NinjaTrader 8 Realistic System Requirements

XABCD Trading's Recommended System Requirements for NinjaTrader 8

This is not the official recommended system requirements by NinjaTrader. This is our recommendation from a traders perspective and working with multiple traders setups etc. The official minimum and recommended settings from NinjaTrader can found further down in this article.

2 (GHz) or faster quad core 64-bit processor
16 GB RAM
SSD Hard Drive
DirectX 10 compatible graphics card with at least 8GB of video ram
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8
Screen resolution of 1024 x 768

Why? We have seen lots of setups of people running our XABCD Pattern Suite and have seen the system resources with a fresh install, and also users that have a full setup and using it a year later. If you want to be happy, you need that minimum 16 GB of RAM as NinjaTrader will make use of it. My last computer upgrade I put in 64GB but I would say I'm a very intensive user than most. So 16GB is a minimum in my eyes for trader i've seen.

NinjaTrader 8 Recommended System Requirements

These are the official recommended settings from NinjaTrader

2 (GHz) or faster quad core 64-bit processor
8 GB RAM (We, XABCD Trading, recommend 16 GB)
SSD Hard Drive
DirectX 10 compatible graphics card
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8
Screen resolution of 1024 x 768

NinjaTrader 8 Minimum System Requirements

This is the minimum system requirements if you're looking at running the program. This doesn't mean your system will run well, it just means the application will open and function. You'll probably want to use the recommended settings by us at the top of the page.

1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 64-bit processor
2GB RAM
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8
Screen resolution of 1024 x 768
DirectX 10 compatible graphics card with at least 8GB of video ram

Recommended Hardware

We have done a post on this topic already which is our recommended hardware for desktop or laptop users. We cover different budgets and devices that we recommend. We also have done a review on ultrawide monitors and would highly recommend them if you're going to be trading for a while. Make sure if you're trading from a laptop to follow our top trading tips for laptop users.