# Add a New Variant

A new test suite uses the standard Lighthouse Variant to test site performance. The standard variant tests the site performance on the mobile browser with a slow 3G network connection. You can add a new variant to test the site performance on the desktop or mobile browser in various network connections.

To add a new Variant, perform the following steps:

1. In the Test Suite Screen, click **Lighthouse Standard Variant** in the **Default Variant** column.

![lighthousevariant](https://ingest-lab.netlify.app/images/siteperformanceimages/addnewlighthousevariant.png)

2. Click **Add Variant** at the bottom left of the screen.

![clickaddvariant](https://ingest-lab.netlify.app/images/siteperformanceimages/clickaddvariant.png)

3. Add the **Name** of the new variant.

![newvariantname](https://ingest-lab.netlify.app/images/siteperformanceimages/newvariantname.png)

4. Select the Throttle Profile from the Throttle Profile Dropdown menu. The Throttle profile tests the speed of the network connection for site performance testing. Select **off** to test the website in the best possible network condition without throttling it.

![throttleoptions](https://ingest-lab.netlify.app/images/siteperformanceimages/throttleoptions.png)

5. Select the Mobile or the Desktop option from the **Form Factor** dropdown menu.

![formfactor](https://ingest-lab.netlify.app/images/siteperformanceimages/formfactor.png)

6. Select the Audit Categories. Performance is a default audit category. The other categories are:
   * **Accessibility** - This tests the accessibility of the website.
   * **Best Practices** - This category tests the best practices followed by the website.
   * **Progressive Web App (PWA)** - This category is used when the web application has a mobile version.
   * **Search Engine Optimization (SEO)** - This tests the Search Engine Optimization of the website.
   * **Media Tags** - Select this option only if you have deployed the media tags via Ingest Labs.

**Step Result**: A new Variant is successfully created.