diff --git a/packages/backend/src/managers/GPUManager.spec.ts b/packages/backend/src/managers/GPUManager.spec.ts
index f87470236..8b5ed423d 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/managers/GPUManager.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/managers/GPUManager.spec.ts
@@ -105,3 +105,25 @@ test('NVIDIA controller should return intel vendor', async () => {
     },
   ]);
 });
+
+test('NVIDIA controller can have vendor "NVIDIA Corporation"', async () => {
+  vi.mocked(graphics).mockResolvedValue({
+    controllers: [
+      {
+        vendor: 'NVIDIA Corporation',
+        model: 'NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB',
+        vram: 6144,
+      } as unknown as Systeminformation.GraphicsControllerData,
+    ],
+    displays: [],
+  });
+
+  const manager = new GPUManager(webviewMock);
+  expect(await manager.collectGPUs()).toStrictEqual([
+    {
+      vendor: GPUVendor.NVIDIA,
+      model: 'NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB',
+      vram: 6144,
+    },
+  ]);
+});
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/managers/GPUManager.ts b/packages/backend/src/managers/GPUManager.ts
index 1ddd324c2..97d99beea 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/managers/GPUManager.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/managers/GPUManager.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export class GPUManager extends Publisher<IGPUInfo[]> implements Disposable {
       case 'Intel Corporation':
         return GPUVendor.INTEL;
       case 'NVIDIA':
+      case 'NVIDIA Corporation':
         return GPUVendor.NVIDIA;
       case 'Apple':
         return GPUVendor.APPLE;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/LlamaCppPython.spec.ts b/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/LlamaCppPython.spec.ts
index 921471837..1be3d28a0 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/LlamaCppPython.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/LlamaCppPython.spec.ts
@@ -313,6 +313,100 @@ describe('perform', () => {
     expect(server.labels['gpu']).toBe('nvidia');
   });
 
+  test('gpu experimental should collect GPU data and find first supported gpu - entry 1 supported', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(configurationRegistry.getExtensionConfiguration).mockReturnValue({
+      experimentalGPU: true,
+      modelsPath: '',
+      apiPort: 10434,
+      experimentalTuning: false,
+      modelUploadDisabled: false,
+      showGPUPromotion: false,
+    });
+
+    vi.mocked(gpuManager.collectGPUs).mockResolvedValue([
+      {
+        vram: 1024,
+        model: 'dummy-model',
+        vendor: GPUVendor.UNKNOWN,
+      },
+      {
+        vram: 1024,
+        model: 'nvidia',
+        vendor: GPUVendor.NVIDIA,
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    const provider = new LlamaCppPython(taskRegistry, podmanConnection, gpuManager, configurationRegistry);
+    const server = await provider.perform({
+      port: 8000,
+      image: undefined,
+      labels: {},
+      modelsInfo: [DummyModel],
+      connection: undefined,
+    });
+
+    expect(containerEngine.createContainer).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      DummyImageInfo.engineId,
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        Cmd: [
+          '-c',
+          '/usr/bin/ln -sfn /usr/lib/wsl/lib/* /usr/lib64/ && PATH="${PATH}:/usr/lib/wsl/lib/" && chmod 755 ./run.sh && ./run.sh',
+        ],
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(gpuManager.collectGPUs).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(getImageInfo).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.anything(), llamacpp.cuda, expect.any(Function));
+    expect('gpu' in server.labels).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(server.labels['gpu']).toBe('nvidia');
+  });
+
+  test('gpu experimental should collect GPU data and find first supported gpu - entry 0 supported', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(configurationRegistry.getExtensionConfiguration).mockReturnValue({
+      experimentalGPU: true,
+      modelsPath: '',
+      apiPort: 10434,
+      experimentalTuning: false,
+      modelUploadDisabled: false,
+      showGPUPromotion: false,
+    });
+
+    vi.mocked(gpuManager.collectGPUs).mockResolvedValue([
+      {
+        vram: 1024,
+        model: 'nvidia',
+        vendor: GPUVendor.NVIDIA,
+      },
+      {
+        vram: 1024,
+        model: 'dummy-model',
+        vendor: GPUVendor.UNKNOWN,
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    const provider = new LlamaCppPython(taskRegistry, podmanConnection, gpuManager, configurationRegistry);
+    const server = await provider.perform({
+      port: 8000,
+      image: undefined,
+      labels: {},
+      modelsInfo: [DummyModel],
+      connection: undefined,
+    });
+
+    expect(containerEngine.createContainer).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      DummyImageInfo.engineId,
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        Cmd: [
+          '-c',
+          '/usr/bin/ln -sfn /usr/lib/wsl/lib/* /usr/lib64/ && PATH="${PATH}:/usr/lib/wsl/lib/" && chmod 755 ./run.sh && ./run.sh',
+        ],
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(gpuManager.collectGPUs).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(getImageInfo).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.anything(), llamacpp.cuda, expect.any(Function));
+    expect('gpu' in server.labels).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(server.labels['gpu']).toBe('nvidia');
+  });
+
   test('unknown gpu on unsupported vmtype should not provide gpu labels', async () => {
     vi.mocked(configurationRegistry.getExtensionConfiguration).mockReturnValue({
       experimentalGPU: true,
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/LlamaCppPython.ts b/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/LlamaCppPython.ts
index 9685c2891..209a75ca5 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/LlamaCppPython.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/workers/provider/LlamaCppPython.ts
@@ -197,9 +197,21 @@ export class LlamaCppPython extends InferenceProvider {
     if (this.configurationRegistry.getExtensionConfiguration().experimentalGPU) {
       const gpus: IGPUInfo[] = await this.gpuManager.collectGPUs();
       if (gpus.length === 0) throw new Error('no gpu was found.');
-      if (gpus.length > 1)
-        console.warn(`found ${gpus.length} gpus: using multiple GPUs is not supported. Using ${gpus[0].model}.`);
-      gpu = gpus[0];
+      let selectedGPU = 0;
+      if (gpus.length > 1) {
+        // Look for a GPU that is of a known type, use the first one found.
+        // Fall back to the first one if no GPUs are of known type.
+        for (let i = 0; i < gpus.length; i++) {
+          if (gpus[i].vendor !== GPUVendor.UNKNOWN) {
+            selectedGPU = i;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        console.warn(
+          `found ${gpus.length} gpus: using multiple GPUs is not supported. Using ${gpus[selectedGPU].model}.`,
+        );
+      }
+      gpu = gpus[selectedGPU];
     }
 
     let connection: ContainerProviderConnection | undefined = undefined;