diff --git a/src/renderer.rs b/src/renderer.rs
index 23162de..39614e6 100644
--- a/src/renderer.rs
+++ b/src/renderer.rs
@@ -243,11 +243,21 @@ impl SurfaceRenderer {
         fps: u32,
     ) -> Result<Self> {
         let caps = surface.get_capabilities(&gpu.adapter);
+
+        // A surface may advertise formats that need features we never requested when
+        // creating the device (see `required_features` above). Picking one of those
+        // fails validation at `create_render_pipeline`. Turnip/Adreno enumerates
+        // 16-bit-norm formats (needing TEXTURE_FORMAT_16BIT_NORM) before the plain
+        // 8-bit ones, so filter by what the device actually supports rather than
+        // relying on enumeration order.
+        let supported = gpu.device.features();
+        let usable = |f: &wgpu::TextureFormat| supported.contains(f.required_features());
         let format = caps
             .formats
             .iter()
             .copied()
-            .find(|f| !f.is_srgb())
+            .find(|f| !f.is_srgb() && usable(f))
+            .or_else(|| caps.formats.iter().copied().find(usable))
             .unwrap_or(caps.formats[0]);
 
         let present_mode =