diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/nvcodec/gstnvav1dec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/nvcodec/gstnvav1dec.c
index 6d43b7c820..dc25e43995 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/nvcodec/gstnvav1dec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/nvcodec/gstnvav1dec.c
@@ -886,8 +886,7 @@ gst_nv_av1_dec_get_preferred_output_delay (GstAV1Decoder * decoder,
   if (is_live)
     return 0;
 
-  /* NVCODEC SDK uses 4 frame delay for better throughput performance */
-  return 4;
+  return 2;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/nvcodec/gstnvh264dec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/nvcodec/gstnvh264dec.c
index 2f854113c1..7c870487ce 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/nvcodec/gstnvh264dec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/nvcodec/gstnvh264dec.c
@@ -940,8 +940,7 @@ gst_nv_h264_dec_get_preferred_output_delay (GstH264Decoder * decoder,
   if (live)
     return 0;
 
-  /* NVCODEC SDK uses 4 frame delay for better throughput performance */
-  return 4;
+  return 2;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/nvcodec/gstnvh265dec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/nvcodec/gstnvh265dec.c
index 918f13ccf4..ebaaca863c 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/nvcodec/gstnvh265dec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/nvcodec/gstnvh265dec.c
@@ -979,8 +979,7 @@ gst_nv_h265_dec_get_preferred_output_delay (GstH265Decoder * decoder,
   if (live)
     return 0;
 
-  /* NVCODEC SDK uses 4 frame delay for better throughput performance */
-  return 4;
+  return 2;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/nvcodec/gstnvvp8dec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/nvcodec/gstnvvp8dec.c
index c007b22bc9..732e941065 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/nvcodec/gstnvvp8dec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/nvcodec/gstnvvp8dec.c
@@ -501,8 +501,7 @@ gst_nv_vp8_dec_get_preferred_output_delay (GstVp8Decoder * decoder,
   if (is_live)
     return 0;
 
-  /* NVCODEC SDK uses 4 frame delay for better throughput performance */
-  return 4;
+  return 2;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/nvcodec/gstnvvp9dec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/nvcodec/gstnvvp9dec.c
index b656e52772..9ac194ae83 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/nvcodec/gstnvvp9dec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/nvcodec/gstnvvp9dec.c
@@ -596,8 +596,7 @@ gst_nv_vp9_dec_get_preferred_output_delay (GstVp9Decoder * decoder,
   if (is_live)
     return 0;
 
-  /* NVCODEC SDK uses 4 frame delay for better throughput performance */
-  return 4;
+  return 2;
 }
 
 void