diff --git a/Utilities/Thread.cpp b/Utilities/Thread.cpp
index 430681a8b8..d13346fb1c 100644
--- a/Utilities/Thread.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/Thread.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ std::string dump_useful_thread_info()
 
 	if (auto cpu = get_current_cpu_thread())
 	{
-		result = cpu->dump_all();
+		cpu->dump_all(result);
 	}
 
 	guard = false;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp
index aa5869c578..caa594da88 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp
@@ -947,11 +947,11 @@ u32* cpu_thread::get_pc2()
 
 std::shared_ptr<CPUDisAsm> make_disasm(const cpu_thread* cpu);
 
-std::string cpu_thread::dump_all() const
+void cpu_thread::dump_all(std::string& ret) const
 {
-	std::string ret = dump_misc();
+	ret += dump_misc();
 	ret += '\n';
-	ret += dump_regs();
+	dump_regs(ret);
 	ret += '\n';
 	ret += dump_callstack();
 	ret += '\n';
@@ -972,13 +972,10 @@ std::string cpu_thread::dump_all() const
 			ret += '\n';
 		}
 	}
-
-	return ret;
 }
 
-std::string cpu_thread::dump_regs() const
+void cpu_thread::dump_regs(std::string&) const
 {
-	return {};
 }
 
 std::string cpu_thread::dump_callstack() const
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.h b/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.h
index e37ddc3ae7..b3912b8cbc 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.h
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ public:
 	std::string get_name() const;
 
 	// Get CPU state dump (everything)
-	virtual std::string dump_all() const;
+	virtual void dump_all(std::string&) const;
 
 	// Get CPU register dump
-	virtual std::string dump_regs() const;
+	virtual void dump_regs(std::string&) const;
 
 	// Get CPU call stack dump
 	virtual std::string dump_callstack() const;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
index 7a9d3b94ee..80c368eb38 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
@@ -936,10 +936,8 @@ std::array<u32, 2> op_branch_targets(u32 pc, ppu_opcode_t op)
 	return res;
 }
 
-std::string ppu_thread::dump_regs() const
+void ppu_thread::dump_regs(std::string& ret) const
 {
-	std::string ret;
-
 	PPUDisAsm dis_asm(cpu_disasm_mode::normal, vm::g_sudo_addr);
 
 	for (uint i = 0; i < 32; ++i)
@@ -1107,8 +1105,6 @@ std::string ppu_thread::dump_regs() const
 			*(&ret.back() - (4 - (addr % 16 / 4)) * 9 - (8 - (addr % 128 / 16)) * std::size("[0x00]"sv)) = '*';
 		}
 	}
-
-	return ret;
 }
 
 std::string ppu_thread::dump_callstack() const
@@ -1259,9 +1255,9 @@ std::string ppu_thread::dump_misc() const
 	return ret;
 }
 
-std::string ppu_thread::dump_all() const
+void ppu_thread::dump_all(std::string& ret) const
 {
-	std::string ret = cpu_thread::dump_all();
+	cpu_thread::dump_all(ret);
 
 	if (!call_history.data.empty())
 	{
@@ -1271,8 +1267,6 @@ std::string ppu_thread::dump_all() const
 
 		fmt::append(ret, "%s", call_history);
 	}
-
-	return ret;
 }
 
 extern thread_local std::string(*g_tls_log_prefix)();
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.h
index 9604961da2..0dafe99919 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.h
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@ public:
 	static const u32 id_count = 100;
 	static constexpr std::pair<u32, u32> id_invl_range = {12, 12};
 
-	virtual std::string dump_regs() const override;
+	virtual void dump_regs(std::string&) const override;
 	virtual std::string dump_callstack() const override;
 	virtual std::vector<std::pair<u32, u32>> dump_callstack_list() const override;
 	virtual std::string dump_misc() const override;
-	virtual std::string dump_all() const override;
+	virtual void dump_all(std::string&) const override;
 	virtual void cpu_task() override final;
 	virtual void cpu_sleep() override;
 	virtual void cpu_on_stop() override;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
index 91dc6c88b5..fa269e82b9 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
@@ -1030,10 +1030,8 @@ spu_imm_table_t::spu_imm_table_t()
 	}
 }
 
-std::string spu_thread::dump_regs() const
+void spu_thread::dump_regs(std::string& ret) const
 {
-	std::string ret;
-
 	const bool floats_only = debugger_float_mode.load();
 
 	SPUDisAsm dis_asm(cpu_disasm_mode::normal, ls);
@@ -1148,8 +1146,6 @@ std::string spu_thread::dump_regs() const
 		fmt::append(ret, "[0x%02x] %08x %08x %08x %08x\n", i * sizeof(data[0])
 			, data[i + 0], data[i + 1], data[i + 2], data[i + 3]);
 	}
-
-	return ret;
 }
 
 std::string spu_thread::dump_callstack() const
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.h
index 0f81d9c7f3..935c9d1ef1 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.h
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ enum class spu_type : u32
 class spu_thread : public cpu_thread
 {
 public:
-	virtual std::string dump_regs() const override;
+	virtual void dump_regs(std::string&) const override;
 	virtual std::string dump_callstack() const override;
 	virtual std::vector<std::pair<u32, u32>> dump_callstack_list() const override;
 	virtual std::string dump_misc() const override;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXDisAsm.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXDisAsm.cpp
index ce2d6e8389..0eefede392 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXDisAsm.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXDisAsm.cpp
@@ -161,8 +161,16 @@ void RSXDisAsm::Write(std::string_view str, s32 count, bool is_non_inc, u32 id)
 	{
 	case cpu_disasm_mode::interpreter:
 	{
-		last_opcode = count >= 0 ? fmt::format("[%08x] (%s%u)", dump_pc, is_non_inc ? "+" : "", count) : 
-			fmt::format("[%08x] (x)", dump_pc);
+		last_opcode.clear();
+	
+		if (count >= 0)
+		{
+			fmt::append(last_opcode, "[%08x] (%s%u)", dump_pc, is_non_inc ? "+" : "", count);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			fmt::append(last_opcode, "[%08x] (x)", dump_pc);
+		}
 
 		auto& res = last_opcode;
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
index c0e44dd6dc..ee17726a60 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
@@ -2837,10 +2837,8 @@ namespace rsx
 
 	void invalid_method(thread*, u32, u32);
 
-	std::string thread::dump_regs() const
+	void thread::dump_regs(std::string& result) const
 	{
-		std::string result;
-
 		if (ctrl)
 		{
 			fmt::append(result, "FIFO: GET=0x%07x, PUT=0x%07x, REF=0x%08x\n", +ctrl->get, +ctrl->put, +ctrl->ref);
@@ -2865,21 +2863,19 @@ namespace rsx
 			case NV4097_ZCULL_SYNC:
 				continue;
 
+			case NV308A_COLOR:
+			{
+				i = NV3089_SET_OBJECT;
+				continue;
+			}
 			default:
 			{
-				if (i >= NV308A_COLOR && i < NV3089_SET_OBJECT)
-				{
-					continue;
-				}
-
 				break;
 			}
 			}
 
 			fmt::append(result, "[%04x] %s\n", i, ensure(rsx::get_pretty_printing_function(i))(i, method_registers.registers[i]));
 		}
-
-		return result;
 	}
 
 	flags32_t thread::read_barrier(u32 memory_address, u32 memory_range, bool unconditional)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.h
index 258def7975..f3449d9d88 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.h
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ namespace rsx
 		static void fifo_wake_delay(u64 div = 1);
 		u32 get_fifo_cmd() const;
 
-		std::string dump_regs() const override;
+		void dump_regs(std::string&) const override;
 		void cpu_wait(bs_t<cpu_flag> old) override;
 
 		static constexpr u32 id_base = 0x5555'5555; // See get_current_cpu_thread()
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.cpp
index 14c5741356..e3fe8f97c0 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.cpp
@@ -1022,7 +1022,9 @@ void debugger_frame::WritePanels()
 	loc = m_regs->verticalScrollBar()->value();
 	hloc = m_regs->horizontalScrollBar()->value();
 	m_regs->clear();
-	m_regs->setText(qstr(cpu->dump_regs()));
+	m_last_reg_state.clear();
+	cpu->dump_regs(m_last_reg_state);
+	m_regs->setText(qstr(m_last_reg_state));
 	m_regs->verticalScrollBar()->setValue(loc);
 	m_regs->horizontalScrollBar()->setValue(hloc);
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.h b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.h
index 83f6033925..47248da4e3 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.h
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/debugger_frame.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class debugger_frame : public custom_dock_widget
 	system_state m_emu_state{};
 	u32 m_last_pc = -1;
 	std::vector<char> m_last_query_state;
+	std::string m_last_reg_state;
 	u32 m_last_step_over_breakpoint = -1;
 	u64 m_ui_update_ctr = 0;
 	u64 m_ui_fast_update_permission_deadline = 0;