diff --git a/osu.Framework.Benchmarks/BenchmarkEventList.cs b/osu.Framework.Benchmarks/BenchmarkEventList.cs
index 83eef7a74..e7a5e1a44 100644
--- a/osu.Framework.Benchmarks/BenchmarkEventList.cs
+++ b/osu.Framework.Benchmarks/BenchmarkEventList.cs
@@ -36,16 +36,16 @@ namespace osu.Framework.Benchmarks
         [Benchmark]
         public int Read()
         {
-            var reader = filledEventList.CreateReader();
+            var enumerator = filledEventList.CreateEnumerator();
 
             int totalVertices = 0;
 
-            while (reader.Next())
+            while (enumerator.Next())
             {
-                switch (reader.CurrentType())
+                switch (enumerator.CurrentType())
                 {
                     case RenderEventType.Flush:
-                        ref FlushEvent e = ref reader.Current<FlushEvent>();
+                        ref FlushEvent e = ref enumerator.Current<FlushEvent>();
                         totalVertices += e.VertexCount;
                         break;
                 }
diff --git a/osu.Framework/Graphics/Rendering/Deferred/EventList.cs b/osu.Framework/Graphics/Rendering/Deferred/EventList.cs
index 2df0943e4..1616d3dde 100644
--- a/osu.Framework/Graphics/Rendering/Deferred/EventList.cs
+++ b/osu.Framework/Graphics/Rendering/Deferred/EventList.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Rendering.Deferred.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Rendering.Deferred.Events;
 
@@ -34,16 +35,6 @@ namespace osu.Framework.Graphics.Rendering.Deferred
             where T : unmanaged, IRenderEvent
             => events.Add(createEvent(renderEvent));
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Replaces the current event referenced by the <see cref="EventListReader"/> with a new one.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="reader">The <see cref="EventListReader"/>.</param>
-        /// <param name="newEvent">The new render event.</param>
-        /// <typeparam name="T">The new event type.</typeparam>
-        public void ReplaceCurrent<T>(EventListReader reader, in T newEvent)
-            where T : unmanaged, IRenderEvent
-            => events[reader.CurrentIndex()] = createEvent(newEvent);
-
         private MemoryReference createEvent<T>(in T renderEvent)
             where T : unmanaged, IRenderEvent
         {
@@ -61,8 +52,83 @@ namespace osu.Framework.Graphics.Rendering.Deferred
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a reader of this <see cref="EventList"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>The <see cref="EventListReader"/>.</returns>
-        public EventListReader CreateReader()
-            => new EventListReader(allocator, events);
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="Enumerator"/>.</returns>
+        public Enumerator CreateEnumerator()
+            => new Enumerator(this);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Reads an <see cref="EventList"/>. Semantically, this is very similar to <see cref="IEnumerator{T}"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal ref struct Enumerator
+        {
+            private readonly EventList list;
+
+            private int eventIndex;
+            private Span<byte> eventData = Span<byte>.Empty;
+
+            public Enumerator(EventList list)
+            {
+                this.list = list;
+                eventIndex = 0;
+            }
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Advances to the next (or first) event in the list.
+            /// </summary>
+            /// <returns>Whether an event can be read.</returns>
+            public bool Next()
+            {
+                if (eventIndex < list.events.Count)
+                {
+                    eventData = list.allocator.GetRegion(list.events[eventIndex]);
+                    eventIndex++;
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+                eventData = Span<byte>.Empty;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Reads the current event type.
+            /// </summary>
+            /// <remarks>
+            /// Not valid for use if <see cref="Next"/> returns <c>false</c>.
+            /// </remarks>
+            public readonly ref RenderEventType CurrentType()
+                => ref MemoryMarshal.AsRef<RenderEventType>(eventData);
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Reads the current event.
+            /// </summary>
+            /// <typeparam name="T">The expected event type.</typeparam>
+            /// <remarks>
+            /// Not valid for use if <see cref="Next"/> returns <c>false</c>.
+            /// </remarks>
+            public readonly ref T Current<T>()
+                where T : unmanaged, IRenderEvent
+                => ref MemoryMarshal.AsRef<T>(eventData[1..]);
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Replaces the current event with a new one.
+            /// </summary>
+            /// <param name="newEvent">The new render event.</param>
+            /// <typeparam name="T">The new event type.</typeparam>
+            public void Replace<T>(T newEvent)
+                where T : unmanaged, IRenderEvent
+            {
+                if (Unsafe.SizeOf<T>() <= eventData.Length)
+                {
+                    // Fast path where we can maintain contiguous data references.
+                    eventData[0] = (byte)newEvent.Type;
+                    Unsafe.WriteUnaligned(ref eventData[1], newEvent);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // Slow path.
+                    eventData = list.allocator.GetRegion(list.events[eventIndex] = list.createEvent(newEvent));
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Framework/Graphics/Rendering/Deferred/EventListReader.cs b/osu.Framework/Graphics/Rendering/Deferred/EventListReader.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 60707a91c..000000000
--- a/osu.Framework/Graphics/Rendering/Deferred/EventListReader.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
-// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
-
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Rendering.Deferred.Allocation;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Rendering.Deferred.Events;
-
-namespace osu.Framework.Graphics.Rendering.Deferred
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Reads an <see cref="EventList"/>. Semantically, this is very similar to <see cref="IEnumerator{T}"/>.
-    /// </summary>
-    internal ref struct EventListReader
-    {
-        private readonly ResourceAllocator allocator;
-        private readonly List<MemoryReference> events = new List<MemoryReference>();
-
-        private int eventIndex;
-        private Span<byte> eventData = Span<byte>.Empty;
-
-        public EventListReader(ResourceAllocator allocator, List<MemoryReference> events)
-        {
-            this.allocator = allocator;
-            this.events = events;
-            eventIndex = 0;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Advances to the next (or first) event in the list.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>Whether an event can be read.</returns>
-        public bool Next()
-        {
-            if (eventIndex < events.Count)
-            {
-                eventData = allocator.GetRegion(events[eventIndex]);
-                eventIndex++;
-                return true;
-            }
-
-            eventData = Span<byte>.Empty;
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the current event type.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// Not valid for use if <see cref="Next"/> returns <c>false</c>.
-        /// </remarks>
-        public readonly ref RenderEventType CurrentType()
-            => ref MemoryMarshal.AsRef<RenderEventType>(eventData);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Reads the current event.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T">The expected event type.</typeparam>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// Not valid for use if <see cref="Next"/> returns <c>false</c>.
-        /// </remarks>
-        public readonly ref T Current<T>()
-            where T : unmanaged, IRenderEvent
-            => ref MemoryMarshal.AsRef<T>(eventData[1..]);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The index of the current event in the list.
-        /// </summary>
-        public int CurrentIndex()
-            => eventIndex - 1;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/osu.Framework/Graphics/Rendering/Deferred/EventProcessor.cs b/osu.Framework/Graphics/Rendering/Deferred/EventProcessor.cs
index eeda97658..04b87bb5f 100644
--- a/osu.Framework/Graphics/Rendering/Deferred/EventProcessor.cs
+++ b/osu.Framework/Graphics/Rendering/Deferred/EventProcessor.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
-using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Text;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Rendering.Deferred.Allocation;
@@ -39,21 +38,21 @@ namespace osu.Framework.Graphics.Rendering.Deferred
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(FrameworkEnvironment.DeferredRendererEventsOutputPath))
                 return;
 
-            EventListReader reader = context.RenderEvents.CreateReader();
+            EventList.Enumerator enumerator = context.RenderEvents.CreateEnumerator();
 
             StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
             int indent = 0;
 
-            while (reader.Next())
+            while (enumerator.Next())
             {
                 string info;
                 int indentChange = 0;
 
-                switch (reader.CurrentType())
+                switch (enumerator.CurrentType())
                 {
                     case RenderEventType.DrawNodeAction:
                     {
-                        ref DrawNodeActionEvent e = ref reader.Current<DrawNodeActionEvent>();
+                        ref DrawNodeActionEvent e = ref enumerator.Current<DrawNodeActionEvent>();
 
                         info = $"DrawNode.{e.Action} ({context.Dereference<DrawNode>(e.DrawNode)})";
 
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ namespace osu.Framework.Graphics.Rendering.Deferred
 
                     default:
                     {
-                        info = $"{reader.CurrentType().ToString()}";
+                        info = $"{enumerator.CurrentType().ToString()}";
                         break;
                     }
                 }
@@ -88,15 +87,15 @@ namespace osu.Framework.Graphics.Rendering.Deferred
 
         private void processUploads()
         {
-            EventListReader reader = context.RenderEvents.CreateReader();
+            EventList.Enumerator enumerator = context.RenderEvents.CreateEnumerator();
 
-            while (reader.Next())
+            while (enumerator.Next())
             {
-                switch (reader.CurrentType())
+                switch (enumerator.CurrentType())
                 {
                     case RenderEventType.AddPrimitiveToBatch:
                     {
-                        ref AddPrimitiveToBatchEvent e = ref reader.Current<AddPrimitiveToBatchEvent>();
+                        ref AddPrimitiveToBatchEvent e = ref enumerator.Current<AddPrimitiveToBatchEvent>();
                         IDeferredVertexBatch batch = context.Dereference<IDeferredVertexBatch>(e.VertexBatch);
                         batch.Write(e.Memory);
                         break;
@@ -104,16 +103,16 @@ namespace osu.Framework.Graphics.Rendering.Deferred
 
                     case RenderEventType.SetUniformBufferData:
                     {
-                        ref SetUniformBufferDataEvent e = ref reader.Current<SetUniformBufferDataEvent>();
+                        ref SetUniformBufferDataEvent e = ref enumerator.Current<SetUniformBufferDataEvent>();
                         IDeferredUniformBuffer buffer = context.Dereference<IDeferredUniformBuffer>(e.Buffer);
-                        UniformBufferReference range = buffer.Write(e.Memory);
-                        context.RenderEvents.ReplaceCurrent(reader, new SetUniformBufferRangeEvent(e.Buffer, range));
+                        UniformBufferReference range = buffer.Write(e.Data.Memory);
+                        enumerator.Replace(e with { Data = new UniformBufferData(range) });
                         break;
                     }
 
                     case RenderEventType.SetShaderStorageBufferObjectData:
                     {
-                        ref SetShaderStorageBufferObjectDataEvent e = ref reader.Current<SetShaderStorageBufferObjectDataEvent>();
+                        ref SetShaderStorageBufferObjectDataEvent e = ref enumerator.Current<SetShaderStorageBufferObjectDataEvent>();
                         IDeferredShaderStorageBufferObject buffer = context.Dereference<IDeferredShaderStorageBufferObject>(e.Buffer);
                         buffer.Write(e.Index, e.Memory);
                         break;
@@ -127,74 +126,70 @@ namespace osu.Framework.Graphics.Rendering.Deferred
 
         private void processEvents()
         {
-            EventListReader reader = context.RenderEvents.CreateReader();
+            EventList.Enumerator enumerator = context.RenderEvents.CreateEnumerator();
 
-            while (reader.Next())
+            while (enumerator.Next())
             {
-                switch (reader.CurrentType())
+                switch (enumerator.CurrentType())
                 {
                     case RenderEventType.SetFrameBuffer:
-                        processEvent(reader.Current<SetFrameBufferEvent>());
+                        processEvent(enumerator.Current<SetFrameBufferEvent>());
                         break;
 
                     case RenderEventType.ResizeFrameBuffer:
-                        processEvent(reader.Current<ResizeFrameBufferEvent>());
+                        processEvent(enumerator.Current<ResizeFrameBufferEvent>());
                         break;
 
                     case RenderEventType.SetShader:
-                        processEvent(reader.Current<SetShaderEvent>());
+                        processEvent(enumerator.Current<SetShaderEvent>());
                         break;
 
                     case RenderEventType.SetTexture:
-                        processEvent(reader.Current<SetTextureEvent>());
+                        processEvent(enumerator.Current<SetTextureEvent>());
                         break;
 
                     case RenderEventType.SetUniformBuffer:
-                        processEvent(reader.Current<SetUniformBufferEvent>());
+                        processEvent(enumerator.Current<SetUniformBufferEvent>());
                         break;
 
                     case RenderEventType.Clear:
-                        processEvent(reader.Current<ClearEvent>());
+                        processEvent(enumerator.Current<ClearEvent>());
                         break;
 
                     case RenderEventType.SetDepthInfo:
-                        processEvent(reader.Current<SetDepthInfoEvent>());
+                        processEvent(enumerator.Current<SetDepthInfoEvent>());
                         break;
 
                     case RenderEventType.SetScissor:
-                        processEvent(reader.Current<SetScissorEvent>());
+                        processEvent(enumerator.Current<SetScissorEvent>());
                         break;
 
                     case RenderEventType.SetScissorState:
-                        processEvent(reader.Current<SetScissorStateEvent>());
+                        processEvent(enumerator.Current<SetScissorStateEvent>());
                         break;
 
                     case RenderEventType.SetStencilInfo:
-                        processEvent(reader.Current<SetStencilInfoEvent>());
+                        processEvent(enumerator.Current<SetStencilInfoEvent>());
                         break;
 
                     case RenderEventType.SetViewport:
-                        processEvent(reader.Current<SetViewportEvent>());
+                        processEvent(enumerator.Current<SetViewportEvent>());
                         break;
 
                     case RenderEventType.SetBlend:
-                        processEvent(reader.Current<SetBlendEvent>());
+                        processEvent(enumerator.Current<SetBlendEvent>());
                         break;
 
                     case RenderEventType.SetBlendMask:
-                        processEvent(reader.Current<SetBlendMaskEvent>());
+                        processEvent(enumerator.Current<SetBlendMaskEvent>());
                         break;
 
                     case RenderEventType.Flush:
-                        processEvent(reader.Current<FlushEvent>());
-                        break;
-
-                    case RenderEventType.SetUniformBufferRange:
-                        processEvent(reader.Current<SetUniformBufferRangeEvent>());
+                        processEvent(enumerator.Current<FlushEvent>());
                         break;
 
                     case RenderEventType.SetUniformBufferData:
-                        Debug.Fail($"Should be replaced by {nameof(SetUniformBufferRangeEvent)} during upload.");
+                        processEvent(enumerator.Current<SetUniformBufferDataEvent>());
                         break;
                 }
             }
@@ -242,12 +237,12 @@ namespace osu.Framework.Graphics.Rendering.Deferred
         private void processEvent(in FlushEvent e)
             => context.Dereference<IDeferredVertexBatch>(e.VertexBatch).Draw(e.VertexCount);
 
-        private void processEvent(in SetUniformBufferRangeEvent e)
+        private void processEvent(in SetUniformBufferDataEvent e)
         {
-            IDeferredUniformBuffer buffer = context.Dereference<IDeferredUniformBuffer>(e.UniformBuffer);
+            IDeferredUniformBuffer buffer = context.Dereference<IDeferredUniformBuffer>(e.Buffer);
 
-            buffer.Activate(e.Range.Chunk);
-            graphics.SetUniformBufferOffset(buffer, (uint)e.Range.OffsetInChunk);
+            buffer.Activate(e.Data.Range.Chunk);
+            graphics.SetUniformBufferOffset(buffer, (uint)e.Data.Range.OffsetInChunk);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Framework/Graphics/Rendering/Deferred/Events/RenderEventType.cs b/osu.Framework/Graphics/Rendering/Deferred/Events/RenderEventType.cs
index ceb12d63b..378237cf3 100644
--- a/osu.Framework/Graphics/Rendering/Deferred/Events/RenderEventType.cs
+++ b/osu.Framework/Graphics/Rendering/Deferred/Events/RenderEventType.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,5 @@ namespace osu.Framework.Graphics.Rendering.Deferred.Events
         Flush,
 
         DrawNodeAction,
-        SetUniformBufferRange
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Framework/Graphics/Rendering/Deferred/Events/SetUniformBufferDataEvent.cs b/osu.Framework/Graphics/Rendering/Deferred/Events/SetUniformBufferDataEvent.cs
index 916a5798a..27a8b6e68 100644
--- a/osu.Framework/Graphics/Rendering/Deferred/Events/SetUniformBufferDataEvent.cs
+++ b/osu.Framework/Graphics/Rendering/Deferred/Events/SetUniformBufferDataEvent.cs
@@ -2,18 +2,55 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Rendering.Deferred.Allocation;
 
 namespace osu.Framework.Graphics.Rendering.Deferred.Events
 {
-    internal readonly record struct SetUniformBufferDataEvent(ResourceReference Buffer, MemoryReference Memory) : IRenderEvent
+    internal readonly record struct SetUniformBufferDataEvent(ResourceReference Buffer, UniformBufferData Data) : IRenderEvent
     {
         public RenderEventType Type => RenderEventType.SetUniformBufferData;
 
         public static SetUniformBufferDataEvent Create<T>(DeferredRenderer renderer, IDeferredUniformBuffer uniformBuffer, T data)
             where T : unmanaged, IEquatable<T>
         {
-            return new SetUniformBufferDataEvent(renderer.Context.Reference(uniformBuffer), renderer.Context.AllocateObject(data));
+            return new SetUniformBufferDataEvent(renderer.Context.Reference(uniformBuffer), new UniformBufferData(renderer.Context.AllocateObject(data)));
+        }
+    }
+
+    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)]
+    internal readonly struct UniformBufferData : IEquatable<UniformBufferData>
+    {
+        [FieldOffset(0)]
+        public readonly MemoryReference Memory;
+
+        [FieldOffset(0)]
+        public readonly UniformBufferReference Range;
+
+        public UniformBufferData(MemoryReference memory)
+        {
+            Memory = memory;
+        }
+
+        public UniformBufferData(UniformBufferReference range)
+        {
+            Range = range;
+        }
+
+        public bool Equals(UniformBufferData other)
+        {
+            return Memory.Equals(other.Memory)
+                   && Range.Equals(other.Range);
+        }
+
+        public override bool Equals(object? obj)
+        {
+            return obj is UniformBufferData other && Equals(other);
+        }
+
+        public override int GetHashCode()
+        {
+            return HashCode.Combine(Memory, Range);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Framework/Graphics/Rendering/Deferred/Events/SetUniformBufferRangeEvent.cs b/osu.Framework/Graphics/Rendering/Deferred/Events/SetUniformBufferRangeEvent.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 55f7dd483..000000000
--- a/osu.Framework/Graphics/Rendering/Deferred/Events/SetUniformBufferRangeEvent.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
-// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
-
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Rendering.Deferred.Allocation;
-
-namespace osu.Framework.Graphics.Rendering.Deferred.Events
-{
-    internal readonly record struct SetUniformBufferRangeEvent(ResourceReference UniformBuffer, UniformBufferReference Range) : IRenderEvent
-    {
-        public RenderEventType Type => RenderEventType.SetUniformBufferRange;
-    }
-}