diff --git a/test/prototype/test_quantized_training.py b/test/prototype/test_quantized_training.py
index bffff16fc..b07ade0b5 100644
--- a/test/prototype/test_quantized_training.py
+++ b/test/prototype/test_quantized_training.py
@@ -161,44 +161,31 @@ def test_int8_weight_only_training(self, compile, device):
     @pytest.mark.skipif(not torch.cuda.is_available(), reason="CUDA not available")
     def test_int8_mixed_precision_training(self, compile, config):
         _reset()
-        bsize = 4
-        embed_dim = 32
+        bsize = 64
+        embed_dim = 64
         device = "cuda"
 
-        # only use 1 matmul shape to reduce triton autotune time
-        model_ref = nn.Sequential(
-            nn.Linear(embed_dim, embed_dim, bias=False),
-            nn.GELU(),
-            nn.Linear(embed_dim, embed_dim),
-        ).to(device)
-        model_int8mp = copy.deepcopy(model_ref)
-        quantize_(model_int8mp, int8_mixed_precision_training(config), set_inductor_config=False)
+        linear = nn.Linear(embed_dim, embed_dim).cuda()
+        linear_int8mp = copy.deepcopy(linear)
+        quantize_(linear_int8mp, int8_mixed_precision_training(config), set_inductor_config=False)
 
         if compile:
-            model_ref.compile()
-            model_int8mp.compile()
+            linear.compile()
+            linear_int8mp.compile()
 
-        optim_ref = torch.optim.AdamW(model_ref.parameters())
-        optim_int8mp = torch.optim.AdamW(model_int8mp.parameters())
+        inputs = torch.randn(bsize, embed_dim, device=device)
+        grad_outputs = torch.randn(bsize, embed_dim, device=device)
 
-        for i in range(5):
-            inputs = torch.randn(bsize, embed_dim, device=device)
-            labels = torch.randint(embed_dim, size=(bsize,), device=device)
-            loss_ref = F.cross_entropy(model_ref(inputs), labels)
-            loss_int8mp = F.cross_entropy(model_int8mp(inputs), labels)
-
-            rel_error = abs(loss_int8mp.item() - loss_ref.item()) / abs(loss_ref.item())
-            assert rel_error < 3e-3, (i, rel_error)
-
-            loss_ref.backward()
-            optim_ref.step()
-            optim_ref.zero_grad()
-
-            loss_int8mp.backward()
-            for p in model_int8mp.parameters():
-                assert p.grad is not None
-            optim_int8mp.step()
-            optim_int8mp.zero_grad()
+        inputs_ref, outputs_ref = self._forward_and_backward(linear, inputs, grad_outputs)
+        inputs_int8mp, outputs_int8mp = self._forward_and_backward(linear_int8mp, inputs, grad_outputs)
+
+        def snr(ref, actual):
+            error = actual - ref
+            return 20 * torch.log10(ref.norm() / error.norm())
+
+        assert snr(outputs_ref, outputs_int8mp) > 20
+        assert snr(inputs_ref.grad, inputs_int8mp.grad) > 20
+        assert snr(linear.weight.grad, linear_int8mp.weight.grad) > 20
 
 
 _FSDP_WORLD_SIZE = 2