Are you on x11 or Wayland? All animations will be choppy on x11; it's not your Trackpad's fault, but your window server. If you have compatible hardware, try a

Are you on x11 or Wayland? All animations will be choppy on x11; it's not your Trackpad's fault, but your window server. If you have compatible hardware, try a Wayland-based system and see if that fixes the smoothness for you. It's completely possible to get 60fps 1:1 touchpad gestures on most laptops that have come out in the past decade.