[METAL] HDR->scRGB makes menu text unreadable.

Is there an existing issue for this?

• This is a bug in RetroArch frontend
• I have searched the existing issues

Description

Under Metal, with HDR -> scRGB enabled, opening a menu overlay (while a game is running) will make menu text unreadable. The lighter the in-game screen, the more it interferes. Menu opacity doesn’t fix it. it’s much harder to read when viewed in HDR. screen shot doesn’t illustrate it well.

split issues:

• HDR+Shaders+Statistics Overlay=Crash
• MacOS, full screen state is never remembered.
• fps being cut in have was due to the low Max Chain Swaps (2). The overhead from Vulkan didn’t like direct drawing and needed an additional chain swap. Metal driver was fine with the low value. Issue was scrapped.

Expected behavior

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Steps to reproduce the bug

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Version/Commit

003a1ff7

Bisect Results

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Present in the nightly version

Yes, this is reproduced in the nightly build

Platform & operating system

macOS Tahoe 26.4.1 (25E253)

Affected Cores

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Environment information

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Relevant log output

Start by reproducing the issue on macOS with Metal HDR set to scRGB, while opening a menu overlay over a bright game screen. Compare menu readability with HDR disabled and with different in-game brightness; done means the overlay text remains readable without relying on menu opacity.