Does adding width and height to inline images increase the page load performance?

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Does adding width and height to inline images increase the page load performance?

<img id="moon" height="200" width="450" 
      src="http://www.domain.com/moon.png" alt="moon image" />

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<img id="moon" src="http://www.domain.com/moon.png" alt="moon image" />

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