diff --git a/crates/renderer/src/lib.rs b/crates/renderer/src/lib.rs
index 7b1da1c..8e437ae 100644
--- a/crates/renderer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/renderer/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pub mod error;
 
 use std::ffi::{CStr, c_char};
-use ash::{Entry, Instance, ext, vk};
+use ash::{Entry, Instance, ext, vk, Device};
 use tracing::{debug, error, info, warn};
 
 pub use error::RendererError;
@@ -18,10 +18,20 @@ pub struct Renderer {
     debug_messenger: vk::DebugUtilsMessengerEXT,
     /// The selected physical device (GPU).
     physical_device: vk::PhysicalDevice,
+    /// The logical device handle.
+    device: Device,
+    /// The handle to the graphics queue.
+    graphics_queue: vk::Queue,
+    /// The index of the graphics queue family.
+    graphics_queue_index: u32,
 }
 
 impl Renderer {
     /// Initializes the Vulkan renderer.
+    ///
+    /// This function loads the Vulkan library, creates an instance, selects a GPU,
+    /// and initializes a logical device with a graphics queue.
+    ///
     /// `required_extensions` are raw C-strings (pointers) provided by the windowing system.
     pub fn new(required_extensions: &[*const c_char]) -> Result<Self, RendererError> {
         let entry = unsafe { Entry::load() }?;
@@ -74,12 +84,19 @@ impl Renderer {
 
         let physical_device = Self::pick_physical_device(&instance)?;
 
+        // Find the graphics queue and create the logical device
+        let graphics_queue_index = Self::find_graphics_queue_family(&instance, physical_device)?;
+        let (device, graphics_queue) = Self::create_logical_device(&instance, physical_device, graphics_queue_index)?;
+
         Ok(Self {
             _entry: entry,
             instance,
             debug_utils,
             debug_messenger,
             physical_device,
+            device,
+            graphics_queue,
+            graphics_queue_index,
         })
     }
 
@@ -112,6 +129,50 @@ impl Renderer {
 
         Ok(selected)
     }
+
+    /// Finds the index of the first queue family that supports graphics operations.
+    fn find_graphics_queue_family(
+        instance: &Instance,
+        physical_device: vk::PhysicalDevice,
+    ) -> Result<u32, RendererError> {
+        let props = unsafe { instance.get_physical_device_queue_family_properties(physical_device) };
+
+        props.iter().enumerate()
+            .find(|(_, p)| p.queue_flags.contains(vk::QueueFlags::GRAPHICS))
+            .map(|(i, _)| i as u32)
+            .ok_or(RendererError::NoSuitableGpu)
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a logical device and retrieves the handle to its graphics queue.
+    fn create_logical_device(
+        instance: &Instance,
+        physical_device: vk::PhysicalDevice,
+        queue_index: u32,
+    ) -> Result<(Device, vk::Queue), RendererError> {
+        // Request a single queue from the graphics family
+        let queue_priorities = [1.0];
+        let queue_info = vk::DeviceQueueCreateInfo::default()
+            .queue_family_index(queue_index)
+            .queue_priorities(&queue_priorities);
+
+        // Enable modern Vulkan 1.3 features
+        let mut features_13 = vk::PhysicalDeviceVulkan13Features::default()
+            .dynamic_rendering(true) // Removes the need for RenderPasses/Framebuffers
+            .synchronization2(true);  // Cleaner memory barriers and synchronization
+
+        // We need the swapchain extension to present images to the window
+        let device_extensions = [ash::khr::swapchain::NAME.as_ptr()];
+
+        let create_info = vk::DeviceCreateInfo::default()
+            .queue_create_infos(std::slice::from_ref(&queue_info))
+            .enabled_extension_names(&device_extensions)
+            .push_next(&mut features_13);
+
+        let device = unsafe { instance.create_device(physical_device, &create_info, None)? };
+        let graphics_queue = unsafe { device.get_device_queue(queue_index, 0) };
+        
+        Ok((device, graphics_queue))
+    }
 }
 
 /// The callback function invoked by Vulkan's validation layers.