Pipeline Graph Structural Update: Performance Boost 🚀

What does this MR do?

This gives the link calculation a performance boost by removing unnecessary spread operations that were slowing our graph down!

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Does this MR meet the acceptance criteria?

Conformity

• Code review guidelines
• Merge request performance guidelines
• Style guides

Availability and Testing

• Review and add/update tests for this feature/bug. Consider all test levels. See the Test Planning Process.
• Tested in all supported browsers

Related to #276949 (closed), &5260 (closed)