDISTANCE_BOOLEAN, false);
+    }
+
     GPU_FillSupportedShaderFormats(create_props);
     data->device = SDL_CreateGPUDeviceWithProperties(create_props);