diff --git a/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Adapter.cpp b/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Adapter.cpp
index db6fdc2909a..5b698096bb5 100644
--- a/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Adapter.cpp
+++ b/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Adapter.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,33 @@ VkDevice create_logical_device(
       nullptr, // pEnabledFeatures
   };
 
-  device_create_info.pNext = physical_device.extension_features;
+  void* extension_list_top = nullptr;
+
+#ifdef VK_KHR_16bit_storage
+  VkPhysicalDevice16BitStorageFeatures shader_16bit_storage{
+      physical_device.shader_16bit_storage};
+
+  shader_16bit_storage.pNext = extension_list_top;
+  extension_list_top = &shader_16bit_storage;
+#endif /* VK_KHR_16bit_storage */
+
+#ifdef VK_KHR_8bit_storage
+  VkPhysicalDevice8BitStorageFeatures shader_8bit_storage{
+      physical_device.shader_8bit_storage};
+
+  shader_8bit_storage.pNext = extension_list_top;
+  extension_list_top = &shader_8bit_storage;
+#endif /* VK_KHR_8bit_storage */
+
+#ifdef VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8
+  VkPhysicalDeviceShaderFloat16Int8Features shader_float16_int8_types{
+      physical_device.shader_float16_int8_types};
+
+  shader_float16_int8_types.pNext = extension_list_top;
+  extension_list_top = &shader_float16_int8_types;
+#endif /* VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8 */
+
+  device_create_info.pNext = extension_list_top;
 
   VkDevice handle = nullptr;
   VK_CHECK(vkCreateDevice(
diff --git a/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Device.cpp b/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Device.cpp
index c4119e04b78..b9e3b444db2 100644
--- a/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Device.cpp
+++ b/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Device.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 
 #include <executorch/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Exception.h>
 
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <bitset>
+#include <cctype>
 #include <cstring>
 
 namespace vkcompute {
@@ -34,14 +36,15 @@ PhysicalDevice::PhysicalDevice(VkPhysicalDevice physical_device_handle)
       shader_float16_int8_types{
           VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SHADER_FLOAT16_INT8_FEATURES_KHR},
 #endif /* VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8 */
-      extension_features{nullptr},
       queue_families{},
       num_compute_queues(0),
       supports_int16_shader_types(false),
       has_unified_memory(false),
       has_timestamps(false),
       timestamp_period(0),
-      min_ubo_alignment(0) {
+      min_ubo_alignment(0),
+      device_name{},
+      device_type{DeviceType::UNKNOWN} {
   // Extract physical device properties
   vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties(handle, &properties);
 
@@ -57,34 +60,24 @@ PhysicalDevice::PhysicalDevice(VkPhysicalDevice physical_device_handle)
 
   // Create linked list to query availability of extensions
 
+  void* extension_list_top = nullptr;
+
 #ifdef VK_KHR_16bit_storage
-  extension_features = &shader_16bit_storage;
-  features2.pNext = &shader_16bit_storage;
-#elif defined(VK_KHR_8bit_storage)
-  extension_features = &shader_8bit_storage;
-  features2.pNext = &shader_8bit_storage;
-#elif defined(VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8)
-  extension_features = &shader_float16_int8_types;
-  features2.pNext = &shader_float16_int8_types;
+  shader_16bit_storage.pNext = extension_list_top;
+  extension_list_top = &shader_16bit_storage;
 #endif /* VK_KHR_16bit_storage */
 
-#if defined(VK_KHR_16bit_storage) && defined(VK_KHR_8bit_storage)
-  shader_16bit_storage.pNext = &shader_8bit_storage;
-#elif defined(VK_KHR_16bit_storage) && defined(VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8)
-  shader_16bit_storage.pNext = &shader_float16_int8_types;
-#elif defined(VK_KHR_16bit_storage)
-  shader_16bit_storage.pNext = nullptr;
-#endif
-
-#if defined(VK_KHR_8bit_storage) && defined(VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8)
-  shader_8bit_storage.pNext = &shader_float16_int8_types;
-#elif defined(VK_KHR_8bit_storage)
-  shader_8bit_storage.pNext = nullptr;
-#endif
+#ifdef VK_KHR_8bit_storage
+  shader_8bit_storage.pNext = extension_list_top;
+  extension_list_top = &shader_8bit_storage;
+#endif /* VK_KHR_8bit_storage */
 
 #ifdef VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8
-  shader_float16_int8_types.pNext = nullptr;
-#endif
+  shader_float16_int8_types.pNext = extension_list_top;
+  extension_list_top = &shader_float16_int8_types;
+#endif /* VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8 */
+
+  features2.pNext = extension_list_top;
 
   vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures2(handle, &features2);
 
@@ -118,6 +111,24 @@ PhysicalDevice::PhysicalDevice(VkPhysicalDevice physical_device_handle)
       num_compute_queues += p.queueCount;
     }
   }
+
+  // Obtain device identity metadata
+  device_name = std::string(properties.deviceName);
+  std::transform(
+      device_name.begin(),
+      device_name.end(),
+      device_name.begin(),
+      [](unsigned char c) { return std::tolower(c); });
+
+  if (device_name.find("adreno") != std::string::npos) {
+    device_type = DeviceType::ADRENO;
+  } else if (device_name.find("swiftshader") != std::string::npos) {
+    device_type = DeviceType::SWIFTSHADER;
+  } else if (device_name.find("nvidia") != std::string::npos) {
+    device_type = DeviceType::NVIDIA;
+  } else if (device_name.find("mali") != std::string::npos) {
+    device_type = DeviceType::MALI;
+  }
 }
 
 //
diff --git a/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Device.h b/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Device.h
index 70d5b1db5af..3fdfcc04a49 100644
--- a/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Device.h
+++ b/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Device.h
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@
 namespace vkcompute {
 namespace vkapi {
 
+enum class DeviceType : uint32_t {
+  UNKNOWN,
+  NVIDIA,
+  MALI,
+  ADRENO,
+  SWIFTSHADER,
+};
+
 struct PhysicalDevice final {
   // Handle
   VkPhysicalDevice handle;
@@ -37,9 +45,6 @@ struct PhysicalDevice final {
   VkPhysicalDeviceShaderFloat16Int8Features shader_float16_int8_types;
 #endif /* VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8 */
 
-  // Head of the linked list of extensions to be requested
-  void* extension_features;
-
   // Available GPU queues
   std::vector<VkQueueFamilyProperties> queue_families;
 
@@ -51,6 +56,10 @@ struct PhysicalDevice final {
   float timestamp_period;
   size_t min_ubo_alignment;
 
+  // Device identity
+  std::string device_name;
+  DeviceType device_type;
+
   explicit PhysicalDevice(VkPhysicalDevice);
 };