diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bc39c93a..4b3969e7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Additionally, `DXVK_HUD=1` has the same effect as `DXVK_HUD=devinfo,fps`, and `D
 
 ### Device filter
 Some applications do not provide a method to select a different GPU. In that case, DXVK can be forced to use a given device:
-- `DXVK_FILTER_DEVICE_NAME="Device Name"` Selects devices with a matching Vulkan device name, which can be retrieved with tools such as `vulkaninfo`.
+- `DXVK_FILTER_DEVICE_NAME="Device Name"` Selects devices with a matching Vulkan device name, which can be retrieved with tools such as `vulkaninfo`. Matches on substrings, so "VEGA" or "AMD RADV VEGA10" is supported if the full device name is "AMD RADV VEGA10 (LLVM 9.0.0)", for example. If the substring matches more than one device, the first device matched will be used.
 
 **Note:** If the device filter is configured incorrectly, it may filter out all devices and applications will be unable to create a D3D device.
 
diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_device_filter.cpp b/src/dxvk/dxvk_device_filter.cpp
index e867221e..62e617a4 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_device_filter.cpp
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_device_filter.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace dxvk {
     const auto& deviceProps = adapter->deviceProperties();
     
     if (m_flags.test(DxvkDeviceFilterFlag::MatchDeviceName)) {
-      if (deviceProps.deviceName != m_matchDeviceName)
+      if (std::string (deviceProps.deviceName).find(m_matchDeviceName) == std::string::npos)
         return false;
     }