Well, after changing the name without changing the specs, Nvidia may now change the specs without changing the name. Expreview reports that an updated GeForce 9600 GSO based on the G94 graphics processor will come out at the end of this month.

The current 9600 GSO features a G92 graphics processor with 96 stream processors, a 550MHz core speed, a 1375MHz shader speed, and 384MB of 800MHz GDDR3 RAM tied to a 192-bit memory interface. Expreview says the "updated" GeForce 9600 GSO will feature a G94 GPU (the one that powers the GeForce 9600 GT) with 48 stream processors, a 256-bit memory interface, and either 256MB or 512MB of RAM.

Hot on the heels of yet another renaming scheme NVIDIA is quietly announcing a cut-down G94 (9600 GT) and plans to call it a 9600 GSO. So to avoid renaming the old 9600 GSO another time, they're, ah, not going to rename the old 9600 GSO. So there will be two.

Why? Letters don't cost money? (Except X, which to this day, commands a strong premium for licensing, due to its performance-extreming benefits.) By the way, this is going to be the least extreme of the GSOs, and it's basically there to have a cheaper part to compete with the HD 4670. They should just call it the 9600 G. Not that you should buy this card unless you, I dunno, hate gaming but love discrete video.

the upcoming 9600 g is identical to the g94 gso but kicks it old school; keeps it real like dre