diff --git a/include/ck/utility/f8_utils.hpp b/include/ck/utility/f8_utils.hpp
index 5fbebb708d..217b339b66 100644
--- a/include/ck/utility/f8_utils.hpp
+++ b/include/ck/utility/f8_utils.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 #include "ck/utility/data_type.hpp"
 
+// these conversions are disabled if native conversions available
+#if !defined(__gfx940__) && !defined(__gfx941__) && !defined(__gfx942__)
 #if defined CK_ENABLE_FP8 || defined CK_ENABLE_BF8
 namespace ck {
 
@@ -242,4 +244,5 @@ __host__ __device__ Y cast_from_f8(X x)
 }
 
 } // namespace ck::utils
-#endif
+#endif // #if defined CK_ENABLE_FP8 || defined CK_ENABLE_BF8
+#endif // #if !defined(__gfx940__) && !defined(__gfx941__) && !defined(__gfx942__)
diff --git a/include/ck/utility/type_convert.hpp b/include/ck/utility/type_convert.hpp
index 5c5447f94e..70619ee0a5 100644
--- a/include/ck/utility/type_convert.hpp
+++ b/include/ck/utility/type_convert.hpp
@@ -85,6 +85,19 @@ inline __host__ __device__ constexpr bhalf_t type_convert<bhalf_t, int8_t>(int8_
 template <>
 inline __host__ __device__ f8_t type_convert<f8_t, float>(float x)
 {
+#if defined(__gfx940__) || defined(__gfx941__) || defined(__gfx942__)
+    union
+    {
+        float fval;
+        uint32_t i32val;
+        uint8_t i8val[4]; // not endian independent
+    } val;
+    val.fval      = x;
+    uint32_t ival = 0;
+    ival       = __builtin_amdgcn_cvt_pk_fp8_f32(val.fval, val.fval, ival, false); // false -> WORD0
+    val.i32val = ival;
+    return val.i8val[0];
+#else
     constexpr bool negative_zero_nan = true;
     constexpr bool clip              = true;
     constexpr f8_rounding_mode rm    = f8_rounding_mode::standard;
@@ -92,20 +105,33 @@ inline __host__ __device__ f8_t type_convert<f8_t, float>(float x)
     return utils::
         cast_to_f8<float, f8_t, negative_zero_nan, clip, (rm == f8_rounding_mode::stochastic)>(x,
                                                                                                rng);
+#endif
 }
 
 // convert fp8 to fp32
 template <>
 inline __host__ __device__ float type_convert<float, f8_t>(f8_t x)
 {
+#if defined(__gfx940__) || defined(__gfx941__) || defined(__gfx942__)
+    float fval;
+    uint32_t i32val = static_cast<uint32_t>(x);
+    fval            = __builtin_amdgcn_cvt_f32_fp8(i32val, 0);
+    // asm volatile("v_cvt_f32_fp8 %0, %1 src0_sel:BYTE_0" : "=v"(fval) : "v"(i32val));
+    return fval;
+#else
     constexpr bool negative_zero_nan = true;
     return utils::cast_from_f8<f8_t, float, negative_zero_nan>(x);
+#endif
 }
 
 // convert fp16 to fp8
 template <>
 inline __host__ __device__ f8_t type_convert<f8_t, half_t>(half_t x)
 {
+#if defined(__gfx940__) || defined(__gfx941__) || defined(__gfx942__)
+    // convert to float and use native converion
+    return type_convert<f8_t>(type_convert<float>(x));
+#else
     constexpr bool negative_zero_nan = true;
     constexpr bool clip              = true;
     constexpr f8_rounding_mode rm    = f8_rounding_mode::standard;
@@ -113,14 +139,20 @@ inline __host__ __device__ f8_t type_convert<f8_t, half_t>(half_t x)
     return utils::
         cast_to_f8<half_t, f8_t, negative_zero_nan, clip, (rm == f8_rounding_mode::stochastic)>(
             x, rng);
+#endif
 }
 
 // convert fp8 to fp16
 template <>
 inline __host__ __device__ half_t type_convert<half_t, f8_t>(f8_t x)
 {
+#if defined(__gfx940__) || defined(__gfx941__) || defined(__gfx942__)
+    // use native conversion to float and convert to fp16
+    return type_convert<half_t>(type_convert<float>(x));
+#else
     constexpr bool negative_zero_nan = true;
     return utils::cast_from_f8<f8_t, half_t, negative_zero_nan>(x);
+#endif
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -129,6 +161,19 @@ inline __host__ __device__ half_t type_convert<half_t, f8_t>(f8_t x)
 template <>
 inline __host__ __device__ bf8_t type_convert<bf8_t, float>(float x)
 {
+#if defined(__gfx940__) || defined(__gfx941__) || defined(__gfx942__)
+    union
+    {
+        float fval;
+        uint32_t i32val;
+        uint8_t i8val[4]; // not endian independent
+    } val;
+    val.fval      = x;
+    uint32_t ival = 0;
+    ival       = __builtin_amdgcn_cvt_pk_bf8_f32(val.fval, val.fval, ival, false); // false -> WORD0
+    val.i32val = ival;
+    return val.i8val[0];
+#else
     constexpr bool negative_zero_nan = true;
     constexpr bool clip              = true;
     constexpr f8_rounding_mode rm    = f8_rounding_mode::standard;
@@ -136,20 +181,33 @@ inline __host__ __device__ bf8_t type_convert<bf8_t, float>(float x)
     return utils::
         cast_to_f8<float, bf8_t, negative_zero_nan, clip, (rm == f8_rounding_mode::stochastic)>(
             x, rng);
+#endif
 }
 
 // convert bf8 to fp32
 template <>
 inline __host__ __device__ float type_convert<float, bf8_t>(bf8_t x)
 {
+#if defined(__gfx940__) || defined(__gfx941__) || defined(__gfx942__)
+    float fval;
+    uint32_t i32val = static_cast<uint32_t>(x);
+    fval            = __builtin_amdgcn_cvt_f32_bf8(i32val, 0);
+    // asm volatile("v_cvt_f32_bf8 %0, %1 src0_sel:BYTE_0" : "=v"(fval) : "v"(i32val));
+    return fval;
+#else
     constexpr bool negative_zero_nan = true;
     return utils::cast_from_f8<bf8_t, float, negative_zero_nan>(x);
+#endif
 }
 
 // convert fp16 to bf8
 template <>
 inline __host__ __device__ bf8_t type_convert<bf8_t, half_t>(half_t x)
 {
+#if defined(__gfx940__) || defined(__gfx941__) || defined(__gfx942__)
+    // convert to float and use native converion
+    return type_convert<f8_t>(type_convert<float>(x));
+#else
     constexpr bool negative_zero_nan = true;
     constexpr bool clip              = true;
     constexpr f8_rounding_mode rm    = f8_rounding_mode::standard;
@@ -157,14 +215,20 @@ inline __host__ __device__ bf8_t type_convert<bf8_t, half_t>(half_t x)
     return utils::
         cast_to_f8<half_t, bf8_t, negative_zero_nan, clip, (rm == f8_rounding_mode::stochastic)>(
             x, rng);
+#endif
 }
 
 // convert bf8 to fp16
 template <>
 inline __host__ __device__ half_t type_convert<half_t, bf8_t>(bf8_t x)
 {
+#if defined(__gfx940__) || defined(__gfx941__) || defined(__gfx942__)
+    // use native conversion to float and convert to fp16
+    return type_convert<half_t>(type_convert<float>(x));
+#else
     constexpr bool negative_zero_nan = true;
     return utils::cast_from_f8<bf8_t, half_t, negative_zero_nan>(x);
+#endif
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -234,30 +298,47 @@ __host__ __device__ constexpr Y f8_convert_sr(X x);
 template <>
 inline __host__ __device__ f8_t f8_convert_sr<f8_t, float>(float x)
 {
+    constexpr int seed = 42;
+    uint32_t rng       = prand_generator<float, seed>(reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(&x), x);
+#if defined(__gfx940__) || defined(__gfx941__) || defined(__gfx942__)
+    union
+    {
+        float fval;
+        uint32_t i32val;
+        uint8_t i8val[4]; // not endian independent
+    } val;
+    val.fval      = x;
+    uint32_t ival = 0;
+    ival          = __builtin_amdgcn_cvt_sr_fp8_f32(val.fval, rng, ival, 0); // 0 pos
+    val.i32val    = ival;
+    return val.i8val[0]; // little endian
+#else
     constexpr bool negative_zero_nan = true;
     constexpr bool clip              = true;
     constexpr f8_rounding_mode rm    = f8_rounding_mode::stochastic;
-    constexpr int seed               = 42;
-    // as thread id is not available on host, use 0 for prn generation
-    uint32_t rng = prand_generator<float, seed>(reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(&x), x);
     return utils::
         cast_to_f8<float, f8_t, negative_zero_nan, clip, (rm == f8_rounding_mode::stochastic)>(x,
                                                                                                rng);
+#endif
 }
 
 // convert fp16 to fp8 with stochastic rounding
 template <>
 inline __host__ __device__ f8_t f8_convert_sr<f8_t, half_t>(half_t x)
 {
+#if defined(__gfx940__) || defined(__gfx941__) || defined(__gfx942__)
+    // convert to float and use native converion
+    return f8_convert_sr<f8_t>(type_convert<float>(x));
+#else
     constexpr bool negative_zero_nan = true;
     constexpr bool clip              = true;
     constexpr f8_rounding_mode rm    = f8_rounding_mode::stochastic;
     constexpr int seed               = 42;
-    // as thread id is not available on host, use 0 for prn generation
     uint32_t rng = prand_generator<half_t, seed>(reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(&x), x);
     return utils::
         cast_to_f8<half_t, f8_t, negative_zero_nan, clip, (rm == f8_rounding_mode::stochastic)>(
             x, rng);
+#endif
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -266,21 +347,38 @@ inline __host__ __device__ f8_t f8_convert_sr<f8_t, half_t>(half_t x)
 template <>
 inline __host__ __device__ bf8_t f8_convert_sr<bf8_t, float>(float x)
 {
+    constexpr int seed = 42;
+    uint32_t rng       = prand_generator<float, seed>(reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(&x), x);
+#if defined(__gfx940__) || defined(__gfx941__) || defined(__gfx942__)
+    union
+    {
+        float fval;
+        uint32_t i32val;
+        uint8_t i8val[4]; // not endian independent
+    } val;
+    val.fval      = x;
+    uint32_t ival = 0;
+    ival          = __builtin_amdgcn_cvt_sr_bf8_f32(val.fval, rng, ival, 0); // 0 pos
+    val.i32val    = ival;
+    return val.i8val[0]; // little endian
+#else
     constexpr bool negative_zero_nan = true;
     constexpr bool clip              = true;
     constexpr f8_rounding_mode rm    = f8_rounding_mode::stochastic;
-    constexpr int seed               = 42;
-    // as thread id is not available on host, use 0 for prn generation
-    uint32_t rng = prand_generator<float, seed>(reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(&x), x);
     return utils::
         cast_to_f8<float, bf8_t, negative_zero_nan, clip, (rm == f8_rounding_mode::stochastic)>(
             x, rng);
+#endif
 }
 
 // convert fp16 to bf8 with stochastic rounding
 template <>
 inline __host__ __device__ bf8_t f8_convert_sr<bf8_t, half_t>(half_t x)
 {
+#if defined(__gfx940__) || defined(__gfx941__) || defined(__gfx942__)
+    // convert to float and use native converion
+    return f8_convert_sr<f8_t>(type_convert<float>(x));
+#else
     constexpr bool negative_zero_nan = true;
     constexpr bool clip              = true;
     constexpr f8_rounding_mode rm    = f8_rounding_mode::stochastic;
@@ -290,6 +388,7 @@ inline __host__ __device__ bf8_t f8_convert_sr<bf8_t, half_t>(half_t x)
     return utils::
         cast_to_f8<half_t, bf8_t, negative_zero_nan, clip, (rm == f8_rounding_mode::stochastic)>(
             x, rng);
+#endif
 }
 #endif