Is single surface 2D really faster than normal 2D?

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Well, the current project I'm working on is a GUI, so everything's always on-screen. However, I do think it could use optimisation in that I don't have to rebuild it unless something happens, because it always looks the same.

Can you remove triangles from a surface entirely?