diff --git a/Ryujinx.Cpu/MemoryManager.cs b/Ryujinx.Cpu/MemoryManager.cs
index 9eb27c4f40..153bff629b 100644
--- a/Ryujinx.Cpu/MemoryManager.cs
+++ b/Ryujinx.Cpu/MemoryManager.cs
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Cpu
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public unsafe WritableRegion GetWritableRegion(ulong va, int size)
+        public unsafe WritableRegion GetWritableRegion(ulong va, int size, bool tracked = false)
         {
             if (size == 0)
             {
@@ -246,6 +246,11 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Cpu
 
             if (IsContiguousAndMapped(va, size))
             {
+                if (tracked)
+                {
+                    SignalMemoryTracking(va, (ulong)size, true);
+                }
+
                 return new WritableRegion(null, va, new NativeMemoryManager<byte>((byte*)GetHostAddress(va), size).Memory);
             }
             else
@@ -254,7 +259,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Cpu
 
                 GetSpan(va, size).CopyTo(memory.Span);
 
-                return new WritableRegion(this, va, memory);
+                return new WritableRegion(this, va, memory, tracked);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Ryujinx.Cpu/MemoryManagerHostMapped.cs b/Ryujinx.Cpu/MemoryManagerHostMapped.cs
index 0b4e0e4cb9..705cedeb91 100644
--- a/Ryujinx.Cpu/MemoryManagerHostMapped.cs
+++ b/Ryujinx.Cpu/MemoryManagerHostMapped.cs
@@ -285,9 +285,16 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Cpu
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public WritableRegion GetWritableRegion(ulong va, int size)
+        public WritableRegion GetWritableRegion(ulong va, int size, bool tracked = false)
         {
-            AssertMapped(va, (ulong)size);
+            if (tracked)
+            {
+                SignalMemoryTracking(va, (ulong)size, true);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                AssertMapped(va, (ulong)size);
+            }
 
             return _addressSpaceMirror.GetWritableRegion(va, size);
         }
diff --git a/Ryujinx.Graphics.GAL/IRenderer.cs b/Ryujinx.Graphics.GAL/IRenderer.cs
index 18f10915b1..56a4017235 100644
--- a/Ryujinx.Graphics.GAL/IRenderer.cs
+++ b/Ryujinx.Graphics.GAL/IRenderer.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.GAL
 
         void DeleteBuffer(BufferHandle buffer);
 
-        byte[] GetBufferData(BufferHandle buffer, int offset, int size);
+        ReadOnlySpan<byte> GetBufferData(BufferHandle buffer, int offset, int size);
 
         Capabilities GetCapabilities();
 
diff --git a/Ryujinx.Graphics.GAL/ITexture.cs b/Ryujinx.Graphics.GAL/ITexture.cs
index ad8fd297cd..c011b05ce7 100644
--- a/Ryujinx.Graphics.GAL/ITexture.cs
+++ b/Ryujinx.Graphics.GAL/ITexture.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.GAL
 
         ITexture CreateView(TextureCreateInfo info, int firstLayer, int firstLevel);
 
-        byte[] GetData();
+        ReadOnlySpan<byte> GetData();
 
         void SetData(ReadOnlySpan<byte> data);
         void SetData(ReadOnlySpan<byte> data, int layer, int level);
diff --git a/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Image/Texture.cs b/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Image/Texture.cs
index c9bff5611d..a3105cf285 100644
--- a/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Image/Texture.cs
+++ b/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Image/Texture.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using Ryujinx.Graphics.GAL;
 using Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Memory;
 using Ryujinx.Graphics.Texture;
 using Ryujinx.Graphics.Texture.Astc;
+using Ryujinx.Memory;
 using Ryujinx.Memory.Range;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -821,14 +822,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Image
                 return; // Flushing this format is not supported, as it may have been converted to another host format.
             }
 
-            if (tracked)
-            {
-                _physicalMemory.Write(Range, GetTextureDataFromGpu(tracked));
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                _physicalMemory.WriteUntracked(Range, GetTextureDataFromGpu(tracked));
-            }
+            FlushTextureDataToGuest(tracked);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -864,10 +858,44 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Image
                     texture = _flushHostTexture = GetScaledHostTexture(1f, _flushHostTexture);
                 }
 
-                _physicalMemory.WriteUntracked(Range, GetTextureDataFromGpu(false, texture));
+                FlushTextureDataToGuest(false, texture);
             });
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets data from the host GPU, and flushes it to guest memory.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This method should be used to retrieve data that was modified by the host GPU.
+        /// This is not cheap, avoid doing that unless strictly needed.
+        /// When possible, the data is written directly into guest memory, rather than copied.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="tracked">True if writing the texture data is tracked, false otherwise</param>
+        /// <param name="texture">The specific host texture to flush. Defaults to this texture</param>
+        private void FlushTextureDataToGuest(bool tracked, ITexture texture = null)
+        {
+            if (Range.Count == 1)
+            {
+                MemoryRange subrange = Range.GetSubRange(0);
+
+                using (WritableRegion region = _physicalMemory.GetWritableRegion(subrange.Address, (int)subrange.Size, tracked))
+                {
+                    GetTextureDataFromGpu(region.Memory.Span, tracked, texture);
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                if (tracked)
+                {
+                    _physicalMemory.Write(Range, GetTextureDataFromGpu(Span<byte>.Empty, true, texture));
+                }
+                else 
+                {
+                    _physicalMemory.WriteUntracked(Range, GetTextureDataFromGpu(Span<byte>.Empty, false, texture));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets data from the host GPU.
         /// </summary>
@@ -875,8 +903,11 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Image
         /// This method should be used to retrieve data that was modified by the host GPU.
         /// This is not cheap, avoid doing that unless strictly needed.
         /// </remarks>
-        /// <returns>Host texture data</returns>
-        private ReadOnlySpan<byte> GetTextureDataFromGpu(bool blacklist, ITexture texture = null)
+        /// <param name="output">An output span to place the texture data into. If empty, one is generated</param>
+        /// <param name="blacklist">True if the texture should be blacklisted, false otherwise</param>
+        /// <param name="texture">The specific host texture to flush. Defaults to this texture</param>
+        /// <returns>The span containing the texture data</returns>
+        private ReadOnlySpan<byte> GetTextureDataFromGpu(Span<byte> output, bool blacklist, ITexture texture = null)
         {
             ReadOnlySpan<byte> data;
 
@@ -909,6 +940,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Image
                 if (Info.IsLinear)
                 {
                     data = LayoutConverter.ConvertLinearToLinearStrided(
+                        output,
                         Info.Width,
                         Info.Height,
                         Info.FormatInfo.BlockWidth,
@@ -920,6 +952,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Image
                 else
                 {
                     data = LayoutConverter.ConvertLinearToBlockLinear(
+                        output,
                         Info.Width,
                         Info.Height,
                         _depth,
diff --git a/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Memory/Buffer.cs b/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Memory/Buffer.cs
index 96e10e77bd..3f869a506c 100644
--- a/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Memory/Buffer.cs
+++ b/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Memory/Buffer.cs
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Memory
         {
             int offset = (int)(address - Address);
 
-            byte[] data = _context.Renderer.GetBufferData(Handle, offset, (int)size);
+            ReadOnlySpan<byte> data = _context.Renderer.GetBufferData(Handle, offset, (int)size);
 
             // TODO: When write tracking shaders, they will need to be aware of changes in overlapping buffers.
             _physicalMemory.WriteUntracked(address, data);
diff --git a/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Memory/PhysicalMemory.cs b/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Memory/PhysicalMemory.cs
index 289e7c1be4..8df3c8fb30 100644
--- a/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Memory/PhysicalMemory.cs
+++ b/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Memory/PhysicalMemory.cs
@@ -128,10 +128,11 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Memory
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="address">Start address of the range</param>
         /// <param name="size">Size in bytes to be range</param>
+        /// <param name="tracked">True if write tracking is triggered on the span</param>
         /// <returns>A writable region with the data at the specified memory location</returns>
-        public WritableRegion GetWritableRegion(ulong address, int size)
+        public WritableRegion GetWritableRegion(ulong address, int size, bool tracked = false)
         {
-            return _cpuMemory.GetWritableRegion(address, size);
+            return _cpuMemory.GetWritableRegion(address, size, tracked);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL/Buffer.cs b/Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL/Buffer.cs
index ecb7dc908b..0f6a90e3c8 100644
--- a/Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL/Buffer.cs
+++ b/Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL/Buffer.cs
@@ -55,15 +55,22 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL
                 (IntPtr)size);
         }
 
-        public static byte[] GetData(BufferHandle buffer, int offset, int size)
+        public static unsafe ReadOnlySpan<byte> GetData(Renderer renderer, BufferHandle buffer, int offset, int size)
         {
-            GL.BindBuffer(BufferTarget.CopyReadBuffer, buffer.ToInt32());
+            if (HwCapabilities.UsePersistentBufferForFlush)
+            {
+                return renderer.PersistentBuffers.Default.GetBufferData(buffer, offset, size);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                IntPtr target = renderer.PersistentBuffers.Default.GetHostArray(size);
 
-            byte[] data = new byte[size];
+                GL.BindBuffer(BufferTarget.CopyReadBuffer, buffer.ToInt32());
 
-            GL.GetBufferSubData(BufferTarget.CopyReadBuffer, (IntPtr)offset, size, data);
+                GL.GetBufferSubData(BufferTarget.CopyReadBuffer, (IntPtr)offset, size, target);
 
-            return data;
+                return new ReadOnlySpan<byte>(target.ToPointer(), size);
+            }
         }
 
         public static void Resize(BufferHandle handle, int size)
diff --git a/Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL/Image/TextureBuffer.cs b/Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL/Image/TextureBuffer.cs
index f49a064786..8d407ccb29 100644
--- a/Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL/Image/TextureBuffer.cs
+++ b/Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL/Image/TextureBuffer.cs
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL.Image
             throw new NotSupportedException();
         }
 
-        public byte[] GetData()
+        public ReadOnlySpan<byte> GetData()
         {
-            return Buffer.GetData(_buffer, _bufferOffset, _bufferSize);
+            return Buffer.GetData(_renderer, _buffer, _bufferOffset, _bufferSize);
         }
 
         public void SetData(ReadOnlySpan<byte> data)
diff --git a/Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL/Image/TextureView.cs b/Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL/Image/TextureView.cs
index 5e7b5f2265..460d1da40c 100644
--- a/Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL/Image/TextureView.cs
+++ b/Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL/Image/TextureView.cs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL.Image
             _renderer.TextureCopy.Copy(this, (TextureView)destination, srcRegion, dstRegion, linearFilter);
         }
 
-        public byte[] GetData()
+        public unsafe ReadOnlySpan<byte> GetData()
         {
             int size = 0;
 
@@ -134,17 +134,11 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL.Image
             }
             else
             {
-                byte[] data = new byte[size];
+                IntPtr target = _renderer.PersistentBuffers.Default.GetHostArray(size);
 
-                unsafe
-                {
-                    fixed (byte* ptr = data)
-                    {
-                        WriteTo((IntPtr)ptr);
-                    }
-                }
+                WriteTo(target);
 
-                return data;
+                return new ReadOnlySpan<byte>(target.ToPointer(), size);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL/PersistentBuffers.cs b/Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL/PersistentBuffers.cs
index 740f8b9871..fe224433c0 100644
--- a/Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL/PersistentBuffers.cs
+++ b/Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL/PersistentBuffers.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using OpenTK.Graphics.OpenGL;
 using Ryujinx.Common.Logging;
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL
         private int _copyBufferHandle;
         private int _copyBufferSize;
 
+        private byte[] _data;
+        private IntPtr _dataMap;
+
         private void EnsureBuffer(int requiredSize)
         {
             if (_copyBufferSize < requiredSize && _copyBufferHandle != 0)
@@ -48,6 +52,18 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL
             }
         }
 
+        public unsafe IntPtr GetHostArray(int requiredSize)
+        {
+            if (_data == null || _data.Length < requiredSize)
+            {
+                _data = GC.AllocateUninitializedArray<byte>(requiredSize, true);
+
+                _dataMap = (IntPtr)Unsafe.AsPointer(ref MemoryMarshal.GetArrayDataReference(_data));
+            }
+
+            return _dataMap;
+        }
+
         private void Sync()
         {
             GL.MemoryBarrier(MemoryBarrierFlags.ClientMappedBufferBarrierBit);
@@ -63,7 +79,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL
             GL.DeleteSync(sync);
         }
 
-        public byte[] GetTextureData(TextureView view, int size)
+        public unsafe ReadOnlySpan<byte> GetTextureData(TextureView view, int size)
         {
             EnsureBuffer(size);
 
@@ -73,16 +89,12 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL
 
             GL.BindBuffer(BufferTarget.PixelPackBuffer, 0);
 
-            byte[] data = new byte[size];
-
             Sync();
 
-            Marshal.Copy(_bufferMap, data, 0, size);
-
-            return data;
+            return new ReadOnlySpan<byte>(_bufferMap.ToPointer(), size);
         }
 
-        public byte[] GetBufferData(BufferHandle buffer, int offset, int size)
+        public unsafe ReadOnlySpan<byte> GetBufferData(BufferHandle buffer, int offset, int size)
         {
             EnsureBuffer(size);
 
@@ -93,13 +105,9 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL
 
             GL.BindBuffer(BufferTarget.CopyWriteBuffer, 0);
 
-            byte[] data = new byte[size];
-
             Sync();
 
-            Marshal.Copy(_bufferMap, data, 0, size);
-
-            return data;
+            return new ReadOnlySpan<byte>(_bufferMap.ToPointer(), size);
         }
 
         public void Dispose()
diff --git a/Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL/Renderer.cs b/Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL/Renderer.cs
index 561f06849f..c774922864 100644
--- a/Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL/Renderer.cs
+++ b/Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL/Renderer.cs
@@ -91,16 +91,9 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL
             Buffer.Delete(buffer);
         }
 
-        public byte[] GetBufferData(BufferHandle buffer, int offset, int size)
+        public ReadOnlySpan<byte> GetBufferData(BufferHandle buffer, int offset, int size)
         {
-            if (HwCapabilities.UsePersistentBufferForFlush)
-            {
-                return PersistentBuffers.Default.GetBufferData(buffer, offset, size);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                return Buffer.GetData(buffer, offset, size);
-            }
+            return Buffer.GetData(this, buffer, offset, size);
         }
 
         public Capabilities GetCapabilities()
diff --git a/Ryujinx.Graphics.Texture/LayoutConverter.cs b/Ryujinx.Graphics.Texture/LayoutConverter.cs
index 1b7dad2a67..970d08cb41 100644
--- a/Ryujinx.Graphics.Texture/LayoutConverter.cs
+++ b/Ryujinx.Graphics.Texture/LayoutConverter.cs
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Texture
         }
 
         public static ReadOnlySpan<byte> ConvertLinearToBlockLinear(
+            Span<byte> output,
             int width,
             int height,
             int depth,
@@ -373,7 +374,10 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Texture
             SizeInfo sizeInfo,
             ReadOnlySpan<byte> data)
         {
-            Span<byte> output = new byte[sizeInfo.TotalSize];
+            if (output.Length == 0)
+            {
+                output = new byte[sizeInfo.TotalSize];
+            }
 
             int inOffs = 0;
 
@@ -500,6 +504,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Texture
         }
 
         public static ReadOnlySpan<byte> ConvertLinearToLinearStrided(
+            Span<byte> output,
             int width,
             int height,
             int blockWidth,
@@ -516,10 +521,21 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Texture
 
             if (inStride == stride)
             {
-                return data;
+                if (output.Length != 0)
+                {
+                    data.CopyTo(output);
+                    return output;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    return data;
+                }
             }
 
-            Span<byte> output = new byte[h * stride];
+            if (output.Length == 0)
+            {
+                output = new byte[h * stride];
+            }
 
             int inOffs = 0;
             int outOffs = 0;
diff --git a/Ryujinx.Memory.Tests/MockVirtualMemoryManager.cs b/Ryujinx.Memory.Tests/MockVirtualMemoryManager.cs
index 5051b20660..938c9d1d87 100644
--- a/Ryujinx.Memory.Tests/MockVirtualMemoryManager.cs
+++ b/Ryujinx.Memory.Tests/MockVirtualMemoryManager.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Memory.Tests
             throw new NotImplementedException();
         }
 
-        public WritableRegion GetWritableRegion(ulong va, int size)
+        public WritableRegion GetWritableRegion(ulong va, int size, bool tracked = false)
         {
             throw new NotImplementedException();
         }
diff --git a/Ryujinx.Memory/AddressSpaceManager.cs b/Ryujinx.Memory/AddressSpaceManager.cs
index d8ee47467b..050b5c0598 100644
--- a/Ryujinx.Memory/AddressSpaceManager.cs
+++ b/Ryujinx.Memory/AddressSpaceManager.cs
@@ -207,9 +207,10 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Memory
         /// </remarks>
         /// <param name="va">Virtual address of the data</param>
         /// <param name="size">Size of the data</param>
+        /// <param name="tracked">True if write tracking is triggered on the span</param>
         /// <returns>A writable region of memory containing the data</returns>
         /// <exception cref="InvalidMemoryRegionException">Throw for unhandled invalid or unmapped memory accesses</exception>
-        public unsafe WritableRegion GetWritableRegion(ulong va, int size)
+        public unsafe WritableRegion GetWritableRegion(ulong va, int size, bool tracked = false)
         {
             if (size == 0)
             {
diff --git a/Ryujinx.Memory/IVirtualMemoryManager.cs b/Ryujinx.Memory/IVirtualMemoryManager.cs
index 056940cc42..2448ba036f 100644
--- a/Ryujinx.Memory/IVirtualMemoryManager.cs
+++ b/Ryujinx.Memory/IVirtualMemoryManager.cs
@@ -87,9 +87,10 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Memory
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="va">Virtual address of the data</param>
         /// <param name="size">Size of the data</param>
+        /// <param name="tracked">True if write tracking is triggered on the span</param>
         /// <returns>A writable region of memory containing the data</returns>
         /// <exception cref="InvalidMemoryRegionException">Throw for unhandled invalid or unmapped memory accesses</exception>
-        WritableRegion GetWritableRegion(ulong va, int size);
+        WritableRegion GetWritableRegion(ulong va, int size, bool tracked = false);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a reference for the given type at the specified virtual memory address.
diff --git a/Ryujinx.Memory/IWritableBlock.cs b/Ryujinx.Memory/IWritableBlock.cs
index c95b754deb..36b9f5a6e6 100644
--- a/Ryujinx.Memory/IWritableBlock.cs
+++ b/Ryujinx.Memory/IWritableBlock.cs
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Memory
     public interface IWritableBlock
     {
         void Write(ulong va, ReadOnlySpan<byte> data);
+
+        void WriteUntracked(ulong va, ReadOnlySpan<byte> data) => Write(va, data);
     }
 }
diff --git a/Ryujinx.Memory/WritableRegion.cs b/Ryujinx.Memory/WritableRegion.cs
index 467ee7f797..21565ea5c8 100644
--- a/Ryujinx.Memory/WritableRegion.cs
+++ b/Ryujinx.Memory/WritableRegion.cs
@@ -6,15 +6,17 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Memory
     {
         private readonly IWritableBlock _block;
         private readonly ulong _va;
+        private readonly bool _tracked;
 
         private bool NeedsWriteback => _block != null;
 
         public Memory<byte> Memory { get; }
 
-        public WritableRegion(IWritableBlock block, ulong va, Memory<byte> memory)
+        public WritableRegion(IWritableBlock block, ulong va, Memory<byte> memory, bool tracked = false)
         {
             _block = block;
             _va = va;
+            _tracked = tracked;
             Memory = memory;
         }
 
@@ -22,7 +24,14 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Memory
         {
             if (NeedsWriteback)
             {
-                _block.Write(_va, Memory.Span);
+                if (_tracked)
+                {
+                    _block.Write(_va, Memory.Span);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    _block.WriteUntracked(_va, Memory.Span);
+                }
             }
         }
     }