Google Maps Style, Visibility Off, and Performance

Question

I've done preliminary searches to find out if there's a positive impact on performance when a Google Map is loaded with some of its features styled with visibility : 'off'.

Is there a performance impact when style properties, like visibility, are toggled?

The map/s appear to feel "lighter" when visibility is disabled, but I haven't found any documentation that confirms this.

Answer 1

It should improve the performance when you hide clickable elements, e.g. poi, because they not only need to be rendered, they also need some scripting.

Answer 2

You should not see performance improvement.

On the contrary, the custom styled maps require custom tiles, which might take longer than a standard map.

As for the clickable elements ("poi") there should not be a significant difference either if you are just panning and zooming the map.