diff --git a/pcsx2/GS/GSRegs.h b/pcsx2/GS/GSRegs.h
index d3797a6c64712..9d26fb09e21fb 100644
--- a/pcsx2/GS/GSRegs.h
+++ b/pcsx2/GS/GSRegs.h
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ REG_END2
 
 	// output will be Cd, Cs is discarded
 	__forceinline bool IsCdOutput() const { return (C == 2 && D != 1 && FIX == 0x00); }
+	__forceinline bool IsCdInBlend() const { return (A == 1 || B == 1 || D == 1); }
 	__forceinline bool IsUsingCs() const { return (A == 0 || B == 0 || D == 0); }
 	__forceinline bool IsUsingAs() const { return (A != B && C == 0); }
 
diff --git a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/HW/GSHwHack.cpp b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/HW/GSHwHack.cpp
index ee8417915a9fc..78a5867b9dc91 100644
--- a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/HW/GSHwHack.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/HW/GSHwHack.cpp
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ bool GSHwHack::GSC_BurnoutGames(GSRendererHW& r, int& skip)
 
 		case 2: // downsample
 		{
-			const GSVector4i downsample_rect = GSVector4i(0, 0, ((main_fb_size.x / 2) - 1), ((main_fb_size.y / 2) - 1));
-			const GSVector4i uv_rect = GSVector4i(0, 0, (downsample_rect.z * 2) - std::min(r.GetUpscaleMultiplier()-1.0f, 4.0f) * 3 , (downsample_rect.w * 2) - std::min(r.GetUpscaleMultiplier()-1.0f, 4.0f) * 3);
+			const GSVector4i downsample_rect = GSVector4i(0, 0, ((main_fb_size.x / 2)), ((main_fb_size.y / 2)));
+			const GSVector4i uv_rect = GSVector4i(0, 0, main_fb_size.x, main_fb_size.y);
 			r.ReplaceVerticesWithSprite(downsample_rect, uv_rect, main_fb_size, downsample_rect);
 			downsample_fb = GIFRegTEX0::Create(RFBP, RFBW, RFPSM);
 			state = 3;
diff --git a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.cpp b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.cpp
index 60f659b73a5c2..0d8cb10fcf1bb 100644
--- a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.cpp
@@ -7124,7 +7124,7 @@ bool GSRendererHW::IsDiscardingDstColor()
 
 bool GSRendererHW::IsDiscardingDstRGB()
 {
-	return ((!PRIM->ABE || IsOpaque() || m_context->ALPHA.IsBlack()) && // no blending or writing black
+	return ((!PRIM->ABE || IsOpaque() || m_context->ALPHA.IsBlack() || !m_context->ALPHA.IsCdInBlend()) && // no blending or writing black
 			((m_cached_ctx.FRAME.FBMSK & GSLocalMemory::m_psm[m_cached_ctx.FRAME.PSM].fmsk) & 0xFFFFFFu) == 0); // RGB isn't masked
 }
 
@@ -7237,8 +7237,8 @@ int GSRendererHW::IsScalingDraw(GSTextureCache::Source* src, bool no_gaps)
 	// but good enough for what we want.
 	const bool no_gaps_or_single_sprite = (is_downscale || is_upscale) && (no_gaps || (m_vt.m_primclass == GS_SPRITE_CLASS && SpriteDrawWithoutGaps()));
 
-	const bool dst_discarded = IsDiscardingDstColor();
-	if (no_gaps_or_single_sprite && ((is_upscale && !dst_discarded) ||
+	const bool dst_discarded = IsDiscardingDstRGB() || IsDiscardingDstAlpha();
+	if (no_gaps_or_single_sprite && ((is_upscale && !m_context->ALPHA.IsOpaque()) ||
 		(is_downscale && (dst_discarded || (PRIM->ABE && m_context->ALPHA.C == 2 && m_context->ALPHA.FIX == 255)))))
 	{
 		GL_INS("%s draw detected - from %dx%d to %dx%d draw %d", is_downscale ? "Downscale" : "Upscale", tex_size.x, tex_size.y, draw_size.x, draw_size.y, s_n);