Weird, because I just posted an entry about 9600 GT a few days ago. Anyway, today marks the official Launch of 9600 GT from NVIDIA. For 9600 GT reference card, this is the spec:

GPU : G94 (D9M) at 65 nm
No. of stream processor : 64
No. of ROPs : 16
Core Clock : 650 MHz
Shader Clock : 1625 MHz
Memory Clock : 1800 MHz
Memory Onboard : 512 MB (not sure about any 256 MB flavour)
Memory Subsystem : 256-bit
Memory Bandwidth : 57.6 GB/sec
Texture Fill rate : 20.8 Gigapixels/sec
Power consumption : 95 W (6-pin power connector required)

From the specs, it looks like a very attractive graphics card, with price tag of $170-$190.

Expect streams of reviews around the net soon.

edited: Flocks of reviews have just emerged. Take a look at:

AnandTech
Guru3D
Elite Bastards
PC Perspective
Legit Reviews
Hot Hardware

On another note, as a pre-emptive strike against 9600 GT launch, AMD slashed the price of HD 3850 and 3870 down to $169 and $189 respectively. It's gonna be a fierce war between NVIDIA and AMD in the midrange sector indeed. Take your pick, gamers!