diff --git a/core/src/avm2/filters.rs b/core/src/avm2/filters.rs
index 74613acd0..4d6e5769a 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/filters.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/filters.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ impl ShaderObject for ObjectWrapper {
     fn clone_box(&self) -> Box<dyn ShaderObject> {
         Box::new(self.clone())
     }
+
+    fn equals(&self, other: &dyn ShaderObject) -> bool {
+        if let Some(other_wrapper) = other.downcast_ref::<ObjectWrapper>() {
+            self.root.as_ptr() == other_wrapper.root.as_ptr()
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl Debug for ObjectWrapper {
diff --git a/core/src/display_object.rs b/core/src/display_object.rs
index 10cdb9e4c..aabe1be0a 100644
--- a/core/src/display_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/display_object.rs
@@ -505,9 +505,14 @@ impl<'gc> DisplayObjectBase<'gc> {
         self.filters.clone()
     }
 
-    fn set_filters(&mut self, filters: Vec<Filter>) {
-        self.filters = filters;
-        self.recheck_cache_as_bitmap();
+    fn set_filters(&mut self, filters: Vec<Filter>) -> bool {
+        if filters != self.filters {
+            self.filters = filters;
+            self.recheck_cache_as_bitmap();
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
     }
 
     fn alpha(&self) -> f64 {
@@ -1477,8 +1482,9 @@ pub trait TDisplayObject<'gc>:
     }
 
     fn set_filters(&self, gc_context: &Mutation<'gc>, filters: Vec<Filter>) {
-        self.base_mut(gc_context).set_filters(filters);
-        self.invalidate_cached_bitmap(gc_context);
+        if self.base_mut(gc_context).set_filters(filters) {
+            self.invalidate_cached_bitmap(gc_context);
+        }
     }
 
     /// Returns the dot-syntax path to this display object, e.g. `_level0.foo.clip`
diff --git a/render/src/backend.rs b/render/src/backend.rs
index 9c7e55ab0..5bce5e40c 100644
--- a/render/src/backend.rs
+++ b/render/src/backend.rs
@@ -123,11 +123,21 @@ pub trait Texture: Downcast + Debug {
 }
 impl_downcast!(Texture);
 
-pub trait RawTexture: Downcast + Debug {}
+pub trait RawTexture: Downcast + Debug {
+    fn equals(&self, other: &dyn RawTexture) -> bool;
+}
 impl_downcast!(RawTexture);
 
 #[cfg(feature = "wgpu")]
-impl RawTexture for wgpu::Texture {}
+impl RawTexture for wgpu::Texture {
+    fn equals(&self, other: &dyn RawTexture) -> bool {
+        if let Some(other_texture) = other.downcast_ref::<wgpu::Texture>() {
+            std::ptr::eq(self, other_texture)
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
 pub enum Context3DTextureFormat {
diff --git a/render/src/bitmap.rs b/render/src/bitmap.rs
index 19b4a2dd1..1eca68c7a 100644
--- a/render/src/bitmap.rs
+++ b/render/src/bitmap.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ use crate::matrix::Matrix;
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct BitmapHandle(pub Arc<dyn BitmapHandleImpl>);
 
+impl PartialEq for BitmapHandle {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        Arc::ptr_eq(&self.0, &other.0)
+    }
+}
+
 pub trait BitmapHandleImpl: Downcast + Debug {}
 impl_downcast!(BitmapHandleImpl);
 
diff --git a/render/src/filters.rs b/render/src/filters.rs
index 48c995360..094db0b75 100644
--- a/render/src/filters.rs
+++ b/render/src/filters.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use downcast_rs::{impl_downcast, Downcast};
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 use swf::{Color, Rectangle, Twips};
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub enum Filter {
     BevelFilter(swf::BevelFilter),
     BlurFilter(swf::BlurFilter),
@@ -35,8 +35,22 @@ pub struct ShaderFilter<'a> {
     pub shader_args: Vec<PixelBenderShaderArgument<'a>>,
 }
 
+impl<'gc> PartialEq for ShaderFilter<'gc> {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        self.bottom_extension == other.bottom_extension
+            && self.left_extension == other.left_extension
+            && self.right_extension == other.right_extension
+            && self.top_extension == other.top_extension
+            && self.shader_object.equals(other.shader_object.as_ref())
+            && self.shader == other.shader
+            && self.shader_args == other.shader_args
+    }
+}
+
 pub trait ShaderObject: Downcast + Debug {
     fn clone_box(&self) -> Box<dyn ShaderObject>;
+
+    fn equals(&self, other: &dyn ShaderObject) -> bool;
 }
 impl_downcast!(ShaderObject);
 
@@ -132,7 +146,7 @@ pub enum DisplacementMapFilterMode {
     Wrap,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub struct DisplacementMapFilter {
     pub color: Color,
     pub component_x: u8,
diff --git a/render/src/pixel_bender.rs b/render/src/pixel_bender.rs
index e578648d6..e1e402dc0 100644
--- a/render/src/pixel_bender.rs
+++ b/render/src/pixel_bender.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ pub const OUT_COORD_NAME: &str = "_OutCoord";
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct PixelBenderShaderHandle(pub Arc<dyn PixelBenderShaderImpl>);
 
+impl PartialEq for PixelBenderShaderHandle {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        Arc::ptr_eq(&self.0, &other.0)
+    }
+}
+
 pub trait PixelBenderShaderImpl: Downcast + Debug {
     fn parsed_shader(&self) -> &PixelBenderShader;
 }
@@ -249,7 +255,7 @@ pub enum Operation {
     },
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub enum PixelBenderShaderArgument<'a> {
     ImageInput {
         index: u8,
@@ -273,6 +279,18 @@ pub enum ImageInputTexture<'a> {
     TextureRef(&'a dyn RawTexture),
 }
 
+impl PartialEq for ImageInputTexture<'_> {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        match (self, other) {
+            (Self::Bitmap(self_bitmap), Self::Bitmap(other_bitmap)) => self_bitmap == other_bitmap,
+            (Self::TextureRef(self_texture), Self::TextureRef(other_texture)) => {
+                self_texture.equals(*other_texture)
+            }
+            _ => false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<BitmapHandle> for ImageInputTexture<'_> {
     fn from(b: BitmapHandle) -> Self {
         ImageInputTexture::Bitmap(b)