So why does KDE, on the very same hardware, run so much smoother and considerably faster than GNOME? For instance, opening the application grid on GNOME often hangs for a few beats and then skips the animation. Loading up Libadwaita/GNOME applications takes much longer than loading up their Qt/KDE counterparts. Etc.

All using the same Fedora base.

I'm looking for real answers, not dumbass GNOME bashing or other basic bitch Reddit bullshit. There must be a real reason for this.

@thomholwerda it would help to know which hardware. Which GPU and which monitor (including resolution, refresh rate and VRR settings) are probably the most important bits.

@thomholwerda AFAIK Qt tends to be lighter on resources due to having a focus on low-power embedded hardware.

That said GNOME runs just fine on a 4th gen i5 with no animation skipping? Would be useful to know what hardware you are running it on.