Yes, but it works. You can use it and it does acceleration on par for lower OpenGL versions.
A touchpad experience that doesn't get in the way is at least as important as good desktop rendering performance though.
Have any of you actually tried Asahi? Touchpad works flawlessly. A rust based, open source GPU driver is working since December and swiftly advances daily to a fully stable state.
You should try using MacOS with software-accelerated desktop rendering. Having seen both sides of the fence, having hardware acceleration for your desktop is a king's ransom relative to trackpad gestures.