Does the physical size of our MySQL database affect its performance?

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We have a large database that has over 15 million records and takes up about 2 GB. We're worried now that it's going to affect the performance of our MySQL database. Should the physical size of our database matter to the performance? Should we just go in and clear some of the data out? Thank you!
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