On Debian Testing, Gnome 50.5 on a fresh reboot, I'm getting between 1.08 and 1.2 gb usage.

I've been trying different desktops and distros lately as I've been on Debian Stable for years and just want to freshen things up for fun.

CachyOS + XFCE had me around 900mb but XFCE still being on x11 only is a no go for me. I also didn't love running arch. Got around 1gb on Debian Testing + XFCE but yeah, no wayland is an issue.

Debian Testing + Plasma had me around 1.5 gb, still pretty good tbh. On a laptop though I just found the touchpad to be fidgety/inconsistent and boy do I hate those menus. No thanks. Plasma is just really not meant for someone like me.

So I think this is it. Debian Testing! Looking forward to Gnome 51 soon! It's incredible how light Gnome is while being so slick and modern and just really damn nice overall. It's my fav desktop for sure.