GPU backtesting
GPU backtesting vs MetaTrader 5: what actually changes in optimization.
Faster backtests are not just “running quickerâ€. On GPU, optimization scale changes: more combinations in the same time, advanced search modes and room for robustness — without requiring CUDA and without abandoning the path back to MT5.
CPU on MT5 and GPU on RikdomChart Pro.
The MetaTrader 5 tester mainly scales through CPU and agents. Pro uses the graphics card for backtesting and optimization, which raises the practical ceiling of how many hypotheses you can explore.
Normal MT5 optimization
- High cost per parameter combination.
- Long queues in dense search spaces.
- Less time left for walk-forward and hold-out.
GPU optimization (Pro)
- More than 1,200x faster than a normal MT5 optimization.
- No CUDA required — uses the graphics card.
- Room for Latin Hypercube, hybrid search and robustness tools.
Speed without losing the destination: MetaTrader 5.
The goal is not to replace MT5. It is to research more productively and, at the end, convert MQR to MQL5 and run on MetaTrader — the same path the free edition already supports, now with far more iterations.
Explore fast
Use Pro GPU, datamining and optimization modes.
Filter with criteria
Robustness, datamining and result comparison.
Export the EA
Convert MQR to MQL5.
Run on MT5
Execute with your current broker account.