diff --git a/system-test/partition-testcases/colo-partition-once-then-stabilize.yml b/system-test/partition-testcases/colo-partition-once-then-stabilize.yml
index b914b8f85..a2ae25e52 100755
--- a/system-test/partition-testcases/colo-partition-once-then-stabilize.yml
+++ b/system-test/partition-testcases/colo-partition-once-then-stabilize.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ steps:
       UPLOAD_RESULTS_TO_SLACK: "true"
       CLOUD_PROVIDER: "colo"
       TESTNET_TAG: "colo-perf-cpu-only"
-      NUMBER_OF_VALIDATOR_NODES: 4
+      NUMBER_OF_VALIDATOR_NODES: 3
       ENABLE_GPU: "false"
-      NUMBER_OF_CLIENT_NODES: 2
-      CLIENT_OPTIONS: "bench-tps=2=--tx_count 15000 --thread-batch-sleep-ms 250"
+      NUMBER_OF_CLIENT_NODES: 1
+      CLIENT_OPTIONS: "bench-tps=1=--tx_count 15000 --thread-batch-sleep-ms 250"
       ADDITIONAL_FLAGS: ""
       APPLY_PARTITIONS: "true"
       NETEM_CONFIG_FILE: "system-test/netem-configs/partial-loss-three-partitions"
diff --git a/system-test/performance-testcases/colo-cpu-only-perf-4-val-1-client.yml b/system-test/performance-testcases/colo-cpu-only-perf-4-val-1-client.yml
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..faeade297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system-test/performance-testcases/colo-cpu-only-perf-4-val-1-client.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+steps:
+  - command: "system-test/testnet-automation.sh"
+    label: "COLO performance testnet CPU only (reduced validator and client count)"
+    env:
+      UPLOAD_RESULTS_TO_SLACK: "true"
+      CLOUD_PROVIDER: "colo"
+      TESTNET_TAG: "colo-perf-cpu-only"
+      ENABLE_GPU: "false"
+      TEST_DURATION_SECONDS: 600
+      NUMBER_OF_VALIDATOR_NODES: 3
+      NUMBER_OF_CLIENT_NODES: 1
+      CLIENT_OPTIONS: "bench-tps=1=--tx_count 40000 --thread-batch-sleep-ms 250"
+      ADDITIONAL_FLAGS: ""
+    agents:
+      - "queue=colo-deploy"
diff --git a/system-test/performance-testcases/colo-gpu-perf-4-val-1-client.yml b/system-test/performance-testcases/colo-gpu-perf-4-val-1-client.yml
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..76e365835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system-test/performance-testcases/colo-gpu-perf-4-val-1-client.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+steps:
+  - command: "system-test/testnet-automation.sh"
+    label: "COLO performance testnet GPU enabled (reduced validator and client count)"
+    env:
+      UPLOAD_RESULTS_TO_SLACK: "true"
+      CLOUD_PROVIDER: "colo"
+      TESTNET_TAG: "colo-perf-gpu-enabled"
+      ENABLE_GPU: "true"
+      TEST_DURATION_SECONDS: 600
+      NUMBER_OF_VALIDATOR_NODES: 3
+      NUMBER_OF_CLIENT_NODES: 1
+      CLIENT_OPTIONS: "bench-tps=1=--tx_count 40000 --thread-batch-sleep-ms 250"
+      ADDITIONAL_FLAGS: ""
+    agents:
+      - "queue=colo-deploy"
diff --git a/system-test/performance-testcases/colo-gpu-perf-high-txcount-4-val-1-client.yml b/system-test/performance-testcases/colo-gpu-perf-high-txcount-4-val-1-client.yml
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..a9cc89c08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system-test/performance-testcases/colo-gpu-perf-high-txcount-4-val-1-client.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+steps:
+  - command: "system-test/testnet-automation.sh"
+    label: "COLO performance testnet GPU enabled - High Tx Count (reduced validator and client count)"
+    env:
+      UPLOAD_RESULTS_TO_SLACK: "true"
+      CLOUD_PROVIDER: "colo"
+      TESTNET_TAG: "colo-perf-gpu-enabled"
+      ENABLE_GPU: "true"
+      TEST_DURATION_SECONDS: 600
+      NUMBER_OF_VALIDATOR_NODES: 3
+      NUMBER_OF_CLIENT_NODES: 1
+      CLIENT_OPTIONS: "bench-tps=1=--tx_count 60000 --thread-batch-sleep-ms 250"
+      ADDITIONAL_FLAGS: ""
+    agents:
+      - "queue=colo-deploy"