The Short Version
The blanket assertion that frame structures outperform tensile structures oversimplifies a domain-dependent engineering comparison. Frame structures do excel at carrying heavy vertical and compression loads, supporting multi-storey buildings, and resisting seismic forces. However, the most rigorous comparative source in the evidence base finds tensile structures "superior over conventional space frame structures" for large-span, lightweight applications with significant material savings. Neither system universally outperforms the other; superiority depends on the specific metric, span, geometry, and load case.