> X11 wins in some cases, Wayland wins in other cases
Even according to your blog post uncomposited X11 wins in all cases (or is tied within the error of one millisecond). It especially sweeps the floor with immediate rendering.
Uncomposited anything is madness in 2024. You have the VRAM, use it and save your battery life / power which is arguably far more important. It being tear-free is a very nice bonus on top of the power savings too.
(And no, composition is not just for 3D cube effects or anything like that. Although it certainly enables them.)
MacOS have moved on, Windows have moved on, Linux should do the same.
Even according to your blog post uncomposited X11 wins in all cases (or is tied within the error of one millisecond). It especially sweeps the floor with immediate rendering.