If you are cross-shopping the Bitaxe Touch and the Bitaxe GT, here is the short answer: the Touch line adds a 4.3″ colour touchscreen to the same ASIC boards as the standard Bitaxe lineup, while the GT (series 801, also called the Gamma Turbo) is a pure-performance dual-chip board. The top Touch model — the Turbo Touch — is literally built on the GT 801 platform, so its hashing engine is identical to the GT we hand-build in Canada. The Touch trades a higher price for an on-device screen; the GT puts every dollar into hashrate and efficiency.
What is the Bitaxe Touch?
The Bitaxe Touch is a family of open-source solo miners that add a 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen (with eight rotating display screens for hashrate, temperature, shares, pool status and more) to the proven Bitaxe ASIC boards. There are three variants, each pairing the screen with a different hashing board:
| Touch variant | ASIC chip(s) | Hashrate | Power input |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touch Gamma | 1× BM1370 | ~1.0 TH/s | 5V |
| Touch Supra | 1× BM1368 | ~700 GH/s | 5V |
| Turbo Touch | 2× BM1370 (GT 801 platform) | 2.15 TH/s | 12V |
In other words, the Touch is not a new chip generation — it is the existing Gamma (BM1370), Supra (BM1368) and Gamma Turbo (dual BM1370) boards with a screen bolted on. The BM1370 is the same 5nm silicon class found in Bitmain’s Antminer S21 Pro; the BM1368 is the S21-class chip.
What is the Bitaxe GT?
The Bitaxe GT (Gamma Turbo, series 801) is the highest-hashrate single-board Bitaxe. It runs two BM1370 chips for about 2.15 TH/s at stock (up to ~3.06 TH/s when overclocked) at roughly 43 W, for about 18 J/TH. It is the same board the Turbo Touch is built on — minus the touchscreen.
| Spec | Bitaxe GT (801) | Turbo Touch |
|---|---|---|
| ASIC | 2× BM1370 | 2× BM1370 |
| Stock hashrate | ~2.15 TH/s | ~2.15 TH/s |
| Power | ~43 W (12V) | ~43 W (12V) |
| Efficiency | ~18 J/TH | ~18 J/TH |
| On-device touchscreen | No (web UI / AxeOS) | Yes, 4.3″ |
| Firmware | AxeOS (ESP-Miner) | AxeOS (ESP-Miner) |
Both run the open-source AxeOS / ESP-Miner firmware, so you get the same web dashboard, the same pool and solo-mining options, and the same OTA updates either way. The only functional difference at the top of the line is the screen.
Touch or GT: which should you buy?
This comes down to whether you value an at-a-glance physical display:
- Choose a Touch if you want to read stats on the device itself without opening a browser — it is genuinely nice on a desk or shelf, and the rotating screens make it a conversation piece. You pay a premium for that screen.
- Choose the GT if you want the same 2.15 TH/s hashing board with the budget going entirely into performance, and you are happy monitoring from the AxeOS web UI (or a tool like our open-source miner dashboard) on your phone or laptop.
On price: the Turbo Touch typically lists around $293–325 USD from U.S. vendors. The Bitaxe GT is $269.99 CAD — roughly $197 USD at recent exchange rates — for the same dual-BM1370 hashing board, built and tested in Canada. If the touchscreen is not a must-have, the GT puts that difference back in your pocket (or toward sats).
Prefer the single-chip Touch Gamma form factor (~1.0 TH/s)? The closest in-stock option in Canada is the original Bitaxe Gamma board from $184.99 CAD — the most efficient rung on the ladder at about 15 J/TH.
Buying open-source Bitaxe hardware in Canada
D-Central has been a Bitcoin mining repair bench since 2016. Every board we ship is hand-assembled, tuned and bench-tested in Laval, Quebec before it goes out the door. That is the difference between ordering from a domestic builder and importing a board across the border.
- Assembled & tested in Canada — the same technicians who run our ASIC repair bench build and quality-check your unit.
- Priced in CAD, no surprise FX — the number you see is the number you pay; no card-network currency conversion stacked on top.
- No customs, duties or brokerage — a board imported from a U.S. seller can pick up shipping, exchange spread, and cross-border brokerage before it reaches your door.
- In-house repair if something ever fails — if a board needs attention, it comes back to the people who built it, not a returns desk an international shipment away.
Shoulders of giants: the entire Bitaxe line exists because of skot and the open-source OSMU community, who published the first fully open Bitcoin ASIC miner. Vendors like Solo Satoshi have done excellent work bringing these designs to market at scale. D-Central’s contribution is a Canadian build-and-repair home for the same open hardware.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Bitaxe Touch hash faster than the Bitaxe GT?
No. The Turbo Touch is built on the same GT 801 board (two BM1370 chips, ~2.15 TH/s). The touchscreen does not change hashrate — it is a display, not a performance upgrade.
Is the touchscreen worth the extra cost?
That is a personal call. AxeOS already shows everything the screen does, in a browser, for free. If you love a self-contained device with live stats on the front, the Touch is a treat. If you would rather spend on hashrate, the GT is the efficient choice.
Which Bitaxe should a first-time solo miner start with?
Most newcomers start with the single-chip Bitaxe Gamma for its efficiency and low power draw, then step up to the GT for more hashrate. Our Which Bitaxe should you buy? picker walks you through it, and the buy-a-Bitaxe-in-Canada guide covers shipping and setup.
Do all of these run the same firmware?
Yes. The Touch variants, the GT, and the standard Bitaxe boards all run open-source AxeOS (ESP-Miner) on an ESP32-S3, with Stratum V1 pool and solo mining and OTA updates.
