diff --git a/test/prototype/mx_formats/test_inference_workflow.py b/test/prototype/mx_formats/test_inference_workflow.py
index 90dc2700ce..db9731276b 100644
--- a/test/prototype/mx_formats/test_inference_workflow.py
+++ b/test/prototype/mx_formats/test_inference_workflow.py
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ def run_around_tests():
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("elem_dtype", [torch.float8_e4m3fn, torch.float4_e2m1fn_x2])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("bias", [True, False])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("compile", [True, False])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("emulate", [True, False])
 @torch.no_grad()
 @skip_if_rocm(
     "ROCm float4 gemm require gfx950"
 )  # TODO(future): deploy gfx950 in ROCM CI
-@pytest.mark.skipif(not is_sm_at_least_100(), reason="CUDA capability >= 10.0 required")
-def test_inference_workflow_mx(elem_dtype, bias: bool, compile: bool):
+def test_inference_workflow_mx(elem_dtype, bias: bool, compile: bool, emulate: bool):
     """
     Smoke test for inference compile
     """
@@ -64,17 +64,24 @@ def test_inference_workflow_mx(elem_dtype, bias: bool, compile: bool):
     if elem_dtype in (torch.float8_e4m3fn, torch.float8_e5m2):
         if not is_sm_at_least_89():
             pytest.skip("CUDA capability >= 8.9 required for float8 in triton")
+        elif not is_sm_at_least_100() and not emulate:
+            pytest.skip("CUDA capability >= 10.0 required for mxfp8 gemm")
     elif elem_dtype == torch.float4_e2m1fn_x2:
-        if not is_sm_at_least_100():
-            pytest.skip("CUDA capability >= 10.0 required for float4 gemm")
+        if not is_sm_at_least_100() and not emulate:
+            pytest.skip("CUDA capability >= 10.0 required for mxfp4 gemm")
+        elif not is_sm_at_least_100() and emulate and compile:
+            # TODO(future PR): investigate and fix this
+            pytest.skip("mxfp4 + emulate + compile currently does not work, low SQNR")
 
     m = nn.Linear(32, 128, bias=bias, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device="cuda")
     m_mx = copy.deepcopy(m)
-    kernel_choice = (
-        MXGemmKernelChoice.CUTLASS
-        if elem_dtype == torch.float4_e2m1fn_x2
-        else MXGemmKernelChoice.CUBLAS
-    )
+
+    if emulate:
+        kernel_choice = MXGemmKernelChoice.EMULATED
+    elif elem_dtype == torch.float4_e2m1fn_x2:
+        kernel_choice = MXGemmKernelChoice.CUTLASS
+    else:
+        kernel_choice = MXGemmKernelChoice.CUBLAS
     config = MXFPInferenceConfig(
         activation_dtype=elem_dtype,
         weight_dtype=elem_dtype,
diff --git a/torchao/prototype/mx_formats/inference_workflow.py b/torchao/prototype/mx_formats/inference_workflow.py
index 39f0725390..1b9c369be5 100644
--- a/torchao/prototype/mx_formats/inference_workflow.py
+++ b/torchao/prototype/mx_formats/inference_workflow.py
@@ -96,10 +96,6 @@ def _linear_extra_repr(self):
 def _mx_inference_linear_transform(
     module: torch.nn.Module, config: MXFPInferenceConfig
 ):
-    # TODO Sm120 has slightly more restrictive reqs
-    # TODO handle AMD
-    assert is_sm_at_least_100(), "MXFP is only supported on sm100 machiens for now"
-
     weight = module.weight
 
     assert weight.dtype == torch.bfloat16, (