diff --git a/ref/vk/vk_brush.c b/ref/vk/vk_brush.c
index fd225ba6d..c2fa4ae07 100644
--- a/ref/vk/vk_brush.c
+++ b/ref/vk/vk_brush.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "r_speeds.h"
 #include "vk_staging.h"
 #include "vk_logs.h"
+#include "profiler.h"
 
 #include "ref_params.h"
 #include "eiface.h"
@@ -416,7 +417,16 @@ static qboolean isSurfaceAnimated( const msurface_t *s, const struct texture_s *
 	if( base->name[0] == '-' )
 		return false;
 
-	return true;
+	// It is not an animation if all textures are the same
+	const texture_t *prev = base;
+	base = base->anim_next;
+	while (base && base != prev) {
+		if (prev->gl_texturenum != base->gl_texturenum)
+			return true;
+		base = base->anim_next;
+	}
+
+	return false;
 }
 
 typedef enum {
@@ -522,6 +532,7 @@ static qboolean brushCreateWaterModel(const model_t *mod, vk_brush_model_t *bmod
 }
 
 static void brushDrawWater(vk_brush_model_t *bmodel, const cl_entity_t *ent, int render_type, const vec4_t color, const matrix4x4 transform) {
+	APROF_SCOPE_DECLARE_BEGIN(brush_draw_water, __FUNCTION__);
 	ASSERT(bmodel->water.surfaces_count > 0);
 
 	fillWaterSurfaces(NULL, bmodel, bmodel->water.render_model.geometries);
@@ -535,6 +546,8 @@ static void brushDrawWater(vk_brush_model_t *bmodel, const cl_entity_t *ent, int
 		.transform = (const matrix4x4*)transform,
 		.prev_transform = &bmodel->prev_transform,
 	});
+
+	APROF_SCOPE_END(brush_draw_water);
 }
 
 // FIXME use this
@@ -694,6 +707,7 @@ void VK_BrushModelDraw( const cl_entity_t *ent, int render_mode, float blend, co
 			geom->texture = tglob.whiteTexture;
 		}
 	} else {
+		APROF_SCOPE_DECLARE_BEGIN(brush_update_textures, "brush: update animated textures");
 		// Update animated textures
 		int updated_textures_count = 0;
 		for (int i = 0; i < bmodel->animated_indexes_count; ++i) {
@@ -729,6 +743,7 @@ void VK_BrushModelDraw( const cl_entity_t *ent, int render_mode, float blend, co
 		if (updated_textures_count > 0) {
 			R_RenderModelUpdateMaterials(&bmodel->render_model, g_brush.updated_textures, updated_textures_count);
 		}
+		APROF_SCOPE_END(brush_update_textures);
 	}
 
 	R_RenderModelDraw(&bmodel->render_model, (r_model_draw_t){
diff --git a/ref/vk/vk_light.c b/ref/vk/vk_light.c
index f944bda88..cd45d05c3 100644
--- a/ref/vk/vk_light.c
+++ b/ref/vk/vk_light.c
@@ -1081,6 +1081,7 @@ int RT_LightAddPolygon(const rt_light_add_polygon_t *addpoly) {
 	ASSERT(g_lights_.num_polygon_vertices + addpoly->num_vertices <= COUNTOF(g_lights_.polygon_vertices));
 
 	{
+		APROF_SCOPE_DECLARE_BEGIN(add_polygon, __FUNCTION__);
 		rt_light_polygon_t *const poly = g_lights_.polygons + g_lights_.num_polygons;
 		vec3_t *vertices = g_lights_.polygon_vertices + g_lights_.num_polygon_vertices;
 		vec3_t normal;
@@ -1143,6 +1144,7 @@ int RT_LightAddPolygon(const rt_light_add_polygon_t *addpoly) {
 		}
 
 		g_lights_.num_polygon_vertices += addpoly->num_vertices;
+		APROF_SCOPE_END(add_polygon);
 		return g_lights_.num_polygons++;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/ref/vk/vk_ray_model.c b/ref/vk/vk_ray_model.c
index b53ed2314..0de8855af 100644
--- a/ref/vk/vk_ray_model.c
+++ b/ref/vk/vk_ray_model.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "vk_math.h"
 #include "vk_combuf.h"
 #include "vk_logs.h"
+#include "profiler.h"
 
 #include "eiface.h"
 #include "xash3d_mathlib.h"
@@ -262,6 +263,8 @@ qboolean RT_ModelUpdateMaterials(struct rt_model_s *model, const struct vk_rende
 	if (!geom_indices_count)
 		return true;
 
+	APROF_SCOPE_DECLARE_BEGIN(update_materials, __FUNCTION__);
+
 	int begin = 0;
 	for (int i = 1; i < geom_indices_count; ++i) {
 		const int geom_index = geom_indices[i];
@@ -272,8 +275,10 @@ qboolean RT_ModelUpdateMaterials(struct rt_model_s *model, const struct vk_rende
 			const int offset = geom_indices[begin];
 			const int count = i - begin;
 			ASSERT(offset + count <= geometries_count);
-			if (!RT_KusochkiUpload(model->kusochki.offset + offset, geometries + offset, count, -1, NULL))
+			if (!RT_KusochkiUpload(model->kusochki.offset + offset, geometries + offset, count, -1, NULL)) {
+				APROF_SCOPE_END(update_materials);
 				return false;
+			}
 
 			begin = i;
 		}
@@ -283,10 +288,14 @@ qboolean RT_ModelUpdateMaterials(struct rt_model_s *model, const struct vk_rende
 		const int offset = geom_indices[begin];
 		const int count = geom_indices_count - begin;
 		ASSERT(offset + count <= geometries_count);
-		if (!RT_KusochkiUpload(model->kusochki.offset + offset, geometries + offset, count, -1, NULL))
+		if (!RT_KusochkiUpload(model->kusochki.offset + offset, geometries + offset, count, -1, NULL)) {
+
+			APROF_SCOPE_END(update_materials);
 			return false;
+		}
 	}
 
+	APROF_SCOPE_END(update_materials);
 	return true;
 }