Combine Rails with AngularJS instead of jQuery

Combine Rails with AngularJS instead of jQuery

In how far does it make sense to combine Rails and AngularJS? I am
currently building a web application which uses Rails on the backend and a
bit jQuery on the front end for small enhancements.
Now I wonder, whether it makes sense to use AngularJS for the front end
implementations.
Example: Filter Search
I can simply implement Filter Search with jQuery, but it seems it will be
a lot faster when using AngularJS. I am not so much into the MVC
structure, but rather implementing responsive features for my web
interface.
Will it make sense to use AngularJS in this case or should I simply look
out for reasonable implementations when doing pure DOM manipulation?