diff --git a/options/options.c b/options/options.c
index 2f8885e0ba..1341cb891c 100644
--- a/options/options.c
+++ b/options/options.c
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ extern const struct m_sub_options vd_lavc_conf;
 extern const struct m_sub_options ad_lavc_conf;
 extern const struct m_sub_options input_config;
 extern const struct m_sub_options encode_config;
+extern const struct m_sub_options ra_ctx_conf;
 extern const struct m_sub_options gl_video_conf;
 extern const struct m_sub_options ao_alsa_conf;
 
@@ -779,6 +780,7 @@ static const m_option_t mp_opts[] = {
     {"", OPT_SUBSTRUCT(demux_cache_opts, demux_cache_conf)},
     {"", OPT_SUBSTRUCT(stream_opts, stream_conf)},
 
+    {"", OPT_SUBSTRUCT(ra_ctx_opts, ra_ctx_conf)},
     {"", OPT_SUBSTRUCT(gl_video_opts, gl_video_conf)},
     {"", OPT_SUBSTRUCT(spirv_opts, spirv_conf)},
 
diff --git a/options/options.h b/options/options.h
index f3c8e318e8..53e8de7852 100644
--- a/options/options.h
+++ b/options/options.h
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ typedef struct MPOpts {
 
     struct mp_resample_opts *resample_opts;
 
+    struct ra_ctx_opts *ra_ctx_opts;
     struct gl_video_opts *gl_video_opts;
     struct angle_opts *angle_opts;
     struct opengl_opts *opengl_opts;
diff --git a/video/out/gpu/context.c b/video/out/gpu/context.c
index 6e58cce485..e0beb845c2 100644
--- a/video/out/gpu/context.c
+++ b/video/out/gpu/context.c
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ static const struct ra_ctx_fns *contexts[] = {
 #endif
 };
 
-int ra_ctx_api_help(struct mp_log *log, const struct m_option *opt,
-                    struct bstr name)
+static int ra_ctx_api_help(struct mp_log *log, const struct m_option *opt,
+                           struct bstr name)
 {
     mp_info(log, "GPU APIs (contexts):\n");
     mp_info(log, "    auto (autodetect)\n");
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ int ra_ctx_api_help(struct mp_log *log, const struct m_option *opt,
     return M_OPT_EXIT;
 }
 
-int ra_ctx_validate_api(struct mp_log *log, const struct m_option *opt,
-                        struct bstr name, const char **value)
+static int ra_ctx_validate_api(struct mp_log *log, const struct m_option *opt,
+                               struct bstr name, const char **value)
 {
     struct bstr param = bstr0(*value);
     if (bstr_equals0(param, "auto"))
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ int ra_ctx_validate_api(struct mp_log *log, const struct m_option *opt,
     return M_OPT_INVALID;
 }
 
-int ra_ctx_context_help(struct mp_log *log, const struct m_option *opt,
-                        struct bstr name)
+static int ra_ctx_context_help(struct mp_log *log, const struct m_option *opt,
+                               struct bstr name)
 {
     mp_info(log, "GPU contexts (APIs):\n");
     mp_info(log, "    auto (autodetect)\n");
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ int ra_ctx_context_help(struct mp_log *log, const struct m_option *opt,
     return M_OPT_EXIT;
 }
 
-int ra_ctx_validate_context(struct mp_log *log, const struct m_option *opt,
-                            struct bstr name, const char **value)
+static int ra_ctx_validate_context(struct mp_log *log, const struct m_option *opt,
+                                   struct bstr name, const char **value)
 {
     struct bstr param = bstr0(*value);
     if (bstr_equals0(param, "auto"))
@@ -160,11 +160,10 @@ int ra_ctx_validate_context(struct mp_log *log, const struct m_option *opt,
 
 // Create a VO window and create a RA context on it.
 //  vo_flags: passed to the backend's create window function
-struct ra_ctx *ra_ctx_create(struct vo *vo, const char *context_type,
-                             const char *context_name, struct ra_ctx_opts opts)
+struct ra_ctx *ra_ctx_create(struct vo *vo, struct ra_ctx_opts opts)
 {
-    bool api_auto = !context_type || strcmp(context_type, "auto") == 0;
-    bool ctx_auto = !context_name || strcmp(context_name, "auto") == 0;
+    bool api_auto = !opts.context_type || strcmp(opts.context_type, "auto") == 0;
+    bool ctx_auto = !opts.context_name || strcmp(opts.context_name, "auto") == 0;
 
     if (ctx_auto) {
         MP_VERBOSE(vo, "Probing for best GPU context.\n");
@@ -177,9 +176,9 @@ struct ra_ctx *ra_ctx_create(struct vo *vo, const char *context_type,
     vo->probing = opts.probing;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < MP_ARRAY_SIZE(contexts); i++) {
-        if (!opts.probing && strcmp(contexts[i]->name, context_name) != 0)
+        if (!opts.probing && strcmp(contexts[i]->name, opts.context_name) != 0)
             continue;
-        if (!api_auto && strcmp(contexts[i]->type, context_type) != 0)
+        if (!api_auto && strcmp(contexts[i]->type, opts.context_type) != 0)
             continue;
 
         struct ra_ctx *ctx = talloc_ptrtype(NULL, ctx);
@@ -223,3 +222,19 @@ void ra_ctx_destroy(struct ra_ctx **ctx_ptr)
 
     *ctx_ptr = NULL;
 }
+
+#define OPT_BASE_STRUCT struct ra_ctx_opts
+const struct m_sub_options ra_ctx_conf = {
+    .opts = (const m_option_t[]) {
+        {"gpu-context",
+            OPT_STRING_VALIDATE(context_name, ra_ctx_validate_context),
+            .help = ra_ctx_context_help},
+        {"gpu-api",
+            OPT_STRING_VALIDATE(context_type, ra_ctx_validate_api),
+            .help = ra_ctx_api_help},
+        {"gpu-debug", OPT_FLAG(debug)},
+        {"gpu-sw", OPT_FLAG(allow_sw)},
+        {0}
+    },
+    .size = sizeof(struct ra_ctx_opts),
+};
diff --git a/video/out/gpu/context.h b/video/out/gpu/context.h
index ca71150f54..7ad37f0d61 100644
--- a/video/out/gpu/context.h
+++ b/video/out/gpu/context.h
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@ struct ra_ctx_opts {
     int want_alpha;      // create an alpha framebuffer if possible
     int debug;           // enable debugging layers/callbacks etc.
     bool probing;        // the backend was auto-probed
+    char *context_name;  // filter by `ra_ctx_fns.name`
+    char *context_type;  // filter by `ra_ctx_fns.type`
 };
 
+extern const struct m_sub_options ra_ctx_conf;
+
 struct ra_ctx {
     struct vo *vo;
     struct ra *ra;
@@ -95,16 +99,5 @@ struct ra_swapchain_fns {
 
 // Create and destroy a ra_ctx. This also takes care of creating and destroying
 // the underlying `struct ra`, and perhaps the underlying VO backend.
-struct ra_ctx *ra_ctx_create(struct vo *vo, const char *context_type,
-                             const char *context_name, struct ra_ctx_opts opts);
+struct ra_ctx *ra_ctx_create(struct vo *vo, struct ra_ctx_opts opts);
 void ra_ctx_destroy(struct ra_ctx **ctx);
-
-struct m_option;
-int ra_ctx_api_help(struct mp_log *log, const struct m_option *opt,
-                    struct bstr name);
-int ra_ctx_validate_api(struct mp_log *log, const struct m_option *opt,
-                        struct bstr name, const char **value);
-int ra_ctx_context_help(struct mp_log *log, const struct m_option *opt,
-                        struct bstr name);
-int ra_ctx_validate_context(struct mp_log *log, const struct m_option *opt,
-                            struct bstr name, const char **value);
diff --git a/video/out/gpu/lcms.c b/video/out/gpu/lcms.c
index 704f1fbf1d..17edf96f3b 100644
--- a/video/out/gpu/lcms.c
+++ b/video/out/gpu/lcms.c
@@ -54,18 +54,6 @@ struct gl_lcms {
     struct mp_icc_opts *opts;
 };
 
-static bool parse_3dlut_size(const char *arg, int *p1, int *p2, int *p3)
-{
-    if (sscanf(arg, "%dx%dx%d", p1, p2, p3) != 3)
-        return false;
-    for (int n = 0; n < 3; n++) {
-        int s = ((int[]) { *p1, *p2, *p3 })[n];
-        if (s < 2 || s > 512)
-            return false;
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
 static int validate_3dlut_size_opt(struct mp_log *log, const m_option_t *opt,
                                    struct bstr name, const char **value)
 {
@@ -73,7 +61,7 @@ static int validate_3dlut_size_opt(struct mp_log *log, const m_option_t *opt,
     int p1, p2, p3;
     char s[20];
     snprintf(s, sizeof(s), "%.*s", BSTR_P(param));
-    return parse_3dlut_size(s, &p1, &p2, &p3);
+    return gl_parse_3dlut_size(s, &p1, &p2, &p3);
 }
 
 #define OPT_BASE_STRUCT struct mp_icc_opts
@@ -367,7 +355,7 @@ bool gl_lcms_get_lut3d(struct gl_lcms *p, struct lut3d **result_lut3d,
             abort();
     }
 
-    if (!parse_3dlut_size(p->opts->size_str, &s_r, &s_g, &s_b))
+    if (!gl_parse_3dlut_size(p->opts->size_str, &s_r, &s_g, &s_b))
         return false;
 
     if (!gl_lcms_has_profile(p))
diff --git a/video/out/gpu/lcms.h b/video/out/gpu/lcms.h
index 35bbd61fe0..62b2437194 100644
--- a/video/out/gpu/lcms.h
+++ b/video/out/gpu/lcms.h
@@ -40,4 +40,16 @@ bool gl_lcms_get_lut3d(struct gl_lcms *p, struct lut3d **,
 bool gl_lcms_has_changed(struct gl_lcms *p, enum mp_csp_prim prim,
                          enum mp_csp_trc trc, struct AVBufferRef *vid_profile);
 
+static inline bool gl_parse_3dlut_size(const char *arg, int *p1, int *p2, int *p3)
+{
+    if (sscanf(arg, "%dx%dx%d", p1, p2, p3) != 3)
+        return false;
+    for (int n = 0; n < 3; n++) {
+        int s = ((int[]) { *p1, *p2, *p3 })[n];
+        if (s < 2 || s > 512)
+            return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/video/out/gpu/video_shaders.c b/video/out/gpu/video_shaders.c
index d39b867e2a..d5bc678145 100644
--- a/video/out/gpu/video_shaders.c
+++ b/video/out/gpu/video_shaders.c
@@ -937,14 +937,6 @@ static void prng_init(struct gl_shader_cache *sc, AVLFG *lfg)
     gl_sc_uniform_f(sc, "random", (double)av_lfg_get(lfg) / UINT32_MAX);
 }
 
-struct deband_opts {
-    int enabled;
-    int iterations;
-    float threshold;
-    float range;
-    float grain;
-};
-
 const struct deband_opts deband_opts_def = {
     .iterations = 1,
     .threshold = 32.0,
diff --git a/video/out/gpu/video_shaders.h b/video/out/gpu/video_shaders.h
index f20d643e99..27e7874c6d 100644
--- a/video/out/gpu/video_shaders.h
+++ b/video/out/gpu/video_shaders.h
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "video.h"
 
+struct deband_opts {
+    int iterations;
+    float threshold;
+    float range;
+    float grain;
+};
+
 extern const struct deband_opts deband_opts_def;
 extern const struct m_sub_options deband_conf;
 
diff --git a/video/out/vo_gpu.c b/video/out/vo_gpu.c
index 38b29c3ceb..9e83b380b8 100644
--- a/video/out/vo_gpu.c
+++ b/video/out/vo_gpu.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ struct gpu_priv {
 
     char *context_name;
     char *context_type;
-    struct ra_ctx_opts opts;
     struct gl_video *renderer;
 
     int events;
@@ -291,13 +290,13 @@ static int preinit(struct vo *vo)
     struct gpu_priv *p = vo->priv;
     p->log = vo->log;
 
-    struct ra_ctx_opts opts = p->opts;
-    struct gl_video_opts *gl_opts =
-        mp_get_config_group(p->ctx, vo->global, &gl_video_conf);
+    struct ra_ctx_opts *ctx_opts = mp_get_config_group(vo, vo->global, &ra_ctx_conf);
+    struct gl_video_opts *gl_opts = mp_get_config_group(vo, vo->global, &gl_video_conf);
+    struct ra_ctx_opts opts = *ctx_opts;
     opts.want_alpha = gl_opts->alpha_mode == 1;
+    p->ctx = ra_ctx_create(vo, opts);
+    talloc_free(ctx_opts);
     talloc_free(gl_opts);
-
-    p->ctx = ra_ctx_create(vo, p->context_type, p->context_name, opts);
     if (!p->ctx)
         goto err_out;
     assert(p->ctx->ra);
@@ -321,19 +320,6 @@ err_out:
     return -1;
 }
 
-#define OPT_BASE_STRUCT struct gpu_priv
-static const m_option_t options[] = {
-    {"gpu-context",
-        OPT_STRING_VALIDATE(context_name, ra_ctx_validate_context),
-        .help = ra_ctx_context_help},
-    {"gpu-api",
-        OPT_STRING_VALIDATE(context_type, ra_ctx_validate_api),
-        .help = ra_ctx_api_help},
-    {"gpu-debug", OPT_FLAG(opts.debug)},
-    {"gpu-sw", OPT_FLAG(opts.allow_sw)},
-    {0}
-};
-
 const struct vo_driver video_out_gpu = {
     .description = "Shader-based GPU Renderer",
     .name = "gpu",
@@ -350,5 +336,4 @@ const struct vo_driver video_out_gpu = {
     .wakeup = wakeup,
     .uninit = uninit,
     .priv_size = sizeof(struct gpu_priv),
-    .options = options,
 };