The results were extraordinary. Not only were we able to bump up the performance of some of China's newest games – titles such as "Age of Wushu," and "Passion Leads Army," – but we were able to cut the energy consumed by each PC. And that can mean more than lower costs for the entrepreneurs running these cafes.

Following up on the introduction of the GTX 650 earlier this month, Nvidia is working with systems builders and iCafe owners to put a customized version of the GTX 650 into China's Internet cafes. The cards offer five times better performance than the 2008 vintage Nvidia 9500 GT graphics card used in many cafes.

That performance can be delivered using less power. Nvidia's new Kepler architecture, introduced earlier this year, takes advantage of advances in semiconductor manufacturing – and a more efficient design – to wring more work from each watt.

What's New:

  • GeForce GTX 700 Series (Single GPU):
    • Up to 64% performance boost in Total War: Rome II
    • Up to 25% performance boost in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
    • Up to 23% performance boost in Sleeping Dogs
    • Up to 21% performance boost in Star Swarm
    • Up to 15% performance boost in Batman: Arkham Origins
    • Up to 10% performance boost in Metro: Last Light
    • Up to 8% performance boost in Hitman Absolution
    • Up to 7% performance boost in Sniper Elite V2
    • Up to 6% performance boost in Tomb Raider
    • Up to 6% performance boost in F1 2013
  • GeForce GTX 700 Series (SLI):
    • Up to 71% performance boost in Total War: Rome II
    • Up to 53% performance boost in Sniper Elite V2
    • Up to 45% performance boost in Aliens vs. Predator
    • Up to 31% performance boost in Sleeping Dogs
    • Up to 20% performance boost in CoD: Black Ops 2
    • Up to 10% performance boost in Hitman Absolution
    • Up to 9% performance boost in F1 2013
    • Up to 7% performance boost in Far Cry 3
    • Up to 6% performance boost in Metro: Last Light
    • Up to 6% performance boost in Batman: Arkham Origins

SLI Technology:

  • Total War: Rome II – added profile
  • War Thunder – added profile
  • Watch Dogs – updated profile
  • Diablo III – updated profile