diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3c1760505..8f0ca7e7b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 ### Fixed
 - Fix subtitle stream selection when subtitle language is different than audio language
 - Fix bug with unsupported AAC channel layouts
+- Fix NVIDIA second-gen maxwell capabilities detection
 
 ### Added
 - Add `640x480` resolution
diff --git a/ErsatzTV.Core.Tests/FFmpeg/TranscodingTests.cs b/ErsatzTV.Core.Tests/FFmpeg/TranscodingTests.cs
index dd768e1af..691b0bbab 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV.Core.Tests/FFmpeg/TranscodingTests.cs
+++ b/ErsatzTV.Core.Tests/FFmpeg/TranscodingTests.cs
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ public class TranscodingTests
         public Task<IHardwareCapabilities> GetHardwareCapabilities(
             string ffmpegPath,
             HardwareAccelerationMode hardwareAccelerationMode) =>
-            Task.FromResult<IHardwareCapabilities>(new NvidiaHardwareCapabilities(61));
+            Task.FromResult<IHardwareCapabilities>(new NvidiaHardwareCapabilities(61, string.Empty));
     }
 
     private static string ExecutableName(string baseName) =>
diff --git a/ErsatzTV.FFmpeg/Capabilities/HardwareCapabilitiesFactory.cs b/ErsatzTV.FFmpeg/Capabilities/HardwareCapabilitiesFactory.cs
index 50734d1d0..9107fe491 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV.FFmpeg/Capabilities/HardwareCapabilitiesFactory.cs
+++ b/ErsatzTV.FFmpeg/Capabilities/HardwareCapabilitiesFactory.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ namespace ErsatzTV.FFmpeg.Capabilities;
 
 public class HardwareCapabilitiesFactory : IHardwareCapabilitiesFactory
 {
-    private const string CacheKey = "ffmpeg.hardware.nvidia.architecture";
+    private const string ArchitectureCacheKey = "ffmpeg.hardware.nvidia.architecture";
+    private const string ModelCacheKey = "ffmpeg.hardware.nvidia.model";
     private readonly ILogger<HardwareCapabilitiesFactory> _logger;
 
     private readonly IMemoryCache _memoryCache;
@@ -31,9 +32,10 @@ public class HardwareCapabilitiesFactory : IHardwareCapabilitiesFactory
 
     private async Task<IHardwareCapabilities> GetNvidiaCapabilities(string ffmpegPath)
     {
-        if (_memoryCache.TryGetValue(CacheKey, out int cachedArchitecture))
+        if (_memoryCache.TryGetValue(ArchitectureCacheKey, out int cachedArchitecture)
+            && _memoryCache.TryGetValue(ModelCacheKey, out string cachedModel))
         {
-            return new NvidiaHardwareCapabilities(cachedArchitecture);
+            return new NvidiaHardwareCapabilities(cachedArchitecture, cachedModel);
         }
 
         string[] arguments =
@@ -57,13 +59,20 @@ public class HardwareCapabilitiesFactory : IHardwareCapabilitiesFactory
         Option<string> maybeLine = Optional(output.Split("\n").FirstOrDefault(x => x.Contains("GPU")));
         foreach (string line in maybeLine)
         {
-            const string PATTERN = @"SM\s+(\d\.\d)";
-            Match match = Regex.Match(line, PATTERN);
+            const string ARCHITECTURE_PATTERN = @"SM\s+(\d\.\d)";
+            Match match = Regex.Match(line, ARCHITECTURE_PATTERN);
             if (match.Success && int.TryParse(match.Groups[1].Value.Replace(".", string.Empty), out int architecture))
             {
-                _logger.LogInformation("Detected NVIDIA GPU architecture SM {Architecture}", architecture);
-                _memoryCache.Set(CacheKey, architecture);
-                return new NvidiaHardwareCapabilities(architecture);
+                const string MODEL_PATTERN = @"(GTX\s+[0-9a-zA-Z]+[\sTtIi]+)";
+                Match modelMatch = Regex.Match(line, MODEL_PATTERN);
+                string model = modelMatch.Success ? modelMatch.Groups[1].Value.Trim() : "unknown";
+                _logger.LogInformation(
+                    "Detected NVIDIA GPU model {Model} architecture SM {Architecture}",
+                    model,
+                    architecture);
+                _memoryCache.Set(ArchitectureCacheKey, architecture);
+                _memoryCache.Set(ModelCacheKey, model);
+                return new NvidiaHardwareCapabilities(architecture, model);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/ErsatzTV.FFmpeg/Capabilities/NvidiaHardwareCapabilities.cs b/ErsatzTV.FFmpeg/Capabilities/NvidiaHardwareCapabilities.cs
index b24393579..e81b57d46 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV.FFmpeg/Capabilities/NvidiaHardwareCapabilities.cs
+++ b/ErsatzTV.FFmpeg/Capabilities/NvidiaHardwareCapabilities.cs
@@ -5,8 +5,14 @@ namespace ErsatzTV.FFmpeg.Capabilities;
 public class NvidiaHardwareCapabilities : IHardwareCapabilities
 {
     private readonly int _architecture;
+    private readonly List<string> _maxwellGm206 = new() { "GTX 750", "GTX 950", "GTX 960", "GTX 965M" };
+    private readonly string _model;
 
-    public NvidiaHardwareCapabilities(int architecture) => _architecture = architecture;
+    public NvidiaHardwareCapabilities(int architecture, string model)
+    {
+        _architecture = architecture;
+        _model = model;
+    }
 
     public bool CanDecode(string videoFormat, Option<IPixelFormat> maybePixelFormat)
     {
@@ -14,14 +20,14 @@ public class NvidiaHardwareCapabilities : IHardwareCapabilities
 
         return videoFormat switch
         {
-            // second gen maxwell is required to decode hevc
-            VideoFormat.Hevc => _architecture >= 52,
+            // some second gen maxwell can decode hevc, otherwise pascal is required
+            VideoFormat.Hevc => _architecture == 52 && _maxwellGm206.Contains(_model) || _architecture >= 60,
 
             // pascal is required to decode vp9 10-bit
             VideoFormat.Vp9 when bitDepth == 10 => _architecture >= 60,
 
-            // second gen maxwell is required to decode vp9
-            VideoFormat.Vp9 => _architecture >= 52,
+            // some second gen maxwell can decode vp9, otherwise pascal is required
+            VideoFormat.Vp9 => _architecture == 52 && _maxwellGm206.Contains(_model) || _architecture >= 60,
 
             _ => true
         };