diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/deepspeed.py b/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/deepspeed.py
index 86d380ac24..3a704fc5f1 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/deepspeed.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/deepspeed.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from pytorch_lightning.trainer.states import TrainerFn
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities import GradClipAlgorithmType
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities.apply_func import apply_to_collection
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities.distributed import log, rank_zero_info
-from pytorch_lightning.utilities.enums import _StrategyType, AMPType
+from pytorch_lightning.utilities.enums import _StrategyType, AMPType, PrecisionType
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities.exceptions import MisconfigurationException
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities.imports import _DEEPSPEED_AVAILABLE
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities.model_helpers import is_overridden
@@ -445,7 +445,11 @@ class DeepSpeedPlugin(DDPPlugin):
 
         if self.zero_stage_3 and self.partition_module:
             # Ensure the entire model has been moved to the appropriate device
-            dtype = torch.float16 if self.precision_plugin.precision in (16, "mixed") else torch.float32
+            dtype = (
+                torch.float16
+                if self.precision_plugin.precision in (PrecisionType.HALF, PrecisionType.MIXED)
+                else torch.float32
+            )
             deepspeed.zero.Init(
                 module=model, remote_device=self.remote_device, pin_memory=True, config=self.config, dtype=dtype
             )
@@ -502,7 +506,11 @@ class DeepSpeedPlugin(DDPPlugin):
     def model_sharded_context(self) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
         if self.zero_stage_3:
             assert self._config_initialized
-            dtype = torch.float16 if self.precision_plugin.precision in (16, "mixed") else torch.float32
+            dtype = (
+                torch.float16
+                if self.precision_plugin.precision in (PrecisionType.HALF, PrecisionType.MIXED)
+                else torch.float32
+            )
             model_parallel_context = deepspeed.zero.Init(
                 remote_device=self.remote_device, pin_memory=True, config=self.config, dtype=dtype
             )
@@ -629,7 +637,7 @@ class DeepSpeedPlugin(DDPPlugin):
         return batch_size
 
     def _format_precision_config(self) -> None:
-        if self.precision_plugin.precision in (16, "mixed"):
+        if self.precision_plugin.precision in (PrecisionType.HALF, PrecisionType.MIXED):
             if "fp16" not in self.config and self.precision_plugin.amp_type == AMPType.NATIVE:
                 # FP16 is a DeepSpeed standalone AMP implementation
                 rank_zero_info("Enabling DeepSpeed FP16.")
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/fully_sharded.py b/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/fully_sharded.py
index 73ea87b058..38fa2942a7 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/fully_sharded.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/fully_sharded.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from pytorch_lightning.plugins.io.checkpoint_plugin import CheckpointIO
 from pytorch_lightning.plugins.precision import PrecisionPlugin
 from pytorch_lightning.plugins.training_type.ddp import DDPPlugin
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities import _FAIRSCALE_FULLY_SHARDED_AVAILABLE
-from pytorch_lightning.utilities.enums import _StrategyType
+from pytorch_lightning.utilities.enums import _StrategyType, PrecisionType
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities.exceptions import MisconfigurationException
 
 if _FAIRSCALE_FULLY_SHARDED_AVAILABLE:
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class DDPFullyShardedPlugin(DDPPlugin):
             cpu_offload=self.cpu_offload,
             move_grads_to_cpu=self.move_grads_to_cpu,
             flatten_parameters=self.flatten_parameters,
-            mixed_precision=precision == "mixed",
+            mixed_precision=(precision == PrecisionType.MIXED),
             reshard_after_forward=self.reshard_after_forward,
             fp32_reduce_scatter=self.fp32_reduce_scatter,
             compute_dtype=self.compute_dtype,
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/ipu.py b/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/ipu.py
index ef9b3d1f02..8f8f082280 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/ipu.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/ipu.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from pytorch_lightning.utilities import _IPU_AVAILABLE, _POPTORCH_AVAILABLE
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities.apply_func import apply_to_collection
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities.cloud_io import get_filesystem
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities.data import _get_dataloader_init_kwargs
+from pytorch_lightning.utilities.enums import PrecisionType
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities.exceptions import MisconfigurationException
 
 if _POPTORCH_AVAILABLE:
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ class LightningIPUModule(_LightningModuleWrapperBase):
         self.precision = precision
 
     def forward(self, *inputs: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
-        if self.precision in ("mixed", 16):
+        if self.precision in (PrecisionType.MIXED, PrecisionType.HALF):
             inputs = self._move_float_tensors_to_half(inputs)
 
         return super().forward(*inputs, **kwargs)
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/sharded.py b/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/sharded.py
index c9627324eb..e7f57e9c92 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/sharded.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/sharded.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from pytorch_lightning.core.optimizer import LightningOptimizer
 from pytorch_lightning.plugins.training_type.ddp import DDPPlugin
 from pytorch_lightning.trainer.states import TrainerFn
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities import _FAIRSCALE_AVAILABLE, _FAIRSCALE_OSS_FP16_BROADCAST_AVAILABLE, rank_zero_only
-from pytorch_lightning.utilities.enums import _StrategyType
+from pytorch_lightning.utilities.enums import _StrategyType, PrecisionType
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities.exceptions import MisconfigurationException
 
 if _FAIRSCALE_AVAILABLE:
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class DDPShardedPlugin(DDPPlugin):
                 optim_class = type(optimizer)
                 zero_optimizer = OSS(params=optimizer.param_groups, optim=optim_class, **optimizer.defaults)
                 if _FAIRSCALE_OSS_FP16_BROADCAST_AVAILABLE:
-                    is_fp16 = self.precision_plugin.precision in ("mixed", 16)
+                    is_fp16 = self.precision_plugin.precision in (PrecisionType.MIXED, PrecisionType.HALF)
                     # For multi-node training, compressing the model shards in fp16 before broadcasting
                     # improves performance. When using PyTorch AMP, it will not degrade
                     # the model performance.