I need help understanding NVIDIA video card numbers

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Alright. Basically the first number in the GTX series is the card generation. The next two numbers are how high end the card is.

For example, a gtx 650 is the 6th generation, but mid level card. A gtx 590 is the 5th generation, but has a higher end thus better than the 650