diff --git a/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Adapter.cpp b/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Adapter.cpp
index 8eae5ff35e4..82482a5b7c4 100644
--- a/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Adapter.cpp
+++ b/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Adapter.cpp
@@ -375,6 +375,10 @@ void Adapter::submit_cmd(
   VK_CHECK(vkQueueSubmit(device_queue.handle, 1u, &submit_info, fence));
 }
 
+void Adapter::override_device_name(const std::string& new_name) {
+  physical_device_.override_device_name(new_name);
+}
+
 std::string Adapter::stringize() const {
   std::stringstream ss;
 
diff --git a/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Adapter.h b/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Adapter.h
index 89beb5c3a5c..3c503deab70 100644
--- a/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Adapter.h
+++ b/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Adapter.h
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ class Adapter final {
       VkSemaphore wait_semaphore = VK_NULL_HANDLE,
       VkSemaphore signal_semaphore = VK_NULL_HANDLE);
 
+  void override_device_name(const std::string& new_name);
+
   std::string stringize() const;
   friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&, const Adapter&);
 };
diff --git a/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Device.cpp b/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Device.cpp
index dbe8a73651c..cb6a54dc489 100644
--- a/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Device.cpp
+++ b/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Device.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,25 @@
 namespace vkcompute {
 namespace vkapi {
 
+namespace {
+
+DeviceType determine_device_type(const std::string& device_name) {
+  if (device_name.find("adreno") != std::string::npos) {
+    return DeviceType::ADRENO;
+  } else if (device_name.find("swiftshader") != std::string::npos) {
+    return DeviceType::SWIFTSHADER;
+  } else if (device_name.find("nvidia") != std::string::npos) {
+    return DeviceType::NVIDIA;
+  } else if (
+      device_name.find("mali") != std::string::npos ||
+      device_name.find("immortalis") != std::string::npos) {
+    return DeviceType::MALI;
+  }
+  return DeviceType::UNKNOWN;
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
 PhysicalDevice::PhysicalDevice(
     VkInstance instance_handle,
     VkPhysicalDevice physical_device_handle)
@@ -126,17 +145,7 @@ PhysicalDevice::PhysicalDevice(
       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_name.find("immortalis") != std::string::npos) {
-    device_type = DeviceType::MALI;
-  }
+  device_type = determine_device_type(device_name);
 }
 
 void PhysicalDevice::query_extensions_vk_1_0() {
@@ -292,6 +301,17 @@ void PhysicalDevice::query_extensions_vk_1_1() {
   vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties2(handle, &properties2);
 }
 
+void PhysicalDevice::override_device_name(const std::string& new_name) {
+  device_name = new_name;
+  std::transform(
+      device_name.begin(),
+      device_name.end(),
+      device_name.begin(),
+      [](unsigned char c) { return std::tolower(c); });
+
+  device_type = determine_device_type(device_name);
+}
+
 //
 // DeviceHandle
 //
diff --git a/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Device.h b/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Device.h
index ac5e381e46a..9fa413b2457 100644
--- a/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Device.h
+++ b/backends/vulkan/runtime/vk_api/Device.h
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ struct PhysicalDevice final {
  private:
   void query_extensions_vk_1_0();
   void query_extensions_vk_1_1();
+
+ public:
+  void override_device_name(const std::string& new_name);
 };
 
 struct DeviceHandle final {