diff --git a/driver.c b/driver.c
index c93cfd6c0b..eb39f227b4 100644
--- a/driver.c
+++ b/driver.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ void init_drivers(int flags)
 
    if (flags & DRIVER_VIDEO)
    {
-      g_extern.frame_count = 0;
+      g_runloop.frames.video.count = 0;
 
       init_video();
 
diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index b9b79f3d9f..8983bc76ca 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -454,6 +454,15 @@ struct runloop
    } db;
 #endif
 
+   struct
+   {
+      struct
+      {
+         unsigned count;
+         unsigned max;
+      } video;
+   } frames;
+
    nbio_handle_t nbio;
    msg_queue_t *msg_queue;
 };
@@ -711,8 +720,6 @@ struct global
       size_t pitch;
    } frame_cache;
 
-   unsigned frame_count;
-   unsigned max_frames;
 
    char title_buf[64];
 
diff --git a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
index 343cc44115..e6faaad595 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
+++ b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ static bool d3d_alive(void *data)
 
    if (d3d->ctx_driver && d3d->ctx_driver->check_window)
       d3d->ctx_driver->check_window(d3d, &quit, &resize,
-            &d3d->screen_width, &d3d->screen_height, g_extern.frame_count);
+            &d3d->screen_width, &d3d->screen_height, g_runloop.frames.video.count);
 
    if (quit)
       d3d->quitting = quit;
diff --git a/gfx/d3d/render_chain_xdk.h b/gfx/d3d/render_chain_xdk.h
index ed188a76a9..ab562d432e 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d/render_chain_xdk.h
+++ b/gfx/d3d/render_chain_xdk.h
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static void renderchain_render_pass(void *data, const void *frame, unsigned widt
 
    d3d_draw_primitive(d3dr, D3DPT_TRIANGLESTRIP, 0, 2);
 
-   g_extern.frame_count++;
+   g_runloop.frames.video.count++;
 
    renderchain_set_mvp(d3d, d3d->screen_width, d3d->screen_height, d3d->dev_rotation);
 }
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static void renderchain_set_vertices(void *data, unsigned pass, unsigned width,
          d3d->shader->use(d3d, pass);
       if (d3d->shader->set_params)
          d3d->shader->set_params(d3d, width, height, d3d->tex_w, d3d->tex_h, d3d->screen_width,
-               d3d->screen_height, g_extern.frame_count,
+               d3d->screen_height, g_runloop.frames.video.count,
                NULL, NULL, NULL, 0);
    }
 #endif
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/exynos_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/exynos_gfx.c
index 4e52230d6a..5eece59229 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/exynos_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/exynos_gfx.c
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ static bool exynos_gfx_frame(void *data, const void *frame, unsigned width,
    if (exynos_flip(vid->data, page) != 0)
       goto fail;
 
-   g_extern.frame_count++;
+   g_runloop.frames.video.count++;
 
    return true;
 
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gl.c b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
index b1bb3e7d0b..b518357554 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ static void gl_frame_fbo(gl_t *gl,
       gl_set_viewport(gl, rect->img_width, rect->img_height, true, false);
       gl->shader->set_params(gl, prev_rect->img_width, prev_rect->img_height, 
             prev_rect->width, prev_rect->height, 
-            gl->vp.width, gl->vp.height, g_extern.frame_count, 
+            gl->vp.width, gl->vp.height, g_runloop.frames.video.count, 
             tex_info, gl->prev_info, fbo_tex_info, fbo_tex_info_cnt);
 
       gl->coords.vertices = 4;
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ static void gl_frame_fbo(gl_t *gl,
    gl->shader->set_params(gl,
          prev_rect->img_width, prev_rect->img_height, 
          prev_rect->width, prev_rect->height, 
-         gl->vp.width, gl->vp.height, g_extern.frame_count, 
+         gl->vp.width, gl->vp.height, g_runloop.frames.video.count, 
          tex_info, gl->prev_info, fbo_tex_info, fbo_tex_info_cnt);
 
    gl->coords.vertex = gl->vertex_ptr;
@@ -1569,7 +1569,7 @@ static bool gl_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
    gl->shader->set_params(gl, width, height,
          gl->tex_w, gl->tex_h,
          gl->vp.width, gl->vp.height,
-         g_extern.frame_count, 
+         g_runloop.frames.video.count, 
          &gl->tex_info, gl->prev_info, NULL, 0);
 
    gl->coords.vertices = 4;
@@ -1649,7 +1649,6 @@ static bool gl_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
    }
 
    gl->ctx_driver->swap_buffers(gl);
-   g_extern.frame_count++;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GL_SYNC
    if (g_settings.video.hard_sync && gl->have_sync)
@@ -1682,6 +1681,8 @@ static bool gl_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
 
    context_bind_hw_render(gl, true);
 
+   g_runloop.frames.video.count++;
+
    return true;
 }
 
@@ -2435,7 +2436,7 @@ static bool gl_alive(void *data)
 
    gl->ctx_driver->check_window(gl, &quit,
          &resize, &gl->win_width, &gl->win_height,
-         g_extern.frame_count);
+         g_runloop.frames.video.count);
 
    if (quit)
       gl->quitting = true;
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gx_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/gx_gfx.c
index e2f7b7ebe9..ef4c6b8ada 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gx_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gx_gfx.c
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ static bool gx_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
    VISetNextFrameBuffer(g_framebuf[g_current_framebuf]);
    VIFlush();
 
-   g_extern.frame_count++;
+   g_runloop.frames.video.count++;
 
    RARCH_PERFORMANCE_STOP(gx_frame);
 
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/omap_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/omap_gfx.c
index 93d5daa119..4f5cf02ed0 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/omap_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/omap_gfx.c
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ static bool omap_gfx_frame(void *data, const void *frame, unsigned width,
   if (msg)
     omap_render_msg(vid, msg);
 
-  g_extern.frame_count++;
+  g_runloop.frames.video.count++;
 
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/psp1_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/psp1_gfx.c
index 8b65b15939..36fa5ce81f 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/psp1_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/psp1_gfx.c
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ static bool psp_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
 #endif
 
    psp->draw_buffer = FROM_GU_POINTER(sceGuSwapBuffers());
-   g_extern.frame_count++;
+   g_runloop.frames.video.count++;
 
 
    RARCH_PERFORMANCE_INIT(psp_frame_run);
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/sdl2_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/sdl2_gfx.c
index 4a4986896c..4aa93c48c8 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/sdl2_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/sdl2_gfx.c
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ static bool sdl2_gfx_frame(void *data, const void *frame, unsigned width,
    if (video_monitor_get_fps(buf, sizeof(buf), NULL, 0))
       SDL_SetWindowTitle(vid->window, buf);
 
-   g_extern.frame_count++;
+   g_runloop.frames.video.count++;
 
    return true;
 }
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/sdl_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/sdl_gfx.c
index 6707b1a08e..881b0e5083 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/sdl_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/sdl_gfx.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ static bool sdl_gfx_frame(void *data, const void *frame, unsigned width,
       SDL_WM_SetCaption(buf, NULL);
 
    SDL_Flip(vid->screen);
-   g_extern.frame_count++;
+   g_runloop.frames.video.count++;
 
    return true;
 }
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/vg.c b/gfx/drivers/vg.c
index 90b222fe17..dc900c82e3 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/vg.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/vg.c
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ static bool vg_alive(void *data)
 
    vg->driver->check_window(vg, &quit,
          &vg->should_resize, &vg->mScreenWidth, &vg->mScreenHeight,
-         g_extern.frame_count);
+         g_runloop.frames.video.count);
    return !quit;
 }
 
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/xvideo.c b/gfx/drivers/xvideo.c
index 4d5e9dbc03..3c3c9863f0 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/xvideo.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/xvideo.c
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ static bool xv_frame(void *data, const void *frame, unsigned width,
    if (video_monitor_get_fps(buf, sizeof(buf), NULL, 0))
       XStoreName(xv->display, xv->window, buf);
 
-   g_extern.frame_count++;
+   g_runloop.frames.video.count++;
    return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/d3d_ctx.cpp b/gfx/drivers_context/d3d_ctx.cpp
index 3937e975c9..ed5a23eb84 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/d3d_ctx.cpp
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/d3d_ctx.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static void gfx_ctx_d3d_update_title(void *data)
    }
 
 #ifndef _XBOX
-   g_extern.frame_count++;
+   g_runloop.frames.video.count++;
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/gfx/video_monitor.c b/gfx/video_monitor.c
index 211e3d9a24..6337661b95 100644
--- a/gfx/video_monitor.c
+++ b/gfx/video_monitor.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ bool video_monitor_get_fps(char *buf, size_t size,
 
    new_time = rarch_get_time_usec();
 
-   if (g_extern.frame_count)
+   if (g_runloop.frames.video.count)
    {
       bool ret = false;
       unsigned write_index = 
@@ -190,19 +190,19 @@ bool video_monitor_get_fps(char *buf, size_t size,
          new_time - fps_time;
       fps_time = new_time;
 
-      if ((g_extern.frame_count % FPS_UPDATE_INTERVAL) == 0)
+      if ((g_runloop.frames.video.count % FPS_UPDATE_INTERVAL) == 0)
       {
          last_fps = TIME_TO_FPS(curr_time, new_time, FPS_UPDATE_INTERVAL);
          curr_time = new_time;
 
          snprintf(buf, size, "%s || FPS: %6.1f || Frames: %u",
-               g_extern.title_buf, last_fps, g_extern.frame_count);
+               g_extern.title_buf, last_fps, g_runloop.frames.video.count);
          ret = true;
       }
 
       if (buf_fps)
          snprintf(buf_fps, size_fps, "FPS: %6.1f || Frames: %u",
-               last_fps, g_extern.frame_count);
+               last_fps, g_runloop.frames.video.count);
 
       return ret;
    }
diff --git a/menu/drivers/glui.c b/menu/drivers/glui.c
index 61befbcd44..dd3bc2c119 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/glui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/glui.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static void glui_frame(void)
    get_title(label, dir, menu_type, title, sizeof(title));
 
    menu_animation_ticker_line(title_buf, glui->term_width - 3,
-         g_extern.frame_count / glui->margin, title, true);
+         g_runloop.frames.video.count / glui->margin, title, true);
    glui_blit_line(gl, glui->margin * 2, glui->margin + glui->line_height,
          title_buf, true);
 
@@ -402,9 +402,9 @@ static void glui_frame(void)
       selected = (i == menu->navigation.selection_ptr);
 
       menu_animation_ticker_line(entry_title_buf, glui->term_width - (w + 1 + 2),
-            g_extern.frame_count / glui->margin, path_buf, selected);
+            g_runloop.frames.video.count / glui->margin, path_buf, selected);
       menu_animation_ticker_line(type_str_buf, w, 
-            g_extern.frame_count / glui->margin, type_str, selected);
+            g_runloop.frames.video.count / glui->margin, type_str, selected);
 
       strlcpy(message, entry_title_buf, sizeof(message));
 
diff --git a/menu/drivers/rgui.c b/menu/drivers/rgui.c
index a0c16a83b1..ad18f2f643 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/rgui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/rgui.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static void rgui_render(void)
    get_title(label, dir, menu_type, title, sizeof(title));
 
    menu_animation_ticker_line(title_buf, RGUI_TERM_WIDTH - 3,
-         g_extern.frame_count / RGUI_TERM_START_X, title, true);
+         g_runloop.frames.video.count / RGUI_TERM_START_X, title, true);
    blit_line(menu, RGUI_TERM_START_X + RGUI_TERM_START_X, RGUI_TERM_START_X, title_buf, true);
 
    core_name = g_extern.menu.info.library_name;
@@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ static void rgui_render(void)
          continue;
 
       menu_animation_ticker_line(entry_title_buf, RGUI_TERM_WIDTH - (w + 1 + 2),
-            g_extern.frame_count / RGUI_TERM_START_X, path_buf, selected);
-      menu_animation_ticker_line(type_str_buf, w, g_extern.frame_count / RGUI_TERM_START_X,
+            g_runloop.frames.video.count / RGUI_TERM_START_X, path_buf, selected);
+      menu_animation_ticker_line(type_str_buf, w, g_runloop.frames.video.count / RGUI_TERM_START_X,
             type_str, selected);
 
       snprintf(message, sizeof(message), "%c %-*.*s %-*s",
diff --git a/menu/drivers/rmenu.c b/menu/drivers/rmenu.c
index cbba1e9021..6d10ef0dae 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/rmenu.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/rmenu.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static void rmenu_render(void)
    get_title(label, dir, menu_type, title, sizeof(title));
 
    menu_animation_ticker_line(title_buf, RMENU_TERM_WIDTH,
-         g_extern.frame_count / 15, title, true);
+         g_runloop.frames.video.count / 15, title, true);
 
    font_parms.x = POSITION_EDGE_MIN + POSITION_OFFSET;
    font_parms.y = POSITION_EDGE_MIN + POSITION_RENDER_OFFSET
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ static void rmenu_render(void)
       selected = (i == menu->navigation.selection_ptr);
 
       menu_animation_ticker_line(entry_title_buf, RMENU_TERM_WIDTH - (w + 1 + 2),
-            g_extern.frame_count / 15, path, selected);
-      menu_animation_ticker_line(type_str_buf, w, g_extern.frame_count / 15,
+            g_runloop.frames.video.count / 15, path, selected);
+      menu_animation_ticker_line(type_str_buf, w, g_runloop.frames.video.count / 15,
             type_str, selected);
 
       snprintf(message, sizeof(message), "%c %s",
diff --git a/menu/drivers/rmenu_xui.cpp b/menu/drivers/rmenu_xui.cpp
index 9792755094..c53d0aa79d 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/rmenu_xui.cpp
+++ b/menu/drivers/rmenu_xui.cpp
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ static void rmenu_xui_render(void)
 		get_title(label, dir, menu_type, title, sizeof(title));
 		mbstowcs(strw_buffer, title, sizeof(strw_buffer) / sizeof(wchar_t));
 		XuiTextElementSetText(m_menutitle, strw_buffer);
-		menu_animation_ticker_line(title, RXUI_TERM_WIDTH - 3, g_extern.frame_count / 15, title, true);
+		menu_animation_ticker_line(title, RXUI_TERM_WIDTH - 3, g_runloop.frames.video.count / 15, title, true);
 	}
 
 	if (XuiHandleIsValid(m_menutitle))
diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index 416e78132d..caa0123d20 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ static void xmb_draw_items(xmb_handle_t *xmb, gl_t *gl,
 
       xmb_draw_icon(gl, xmb, icon, icon_x, icon_y, node->alpha, 0, node->zoom);
 
-      menu_animation_ticker_line(name, 35, g_extern.frame_count / 20, path_buf,
+      menu_animation_ticker_line(name, 35, g_runloop.frames.video.count / 20, path_buf,
          (i == current));
 
       xmb_draw_text(gl, xmb, name,
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ static void xmb_draw_items(xmb_handle_t *xmb, gl_t *gl,
             xmb->margins.screen.top + node->y + xmb->margins.label.top, 
             1, node->label_alpha, 0);
 
-      menu_animation_ticker_line(value, 35, g_extern.frame_count / 20, type_str,
+      menu_animation_ticker_line(value, 35, g_runloop.frames.video.count / 20, type_str,
             (i == current));
 
       if((     strcmp(type_str, "...")
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 5de04fc0b9..e11089bc80 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ static void parse_input(int argc, char *argv[])
             break;
 
          case 'm':
-            g_extern.max_frames = strtoul(optarg, NULL, 10);
+            g_runloop.frames.video.max = strtoul(optarg, NULL, 10);
             break;
 
          case 0:
diff --git a/runloop.c b/runloop.c
index e34a8f25e1..0b19c327a8 100644
--- a/runloop.c
+++ b/runloop.c
@@ -647,8 +647,8 @@ static inline int time_to_exit(retro_input_t input)
    if (
          g_extern.system.shutdown
          || check_quit_key_func(input)
-         || (g_extern.max_frames && g_extern.frame_count >= 
-            g_extern.max_frames)
+         || (g_runloop.frames.video.max && 
+            g_runloop.frames.video.count >= g_runloop.frames.video.max)
          || (g_extern.bsv.movie_end && g_extern.bsv.eof_exit)
          || !video_driver_is_alive()
       )