Card | Release | SNR | Interface | Main chip | RAM | I/O Console | I/O Drive Box | Remote control | Notes |
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Elite Pro | Aug 2005 | 116 dB | PCI | EMU20K1[23] | 64 MB | included | - | included | Only X-Fi card to use a Xilinx XC9536XL CPLD and mechanical relays for routing. Additional software included. |
Fatal1ty | Aug 2005 | 109 dB | PCI | EMU20K1 | 64 MB | optional | included | included | Also known as 'Fatal1ty FPS' and 'Fatal1ty Edition'. |
Platinum | Aug 2005 | 109 dB | PCI | EMU20K1 | 2 MB | optional | included | included | |
Platinum Fatal1ty Champion | Aug 2005 | 109 dB | PCI | EMU20K1 | 64 MB | optional | included | included | Rebranded 'Fatal1ty' card. |
XtremeMusic[24] | Aug 2005 | 109 dB | PCI | EMU20K1 | 2 MB | optional | optional | optional | |
Digital Audio | Sep 2005 | 109 dB | PCI | EMU20K1 | 2 MB | optional | optional | optional | Japan-only variant of XtremeMusic with additional jack extension. |
Xtreme Audio | Oct 2006 | 104 dB | PCI | CA0106 | - | - | - | optional | Low profile card. Does not use the EMU20K1 chipset used in the rest of the series but an old one used in the Audigy SE, Audigy Value and SB Live! 24-bit. It also has Crystallizer and CMSS-3D. |
Xtreme Audio PCI Express[25] | Oct 2006 | 108 dB | PCIe | CA0110 | - | - | - | optional | Same as the Xtreme Audio, however in a PCIe format with a CA0110 chipset, and slightly increased SNR. |
XtremeGamer | Oct 2006 | 109 dB | PCI | EMU20K1 | 2 MB | - | - | optional | Low profile card. Replacement for XtremeMusic. |
XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro | Oct 2006 | 109 dB | PCI 2.1 | EMU20K1 | 64 MB | optional | optional | optional | Essentially the original Fatal1ty/Fatal1ty Edition/Fatal1ty FPS/Platinum Fatal1ty Champion card without the I/O drive box and remote control. |
XtremeGamer OEM[26] | 2006-2007 | PCI | EMU20K1 | 2 MB | - | - | - | OEM-only (Dell, Alienware, HP) variant with colored jacks, TOSLINK in/out and added CA0112 'Golden Gate' UAA-compatible companion chip.[27][28] | |
Titanium Fatal1ty Champion | Jun 2008 | 109 dB | PCIe | EMU20K2[29] | 64 MB | - | included | optional | UAA support and TOSLINK in/out added. |
Titanium Fatal1ty Professional | Jun 2008 | 109 dB | PCIe | EMU20K2 | 64 MB | - | optional | optional | Essentially a Titanium Fatal1ty Champion card without the I/O drive box. |
Titanium Professional Audio PCI Express | Jun 2008 | 109 dB | PCIe | EMU20K2 | 16 MB | - | - | optional | Asia-only variant of X-Fi Titanium with minijack-to-2RCA cable and EMI shield |
Titanium | Sep 2008 | 109 dB | PCIe | CA20K2 | 16 MB | - | - | optional | First X-Fi card for which Creative made available a software-based implementation of Dolby Digital Live to allow for real-time encoding to DD 5.1 and subsequent output over the optical out port. DDL is also available for all other Titanium models. |
Titanium HD | Mar 2010 | 122 dB | PCIe | CA20K2 | 64 MB | optional | optional | Only Titanium card with no support for Windows XP. First card with THX TruStudio PC audio technology.[30] Top quality current output Burr-Brown Advanced Segment PCM1794A DAC. First stereo based internal Creative PCI/PCI-E sound card with gold plated RCA out since the ISA AWE64 Gold. Creative claims it is the highest quality ever from a Creative sound card.[31] Only available in certain markets. | |
X-Fi Audio Module[32] | - | GPIO | Module for embedded use | ||||||
CA20K2 Mini Module[33] | - | PCIe | MIDI synthesizer module |
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