diff --git a/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/__init__.py b/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/__init__.py
index d0362b8f..7e7ea908 100644
--- a/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/__init__.py
+++ b/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # flake8: noqa
+# isort: skip_file
 
+from .helpers import *
 from .base import *
 from .memoryless import *
 from .min_max import *
diff --git a/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/helpers.py b/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/helpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0ec086a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2021 - present / Neuralmagic, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from typing import Tuple
+
+import torch
+from sparsetensors.quantization.quant_args import QuantizationArgs
+from torch import FloatTensor, IntTensor, Tensor
+
+
+__all__ = ["calculate_qparams"]
+
+
+def calculate_qparams(
+    min_vals: Tensor, max_vals: Tensor, quantization_args: QuantizationArgs
+) -> Tuple[FloatTensor, IntTensor]:
+    """
+    :param min_vals: tensor of min value(s) to caluclate scale(s) and zero point(s)
+        from
+    :param max_vals: tensor of max value(s) to caluclate scale(s) and zero point(s)
+        from
+    :param quantization_args: settings to quantization
+    :return: tuple of the calculated scale(s) and zero point(s)
+    """
+    bit_range = 2**quantization_args.num_bits - 1
+    if quantization_args.symmetric:
+        symmetric_range = 2 * max(min_vals.abs(), max_vals.abs())
+        scales = symmetric_range / bit_range
+        zero_points = torch.tensor(0).to(torch.int8)
+    else:
+        # non-symmetric
+        observed_range = max_vals - min_vals
+        scales = observed_range / bit_range
+
+        # scales from a 0 range should be set to 1
+        scales[observed_range == 0] = 1
+
+        zero_points = ((0 - min_vals) / scales).to(torch.int8)
+
+    return scales, zero_points
diff --git a/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/memoryless.py b/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/memoryless.py
index 5fd92a6e..0a70d6d2 100644
--- a/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/memoryless.py
+++ b/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/memoryless.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import torch
 from sparsetensors.quantization.observers.base import Observer
+from sparsetensors.quantization.observers.helpers import calculate_qparams
 from torch import FloatTensor, IntTensor, Tensor
 
 
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ def calculate_qparams(self, observed: Tensor) -> Tuple[FloatTensor, IntTensor]:
         """
         # TODO: Add support for full range of quantization Args, only supports 8bit
         #       per tensor
-        bit_range = 255
         min_val = observed.min()
         max_val = observed.max()
 
@@ -44,18 +44,4 @@ def calculate_qparams(self, observed: Tensor) -> Tuple[FloatTensor, IntTensor]:
         min_val = torch.min(min_val, torch.zeros_like(min_val))
         max_val = torch.max(max_val, torch.zeros_like(max_val))
 
-        if self.quantization_args.symmetric:
-            symmetric_range = 2 * max(min_val.abs(), max_val.abs())
-            scale = symmetric_range / bit_range
-            zero_point = torch.tensor(0).to(torch.int8)
-        else:
-            # non-symmetric
-            observed_range = max_val - min_val
-            scale = observed_range / bit_range
-
-            # scales from a 0 range should be set to 1
-            scale[observed_range == 0] = 1
-
-            zero_point = ((0 - min_val) / scale).to(torch.int8)
-
-        return scale, zero_point
+        return calculate_qparams(min_val, max_val, self.quantization_args)
diff --git a/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/min_max.py b/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/min_max.py
index e73805b4..1d2b4dc7 100644
--- a/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/min_max.py
+++ b/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/min_max.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import torch
 from sparsetensors.quantization.observers.base import Observer
+from sparsetensors.quantization.observers.helpers import calculate_qparams
 from sparsetensors.quantization.quant_args import QuantizationArgs
 from torch import FloatTensor, IntTensor, Tensor
 
@@ -44,7 +45,6 @@ def calculate_qparams(self, observed: Tensor) -> Tuple[FloatTensor, IntTensor]:
         """
         # TODO: Add support for full range of quantization Args, only supports 8bit
         #       per tensor
-        bit_range = 255
         min_val = torch.tensor([observed.min()])
         max_val = torch.tensor([observed.max()])
 
@@ -62,18 +62,4 @@ def calculate_qparams(self, observed: Tensor) -> Tuple[FloatTensor, IntTensor]:
 
         self.counter += 1
 
-        if self.quantization_args.symmetric:
-            symmetric_range = 2 * max(min_val.abs(), max_val.abs())
-            scale = symmetric_range / bit_range
-            zero_point = torch.tensor(0).to(torch.int8)
-        else:
-            # non-symmetric
-            observed_range = max_val - min_val
-            scale = observed_range / bit_range
-
-            # scales from a 0 range should be set to 1
-            scale[observed_range == 0] = 1
-
-            zero_point = ((0 - min_val) / scale).to(torch.int8)
-
-        return scale, zero_point
+        return calculate_qparams(min_val, max_val, self.quantization_args)