&.try .rb

require 'benchmark/ips'

nil_case = nil

Benchmark.ips do |x|
  x.report("nil &. ") { nil_case&.try(:foo) }
  x.report("nil try") { nil_case.try(:foo) }
  x.compare!
end
# Warming up --------------------------------------
#              nil &.    309.913k i/100ms
#              nil try   192.341k i/100ms
# Calculating -------------------------------------
#              nil &.      11.042M (± 6.4%) i/s -     55.165M in   5.022975s
#              nil try      3.569M (± 7.7%) i/s -     17.888M in   5.043223s

# Comparison:
#              nil &. : 11042472.9 i/s
#              nil try:  3568893.8 i/s - 3.09x  slower

foo_case = Class.new { def foo; "foo" end }.new

Benchmark.ips do |x|
  x.report("non-nil &. ") { foo_case&.try(:foo) }
  x.report("non-nil try") { foo_case.try(:foo) }
  x.compare!
end
# Warming up --------------------------------------
#          non-nil &.
#    147.334k i/100ms
#          non-nil try   138.635k i/100ms
# Calculating -------------------------------------
#          non-nil &.       2.258M (± 4.8%) i/s -     11.345M in   5.036496s
#          non-nil try      2.045M (±12.8%) i/s -     10.120M in   5.043652s

# Comparison:
#          non-nil &. :  2258024.8 i/s
#          non-nil try:  2044922.0 i/s - same-ish: difference falls within error